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Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.

Blog Post: A happy moment amid the ruins ›

Country: Indonesia

I was busy distributing hygiene kits to earthquake-affected households when I was suddenly attracted by the sound of laughter from outside the hall.

Blog Post: The business of relief in Samoa ›

Country: Samoa

While Samoa mourns tsunami victims, Mercy Corps and its local partners prepare for delivery of relief supplies to hundreds of women who survived but lost everything.

Blog Post: Your help means a lot ›

Country: Indonesia

Terima kasih — "thank you" in Bahasa Indonesia — is what we keep hearing from the survivors we help. It means a lot to me and the team here. So does your help.

Blog Post: I hope the world got my message ›

Country: Indonesia

I never imagined that I would be interviewed by an international news TV station. But there I was, on a live report from the field, talking about Mercy Corps' work in this earthquake-stricken region.

Blog Post: A few comforts as they start to rebuild ›

Country: Indonesia

Today a Mercy Corps emergency response team delivered critical supplies to survivors in Surantiah, a earthquake-stricken village about three and a half hours south of Padang.

Blog Post: More needs emerge along Sumatra's coast ›

Country: Indonesia

As Mercy Corps continues distributing to more villages, the news of more and more damaged areas continues to emerge.

Blog Post: We won't stop now ›

Country: Indonesia

Mercy Corps has planned a program strategy to complete the emergency phase, then move quickly forward to the recovery and development phase.

Blog Post: The challenges of post-tsunami Samoa ›

Country: Samoa

Monday was a very long day. We visited with dozens and dozens of ladies who have been severely impacted by the Samoan Tsunami.

Blog Post: Where her house once stood ›

Country: Samoa

In a small Samoan village, Matelana and her neighbors fled for high ground to avoid the tsunami, but returned to find almost everything destroyed.

Blog Post: Three countries, seven cities, one call ›

Country: Indonesia

Especially during the first several days in the aftermath of an disaster, a diverse group of Mercy Corps staff comes together for phone conferences to discuss what's happening on the ground.

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