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Peaceful Change

Many of poverty's root causes can be found in conflict over resources, philosophies and goals. Mercy Corps believes that engaging potential adversaries in productive dialogue can lead to mutually beneficial solutions for change. Conflict resolution today can help avoid tomorrow's wars and other crises.

Special Report: Reinterpreting Tea Leaves ›

Country: India

Mercy Corps and Tazo Tea Company are helping almost 13,000 people empower themselves and find opportunities to build better lives for themselves, their families and communities.

Strengthening Our Ability to Promote Stability ›

Country: Uganda

In an unpredictable world characterized by increasing social, economic and political complexity, good intentions are not enough to ensure sustainable peace and development.

Blog Post: Celebrating peace dividends in Sudan ›

Country: Sudan

Last month marked five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Sudan.

Blog Post: Merging forces for change as nominations begin in Sudan ›

Country: Sudan

Efforts by civil society organizations are pointing to a people’s determination to partake in a defining moment in their lives here in Sudan: the country's upcoming elections.

Blog Post: Making voter education matter  ›

Country: Sudan

Introducing voter education mechanisms in a community ravaged by war and internal strife is as challenging as it is exciting.

Blog Post: Sharing what little we have  ›

Country: Sudan

Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing has reaped notable results in adult learning in Sudan.

Blog Post: We're all the beneficiaries ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

Mercy Corps' offices in Jerusalem rest on the Mount of Olives, in a grove of olive trees that are hundreds of years old. Looking to the west, you can see all of the Old City and beyond.

Blog Post: Mama na come ›

Country: Liberia

I think the women of Liberia are showing the way to this beautiful country's future.

Blog Post: The tenuous return  ›

Country: Uganda

While many long-displaced Acholi people have returned home to their pre-war villages, the return is not always easy.

Blog Post: Seeing the work first hand ›

Country: Uganda

It is one thing to read all about the work of an organization. It is something entirely different to see it with your own eyes. It is inspirational.

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Since the late 1990s, Mercy Corps has implemented more than 70 peace-building programs in 20 war-torn countries.

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