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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.

Blog Post: Inside the Green Rope ›

Country: DR Congo

It's firewood distribution day here in Buhimba Camp. Hundreds of women, most of whom are elderly, have lined up to wait their turn.

Blog Post: Stoves vs. Guns ›

Country: DR Congo

Today is going to be a busy day: I'm visiting four separate displacement camps with our environmental teams. But before that, we have to get out of Goma.

Blog Post: Patience ›

Country: DR Congo

It's 10:30 in the morning, and we're stuck at a military checkpoint. We sit in a line with a couple dozen vehicles from various humanitarian agencies, passenger buses, trucks brimming with commercial goods, water tankers and UN troop transports.

Blog Post: Plans Change ›

Country: DR Congo

Our departure as part of a caravan of Mercy Corps vehicles headed upcountry was scheduled for 10 a.m., but after a security briefing, things suddenly changed.

Blog Post: Fallen Leaders and Uncertain Times ›

Country: DR Congo

Today is a holiday throughout Congo to commemorate two fallen leaders: Patrice Lumumba and Laurent Kabila. But, in sharp counterpoint to Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., no one is really talking about this occasion's significance.

Blog Post: Just Below the Surface ›

Country: DR Congo

Goma is proof that appearances can be deceiving.

Blog Post: Tracing History's Route ›

Country: DR Congo

Most of the next three days, we will be en route to our destination: the eastern Congolese city of Goma. In my opinion, there is enormous significance in our routing.

Blog Post: Returning to Africa ›

Country: DR Congo

There are few places that capture the imagination like Congo — its very name implies unexplored mysteries. But there's very little mystery in what's happened to the place — and especially its people — over the last decade.

Video: Food Packages Help Iraqi Refugees ›

Country: Jordan

Since the start of the 2003 war in Iraq, almost half a million Iraqis have sought refuge in Jordan. Many arrived with little more than what they were carrying.

Video: Teens Rebuild for the Future ›

Country: Lebanon

In 2007 fighting broke out between an Islamist militant organization and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Nahr al-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp run by the United Nations in northern Lebanon.

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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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