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Societies are more peaceful and prosperous when citizens are actively involved in decision-making. Mercy Corps helps create safe spaces where various stakeholders can discuss and debate the choices that affect their lives and communities.

Four Bands Heard Around The World ›

Country: United States

The aptly named KidsRock4Kids was a benefit concert that took place recently in Portland, Oregon, featuring all-kid rock bands raising funds for Mercy Corps' global children's programs.

Peace Through Forgiveness ›

Country: Uganda

In a modest straw-thatched hut in northern Uganda's Pader district, lives one woman whose work — and story — represent great hopes for peace.

Video: Iraqi Refugees Learn to Help Each Other ›

Country: Jordan

The 2003 war in Iraq forced almost half a million Iraqi residents to seek refuge in Jordan.

Video: Song and Dance Unite a Community ›

Country: Uganda

Uganda is recovering from almost 20 years of civil war between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

The World's Youngest Principal ›

Country: China

For Mercy Corps' Guo Xin, the day she spent distributing hygiene kits to displaced earthquake survivors will remain most memorable for the bravery of a 17-year-old school principal.

Won in Translation ›

Country: Guatemala

Mercy Corps successfully turned around Tucurú's hospital in the late 1990s. And Carmelina Botzoc is a big reason why.

Nourishing Roots ›

Country: China
Zheng Hong, a former professor of micropaleontology, has moved out from behind the microscope to focus on one of China's biggest social issues: migrant youth.

Bringing a Culture Back from the Brink ›

Country: China

Professor Hou Yuangao, alongside Mercy Corps, is helping to save and preserve his own endangered ethnic group.

Two Voices to Raise Thousands ›

Country: Uganda

In October 2007, hundreds of voices not only spoke up in support of displaced Ugandan families; they sung out.

Christine: Someone to Count On ›

Country: Uganda

Destiny gave Christine Adong the chance to change the lives of her people.

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