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Many of the rural communities where we work are among the most isolated places in the world. Mercy Corps helps these villages connect to wider opportunities economically and socially, raising the fortunes of all.

Promoting Fuel-Efficiency in Darjeeling ›

Country: India

Mercy Corps is aiming to address poverty by helping poor communities use fuel more efficiently.

Blog Post: A once-tragic setting for peace dialogues ›

Country: Uganda

Once a site of great tragedy, the village of Lampono, Uganda is now a place where people from two contentious ethnic groups gather to talk about peace.

Blog Post: A village prepares — and survives ›

Country: Indonesia

When a massive earthquake hit the West Sumatran village of Mangopo last week, Zulkifli didn’t panic. He didn't have time to think — just act.

Blog Post: The resilence of children ›

Country: Uganda

Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.

Seeds of Sunshine ›

Country: Uganda

Alex Odongo is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After decades of an insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army — a rebel group defined by its brutal tactics, which often targeted civilians — that left the country ravaged and its people nearly hopeless, the sun is beginning to shine again in northern Uganda.

Blog Post: Working on a road to hope ›

Country: Uganda

They say if you want something done you must do it yourself — and that is exactly what Grace Awor is doing for her village of Lamoi, Uganda.

Blog Post: Bringing joy back to Aceh ›

Country: Indonesia

Lately it’s been quite cold because of the marathon rain pouring down nonstop for the last two days over Banda Aceh.

Blog Post: A harsh reality for Mongolia's herders ›

Country: Mongolia

Even though analysts are reporting that most markets have begun to emerge from the crisis, Mongolia's people — particularly herders — are still feeling the worst of it.

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: Fulfilling Cot Paya village’s dreams ›

Country: Indonesia

My recent visit to a small village named Cot Paya in Indonesia's Aceh province was my second trip here — and much has changed since my first visit.

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