Blog Post: Delivering aid to Samoa's survivors ›
Country: Samoa
It has been an unforgettable week. Last Friday, we delivered aid packages to 102 women in 15 different villages across the southeast coast of Samoa.
Blog Post: Lead them to a better future ›
Country: Indonesia
I started my day with a cup of tea while reading a local newspaper, Padang Ekspres, this morning. The headline for today’s edition read “70 percent of the business economy is destroyed.”
Promoting Fuel-Efficiency in Darjeeling ›
Country: India
Mercy Corps is aiming to address poverty by helping poor communities use fuel more efficiently.
Blog Post: Microfinance and development in Kyrgyzstan ›
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Kompanion News is a newsletter distributed in Kyrgyzstan to highlight the development work that Kompanion, one of Mercy Corps’ microfinance institutions, undertakes in the country.
Blog Post: A chance for the people of Zimbabwe ›
Country: Zimbabwe
This week I had the honor of testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Zimbabwe, along with a range of distinguished representatives.
Blog Post: The resilence of children ›
Country: Uganda
Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.
Blog Post: Standing up for their futures ›
Country: Central African Republic
In the Central African Republic there are many young, unwed mothers and they often have a very difficult life. In many cases, their family will disown them.
Seeds of Sunshine ›
Country: Uganda
Alex Odongo is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After decades of an insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army — a rebel group defined by its brutal tactics, which often targeted civilians — that left the country ravaged and its people nearly hopeless, the sun is beginning to shine again in northern Uganda.
Blog Post: 'I have never seen a place as poor as this' ›
Country: Central African Republic
I am writing from the Central African Republic, a land-locked country slightly smaller than Texas — and the second poorest country on Earth.
Blog Post: Bringing joy back to Aceh ›
Country: Indonesia
Lately it’s been quite cold because of the marathon rain pouring down nonstop for the last two days over Banda Aceh.
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