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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Indonesia: When a basic need becomes a luxury April 13, 2011
Liberia: More than 100,000 Ivorian refugees in Liberia April 11, 2011

Mercy Corps has deployed emergency staff who have conducted assessments in affected communities and are now focusing on urgent water and sanitation needs.
Libya: Libya's impoverished back streets and slums March 11, 2011
Indonesia: A bucket for water March 11, 2011
Pakistan: Ensuring clean water for Pakistan's flood-displaced families March 9, 2011

The summer of 2010 brought torrential monsoon rains to Pakistan, flooding at least 20 percent of the entire country. Mercy Corps has distributed clean, fresh water to at least 145,000 people and is helping flooded communities build new water systems.
Somalia: More reliable water for less February 17, 2011
Indonesia: Tsunami survivors are ready to live healthy February 17, 2011
Iraq: Finding the story January 30, 2011

I work with Awatif in southern Iraq, but we had to travel across the country to get to know one another.
Somalia: On TV, in Somalia January 25, 2011

One night in mid-December, a colleague called me giggling hysterically: “I saw you on TV … next to the Vice President!” When I put the phone down, it started vibrating with text messages.
Indonesia: How many times a day do you turn on the water from the faucet? January 23, 2011

If you really noticed, how many times would it be?