Water

Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps

Water is the source of life — but when it's not properly managed, can breed disease, create conflict and destroy communities. Mercy Corps works to provide access to clean water around the world, whether it's bringing relief during droughts or rebuilding wells in remote villages. We also help people learn proper sanitation, improve distribution and irrigation, and strengthen communities against flooding.

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Haiti: Getting the word out on cholera October 29, 2010

For the last two days I've been out with Mercy Corps' Haiti team, which has been visiting communities in both Port-au-Prince and the Center Department to ensure they have the information they need about cholera: how to prevent it and treat it.
Ethiopia: Water, health, safety and extra time October 27, 2010

In many parts of Ethiopia, water — or the lack thereof — is a matter of life or death. Birtukan Bulki knows this better than most.
Indonesia: Water, water everywhere… and every drop to drink? October 21, 2010

As I write this, my shoes are hanging up to dry, dripping onto the ceramic floor of my hotel bathroom. In more ways than one this — my first day in Ambon, capital city of Indonesia’s Maluku Islands — has been thoroughly water-soaked.
Indonesia: Normally I don’t like children. But today I had no choice! October 15, 2010

As most of my colleagues will tell you, generally I’m not keen on kids. But today, celebrating Global Handwashing Day with more than 1,500 mothers and children in West Jakarta, I had to get over that pretty quickly.
Pakistan: A long way home October 6, 2010

I should have explained, but I didn’t. Phagal, thankfully, didn’t need an explanation.
Ethiopia: What’s beyond Paradise September 8, 2010
Pakistan: Homemade signs and help August 24, 2010
'Buy a water bottle and help kids around the world!' June 30, 2010

“Buy a water bottle, buy a pin! You can help kids around the world!”
Haiti: A new way to deliver water June 28, 2010
Indonesia: Video: Our Work in Jakarta June 13, 2010

There are so many ways to know whether a project could really have an impact in communities that we work in. The most frequent method use is, of course, conduct a base line assessment (output: numbers) and then conduct the end line assessment (output: numbers) and compare the two of them.