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Mercy Corps fosters market-driven economic development in some of the world's most challenging places. We make use of already existing relationships — among buyers, sellers, producers and consumers — to bridge social and political divides via business and trade.

Special Report: Nineteen: The Lives of Jakarta's Street Vendors ›

Country: Indonesia

Street vendors, hawking anything from food to medicine, dominate Jakarta's urban landscape even as they scrape by to provide for their families. Here are five of their stories.

Helping Myanmar, One Year After the Storm ›

Country: Myanmar

It was just over one year ago — on May 2, 2008 — that Cyclone Nargis made landfall along Myanmar’s coast. Mercy Corps has helped residents in the hard-hit Laputta District rebuild.

Video: Nineteen: Cahyan, Tofu Snack Seller ›

Country: Indonesia

Cahyan, 45, sells a tofu specialty called tahu gejrot from a food stall in Jakarta's affluent Menteng neighborhood.

Video: Nineteen: Hasanuddin, Water Seller ›

Country: Indonesia

Hasanuddin, 44, operates a small food stall and sells water in an illegal settlement under a toll road in Jakarta.

Video: Nineteen: Eni, Jamu Seller ›

Country: Indonesia

Eni, 31, sells a traditional herbal medicine called jamu from a basket that she carries around the dockyards and fish markets of North Jakarta.

Video: Nineteen: Hepi, Soto Ayam Soup Seller ›

Country: Indonesia

Hepi, 47, sells chicken soup every day on Platform 3 at Central Jakarta's Kota Train Station.

Video: Nineteen: Sriyusiati, Soto Betawi Soup Seller ›

Country: Indonesia

Sriyusiati, 49, operates a food stall in South Jakarta, selling coconut rice, beef soup and other traditional dishes to office workers.

Blog Post: Burmese farmers caught in poverty trap ›

Country: Myanmar

Farming communities in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta have always followed a cycle of debt. Each year, wealthy land owners would lend farmers money, tools and cattle needed to till the soil.

Life, Interrupted ›

Country: Central African Republic

We're assisting Luc Mbarte and more than 400 other vulnerable families in a troubled area of Central African Republic through the Gates Foundation-funded Global Food Crisis Response Program.

Sewing's Rising Star ›

Country: Pakistan

Mehnaz Akhtar is easing the burden on her 11-member family one thread at a time.

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Mercy Corps fosters market driven, locally appropriate economic development in some of the world’s most challenging areas. We make use of already existing market relationships – those between buyers, sellers, producers, and consumers – to bridge social and political divides via business and trade.

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