Women & Gender
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Ensuring equity between women and men is the key to unleashing the full potential of communities to transform their lives. Mercy Corps addresses the unmet needs of women and girls in places where they have been marginalized and disempowered, while recognizing that it is vital to involve men and boys in the process of helping women and girls claim their equal place.
Throughout our programs, we consider the needs of both genders and build on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them improve their families and communities.
All stories about Women & Gender
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Afghanistan: Curing the blindness of Afghanistan's illiteracy June 5, 2003
"He walked into my office last year in April and told me, to my surprise, that he was quitting even though his contract was not about to end," remembers Joerg Denker, Senior Program Manager for Mercy Corps in North Afghanistan.
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Handicrafts Association Restores Old Traditions, Creates New Opportunities in Azerbaijan June 3, 2003
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Afghanistan: Finding a Common Ground in Kabul June 2, 2003
Noorya and Delary don't have much in common. They live in the same sub-district of Kabul but they had never met or seen each other until they registered for work with Mercy Corps.
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Afghanistan: The Strange World of Kabul April 23, 2003
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Pakistan: Quetta April 11, 2003
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Pakistan: A New Beginning April 11, 2003
March 18, 2003 - Day Four of life in Islamabad is drawing to a close. So far, so good, really. I arrived on a Muslim holiday and then the next two days were the weekend. I took advantage of the lack of responsibility and my childless state to relax and catch up on sleep.
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Pakistan: Male-Female Interaction April 11, 2003
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Afghanistan: Rubina's Story of Friendship and Hope March 7, 2003
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Indonesia: Sewing a Brighter Future March 3, 2003
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A Small Loan Leads to Sweet Success in Azerbaijan February 20, 2003
Tunzala Misirkhanova lives with her husband and two sons in Barda, a rural region in central Azerbaijan. Her husband Atalin is jobless so her family depends upon her work to pay for her children's education and to meet its other needs.