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.

All stories about Water

Indonesia: Opening the Taps September 1, 2009

If water is life, then Tanah Merah was dying.
Indonesia: Fulfilling Cot Paya village’s dreams August 25, 2009

My recent visit to a small village named Cot Paya in Indonesia's Aceh province was my second trip here.
Zimbabwe: Big smiles abound August 15, 2009

Water is the key to a good life in Zimbabwe. I am in southeastern Zim, near Mozambique. It is a dry area prone to drought, especially in the past 25 years — climate change perhaps? Farmers barely subsist, earning less than $2/day. Eight months ago this area was ravaged by cholera.
Indonesia: Urban fish tales August 6, 2009

Where there is water, men will fish. But I never imagined I'd see lines cast smack dab in the middle of Jakarta, a megapolitan city of at least 8.5 million people.
Indonesia: Exploring Jakarta's hidden city August 4, 2009
Sri Lanka: Drinking water for Sri Lanka's IDPs July 8, 2009

We're now supplying filtered drinking water to more than 46,000 displaced people in northern Sri Lanka — and a 100-bed hospital.
A million subtle shades of gray June 26, 2009

For the most part, black-and-white thinking doesn’t hold that true anymore for me. There’s nothing really akin to the moral absolutism of standing ground against a schoolyard bully.
Indonesia: Recycled Life June 12, 2009
Pakistan: Questions for Holden Basch June 12, 2009
Help families get clean water June 4, 2009

More than 1.3 billion people around the world don't have clean water to drink. That's nearly as many people as live in China. And, when conflict and disaster force families deeper into poverty, that number keeps growing. So what can you do about it today?