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Women are the foundation of every society. Yet for many women in the world's poorest regions, life is extraordinarily difficult. Through innovative health, agricultural, business and education programs, Mercy Corps builds on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them realize their potential and improve their families and communities.

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.

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.

Blog Post: It's time for the U.S. to ratify core UN conventions ›

The U.S. should leverage membership on the UN Human Rights Council to renew its effective role in making human rights in the interest of every country — including ours.

Creating Opportunities for Kosovo's Youth ›

Country: Kosovo

Nineteen-year-old Altone Ibrahim recently graduated from high school but was unable to find a job — until she found Mercy Corps' SKYL program.

Blog Post: From Kansas to Cairo ›

Country: Iraq

Listening to President Obama's speech in Cairo yesterday, I was struck by how many themes resonated with what Mercy Corps is doing in the Middle East.

Helping Those With Nowhere Else to Go ›

Country: DR Congo

We're providing clean drinking water to tens of thousands of displaced Congolese — including 34-year-old Odette Bihoyoki, whose story reveals the horrors of eastern Congo's ongoing war.

Peace Through Forgiveness ›

Country: Uganda

In a modest straw-thatched hut in northern Uganda's Pader district, lives one woman whose work — and story — represent great hopes for peace.

Sewing's Rising Star ›

Country: Pakistan

Mehnaz Akhtar is easing the burden on her 11-member family one thread at a time.

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How You Can Help

  • Donate $50 by buying a Women's Small Business Kit and help give women in our programs the resources to turn their ideas and energy into successful small businesses.

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Mercy Corps believes that women and men should engage equally in the process of creating positive social change, and we have developed programs in which men and women work together to address the problems of gender inequality. We are committed to the empowerment of women and girls by ensuring they are active stakeholders in every aspect of our programs.

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