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War tears at every fiber of society, but conflict doesn't have to be violent to harm communities. Mercy Corps works to not only help families rebuild after the destruction of war, but also manage friction points and find solutions so shots are never fired.

What We’re Doing in Gaza ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

Mercy Corps has launched a comprehensive psychosocial program involving one-on-one treatment to traumatized youth and assistance to parents and caregivers.

Blog Post: Update from Pakistan ›

Country: Pakistan

Holden Basch, who spent the last two months running our emergency program in Pakistan, provides a status report.

Blog Post: A fragile peace is shaken ›

Country: Tajikistan

Just a couple of weeks after celebrating the National Day of Reconciliation, tensions are rising here in Rasht; ghosts of the country's civil war seem to be more than just apparitions.

Blog Post: Update on kids' psychosocial program ›

Country: Pakistan

We've enrolled nearly 1,400 displaced children in Pakistan in our program to relieve their stress by offering sports and games.

Fleeing Home ›

Country: Pakistan

Sadja's family has been living in an overcrowded high school for almost two months. She fled her home with nothing.

Blog Post: Renewing Sudan's farmlands  ›

Country: Sudan

“It’s the demining guys,” I say to Hakim as we both look ahead to find the road barricaded by a rope with signs that read “Stay on the tracks.”

Helping Kids Cope ›

Country: Pakistan

Life has been anything but routine for Salman since his family was displaced from their home in early May. Activity kits and organized sports are helping restore a sense of normalcy.

Blog Post: My meeting with Vice President Biden ›

Country: Iraq

Last Friday, I participated in a small roundtable discussion with Vice President Biden, General Odierno, two ambassadors and a Sheikh to discuss reconciliation in Iraq.

Blog Post: Tools for life ›

Country: Colombia

I teach weekly yoga classes to fifth graders at a school in Bogota's Ciudad Bolivar, where many youth I teach have been forcibly displaced by Colombia's ongoing conflict.

Blog Post: Getting to "yes" in Iraq ›

Country: Iraq

Iraqis are celebrating on the streets as the U.S. withdraws its troops from the major urban areas of Iraq, but the fresh violence in Kirkuk serves as a sober reminder of a fragile security condition.

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Even in the world’s most violent places, there is always room for hope. Since the late 1990s, Mercy Corps has implemented more than 70 peace-building programs in 20 war-torn countries.

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