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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: New beginnings ›

Country: Uganda

Little Mindi was the first baby born to the village of Agora since, just weeks earlier, Acholi families had returned here from the displacement camps where they'd taken uncertain refuge for years.

Blog Post: From tomatoes to empowerment ›

Country: Tajikistan

The true success of Mercy Corps' program in Tajikistan lies in its network of 300 health and agriculture volunteers, who take time to educate their communities — and empower women.

Blog Post: The multiplier effect of wine ›

I have to admit, one of my favorite field visits involved moderate intoxication, plates of sausage and gales of hearty laughter.

Blog Post: Fingers crossed that the road will be open... ›

Country: Tajikistan

Moving 800 metric tons of wheat flour, oil and lentils across eight districts in Tajikstan — with its limited infrastructure — is just plain challenging.

Blog Post: Becoming Abla ›

A man does what he must to provide for his family. But in the small West African nation of Togo, it goes much deeper than that: each man is assigned a name, and judged by it.

One Table: Regrowing the Garden ›

Country: Myanmar

Life here in Bo Kone, Myanmar, a village of about a thousand people, has never been easy. Located on an isolated island in the Irrawaddy Delta, it's about an hour's boat ride to the nearest town.

One Table: A Stove to Save Lives ›

Country: DR Congo

For 59-year-old Dafroza Baleberaho, building improved cookstoves isn’t just about preventing climate change, it’s about saving women’s lives.

One Table: Farming Rice, Intensively ›

Country: Sri Lanka

Kanthi Weerasinghe is one of 160 farmers in the village of Yahangala East experimenting with a method of growing rice called SRI, which is short for System of Rice Intensification.

Leaving a Blooming Legacy ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Bukabaev Sabyrbek owned a piece of land along Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul that lay fallow for many years. Mercy Corps gave him the know-how and loaned him the money to make it productive.

Nourishing Opportunity ›

Country: Nepal

Phoolmaya Shrestha spent years selling snacks to schoolchildren to keep her family afloat — but now, with a loan facilitated by Mercy Corps, she's found new opportunities.

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