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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.

Blog Post: Past the end of the world ›

Country: Indonesia

As we stood on a small dock overlooking the aquamarine waters that lap the port town of Tehoru, my colleague told me this is the end of the world.

Blog Post: Crickets, crackers and chairs ›

Country: Indonesia

Whatever could the three things in this title have in common? Opportunity for rural Indonesian women and their families, that's what.

Blog Post: 28 stories ›

Country: Indonesia

To be completely honest, going into a tall bank building this morning was the most unnatural I’ve felt on this trip.

Blog Post: Lord of the bees ›

Country: Tajikistan

Local producers in Tajikistan's Rasht Valley can make a decent living off of selling honey, and many smaller ones supplement their income through home honey sales.

Blog Post: What would you do for an interview?  ›

Country: Tajikistan

Road conditions in Tajikistan's Rasht Valley have always been a huge challenge for Mercy Corps’ food distribution — but despite the obstacles, and thanks to timely help, work goes on.

Blog Post: A fragile peace is shaken ›

Country: Tajikistan

Just a couple of weeks after celebrating the National Day of Reconciliation, tensions are rising here in Rasht; ghosts of the country's civil war seem to be more than just apparitions.

Blog Post: Renewing a family’s dream of land ›

Country: Afghanistan

Good agricultural land is considered more valuable than gold treasure in northern Afghanistan — unless your land is constantly under floodwaters.

More Than Run-of-the-Mill Progress ›

Country: Kosovo

Prospects for Kosovo’s future stability and prosperity rest in returning and re-integrating internally displaced people and refugee populations to their native homes.

Blog Post: Connecting Sudan's displaced ›

Country: Sudan

War-torn communities are finding a voice in the most unlikely of places, thanks to new Information and Communication Technology across southern Sudan and the Three Areas.

Blog Post: Lost and found: notes from last summer ›

Country: Tajikistan

I’m lost. Well, not completely. I know I’m in the remote Rasht Valley, looking for the village where my Tajik colleagues and I will sleep for the night.

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