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Water is essential for life, good health and economic development — yet more than one billion people lack access to clean water. Mercy Corps' work fulfills the water needs of vulnerable populations: We pipe clean drinking water to rural communities, help solve resource-based conflicts and deliver water to families during emergencies.

Wellspring of Progress ›

Country: Somalia

For most of the past seven years, Farhiyo Hussein spent much of her day walking as far as six kilometers to collect free or cheap water. Then Mercy Corps constructed a reservoir.

Video: Taking the Lead in Economic Recovery ›

Country: Sudan

Upper Nile state in southern Sudan has just emerged from two decades of civil war. Most of the residents of the area have recently returned home after years of being displaced because of the war.

Video: Healthy Places, Prosperous People ›

Country: Indonesia

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is expected to become East Asia's largest metropolitan region by 2015.

Helping Somalis Endure Hardship ›

Country: Somalia

As Somalia slides closer to famine, Mercy Corps continues to drill boreholes, build schools and offer short-term jobs in an area where few global relief agencies will tread.

Mercy Corps Reaches Families Torn by Conflict in Congo ›

Country: DR Congo

Mercy Corps is helping more than 50,000 displaced people meet their most basic needs in areas of conflict-ravaged northeastern Congo near the Rwandan border.

The Right to Water ›

Mercy Corps contributes to global water goals by offering solutions that include piping drinking water to rural communities, building wells and ensuring that people have access to drinking water in the aftermath of devastating emergencies.

Emergency Aid to Southern Iraq ›

Country: Iraq

Mercy Corps is providing water, medical supplies and other forms of emergency assistance to the war-weary southern Iraqi provinces of Basra, Maysan and Wassit.

Jonathan Dill: Far from Typical ›

The problems of the developing world would usually be one of the last things on the mind of a typical American teenager, let alone something like the spread of waterborne diseases. But Jonathan Dill is far from typical.

Into Um Dukhun ›

Country: Sudan

Mercy Corps' Rod Volway visits a Sudanese border town recently indundated with Darfur's displaced and other African refugees.

Saving Water in an Arid Paradise ›

Country: Jordan

Throughout Jordan, Mercy Corps awards grants to more than 70 community-based organizations for household water savings and efficiency projects.

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