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Youth have a bigger stake in the future than anyone. Mercy Corps is helping mobilize youth in the U.S. and abroad to influence a better tomorrow, while also offering education and job training to impoverished youth to give them a place in the changing global economy.

Video: CNN's 'Generation Islam' Puts Youth in the Lead ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviews youth in Gaza who participate in Mercy Corps' Global Citizen Corps in her Special Report, "Generation Islam."

What We’re Doing in Gaza ›

Country: West Bank/Gaza

Mercy Corps has launched a comprehensive psychosocial program involving one-on-one treatment to traumatized youth and assistance to parents and caregivers.

Blog Post: A tale of nights and days in New Orleans ›

Country: United States

On a recent trip, staffer Laus Mwakalebela learned that there’s nothing wrong with experiencing New Orleans by night, but it’s essential to come back by day and help rebuild the city's future.

Blog Post: Photo of the Day: A message of hope ›

Country: China

Psychosocial programing may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Mercy Corps' work, but one look at this photo and you realize how important it is.

Blog Post: Tools for life ›

Country: Colombia

I teach weekly yoga classes to fifth graders at a school in Bogota's Ciudad Bolivar, where many youth I teach have been forcibly displaced by Colombia's ongoing conflict.

Blog Post: A ride with Erkana  ›

Country: Sudan

Erkana's dream is to wake up one day and be able to read something; a newspaper in English or a textbook, anything written.

Blog Post: Building children's confidence through sport ›

Country: Colombia

Mercy Corps Colombia manages an innovative program which aims to both eliminate and mitigate the effects of some of the worst forms of child labor through sports activities.

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: The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction — Day 4 ›

It is always nice when things you are really interested in come together. Today, on day 4 of the Global Platform, those things were the Sphere guidelines and disaster risk reduction.

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.

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In order to build secure, productive and just communities across generations, it is critical that we meet the physical, mental and social needs of children and youth.

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