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Millions of families around the world experience hunger every day. Food shortages due to poverty, disasters, conflicts and economic collapse lead to malnutrition, disease and death. Mercy Corps' food programs concentrate on those who are most vulnerable — children, the elderly, pregnant women and the displaced.

Boubacar: A Nurse's Helping Hands ›

Country: Niger

Life is hard in Sanam, Niger; Boubacar Harouna knows that better than most.

Three Wails ›

Country: Niger

Two visitors experienced the fragility of life in Niger firsthand in the desert-fringed town of Sanam.

For Leidi, a Place to Eat ›

Country: Colombia

Students in one of Barranquilla's poorest neighborhoods are eating healthier thanks to a newly outfitted school kitchen.

A Recipe for Healthy Kids ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Mercy Corps is ensuring 50,000 kindergarteners and boarding-school students throughout southern Kyrgyzstan receive healthy meals.

Improving Child Health in Recovering South ›

Country: Sudan

In one of Sudan's most remote places, mothers are teaching peers how to feed their kids and prepare food safely.

Niger's Faces of Need ›

Country: Niger

Mercy Corps' John Hanson reports on the precariousness of life for families braving a persistent food crisis.

Gaza Beset By Food Shortages, Economic Woe ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

As the crisis in Gaza deepens for already-impoverished families, Mercy Corps is launching a critical new emergency response to help them survive.

Five Stops for Ratih ›

Country: Indonesia

One smiling, cheerful child is a success in Mercy Corps Indonesia's struggle against epidemic anemia in a small town.

Help Nigerien Mothers Like Fatima ›

Country: Niger

Mercy Corps' feeding program in Niger is helping children and mothers made vulnerable by an ongoing food crisis.

Turning Over a New Leaf in Ethiopia ›

Country: Ethiopia

Fodder tree nurseries help Ethiopia's cattle survive the country's brutal dry spells, protecting families' most precious assets.

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  • Donate $50 by buying a Women's Small Business Kit and help give women in our programs the resources to turn their ideas and energy into successful small businesses.

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Mercy Corps works to help poor communities get sufficient, safe and nutritious food – now and in the future. We provide immediate relief to hungry families and we help people achieve self-sufficiency, through economic and agricultural development, so they can feed themselves over the long term.

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