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Migrants

Every day, many families face a grim choice: endure another surefire cycle of poverty at home, or search for better opportunities somewhere else. Those who remain struggle to make ends meet and preserve traditional ways of life, while those who leave can face bewildering challenges in new environments. Mercy Corps helps in both cases by strengthening rural economies and assisting those who have already migrated far from home.

Perfect Harmony Family ›

Country: China
The 500 pounds of homemade noodles that Guo Guifen sells each market day keep local cook-pots full - and have won her family the village's top honor.

Blog Post: Everyone is an architect ›

As unbelievable as it may sound, more than half of the world's population is now living in cities — a trend that has explicit consequences for us all.

Blog Post: Climate change and Niger ›

Country: Niger

Global warming is not only causing already-meager water supplies in Niger to dry up — it's also driving young men from drought-stricken rural areas in search of work to provide for their families.

Blog Post: Kyrgyzstan: A confluence of crisis ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

In Kyrgyzstan, Mercy Corps recently begun a food distribution program in coordination with the World Food Program: the first such program in more than ten years in this former Soviet republic.

Finding Hope on the Side of the Road ›

Country: China
One day as Guo Peiling was rummaging around the neighborhood for his recycling business, he found a school for his youngest daughter.

Dandelion Seeds ›

Country: China
For many years Hu Yan and her brother floated from city to city with their mother, a migrant worker. Today, they have settled in a place where they're flourishing.

Nourishing Roots ›

Country: China
Zheng Hong, a former professor of micropaleontology, has moved out from behind the microscope to focus on one of China's biggest social issues: migrant youth.

Planting Day ›

Country: China
The day a garden is established is one of happiness and hope for families - especially with the knowledge that they can remain at home and tend it through harvest.

Both Ends of the Long Road ›

Country: China

The path from impoverished village to chaotic city is fraught with difficulties for Chinese migrants. Mercy Corps helps them change challenges into opportunities.

Bringing a Culture Back from the Brink ›

Country: China

Professor Hou Yuangao, alongside Mercy Corps, is helping to save and preserve his own endangered ethnic group.

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