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Imagine having just minutes to take what you could from your home before fleeing from disaster or war. This is the reality for millions of displaced families, who languish in overcrowded camps or lonely city streets with no idea when — or if — they can return home. Mercy Corps helps these families with basic supplies and shelter, temporary jobs, makeshift classrooms and preparation for a hoped-for return.

Blog Post: Congo's Hidden Displaced ›

Country: DR Congo

Her name is Laurene. She lives in a church. She is 10 years old.

Blog Post: What is Happening Here? ›

Country: DR Congo

Over the week I've been in eastern Congo, everything seems to have changed. The headlines proclaim that security is finally within reach. But is that true?

Blog Post: Charlie ›

Country: DR Congo

I must have had an entourage of 60 children at one point at Buhimba Camp. But one stood out from the crowd: his name is Charlie.

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.

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