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OUR MISSION

We’re leading a global community of humanitarians to create a future where everyone can prosper.

  • 50m

    people reached across the world in the last year

  • 40+

    countries where we work

  • 5,400+

    team members

  • 84%

    of team members are from the countries where they work
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Women in badabaika, nepal build bamboo spurs to protect their land from floods.
October 26, 2021
“We can do it by ourselves”: Women lead efforts to reduce flood risk
As flood risks increase across Nepal, a community of women broke gender stereotypes to protect their lands from overflowing rivers.
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Farmer in ethiopia working on her crops
October 25, 2021
The urgent need for climate adaptation
Mercy Corps’ CEO, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, speaks at a New York Times event sharing transformative ideas to meet the climate challenge.
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Tjada d’oyen mckenna sitting in living space.
October 25, 2021
One year in: Reflections on resilience
Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna looks back on her first year with the organization and the opportunities that lie ahead to support communities in need.
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An art mural painted on a building.
September 27, 2021
Every drop counts: The art of water conservation
In one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, Mercy Corps’ team in Jordan created street art to start conversations on how to save water in the community.
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A person walks along a field with a solar panel on their shoulder.
September 22, 2021
Connecting power to the people: Mercy Corps merges with Energy 4 Impact
Energy 4 Impact’s Tanzania Country Manager shares his passion for connecting communities to sustainable energy and what it means to now be part of Mercy Corps.
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Mercy corps team member, james longok, speaks with people in karamoja during a peace-building session.
September 20, 2021
We need it now: Uganda and the critical call for COVID-19 vaccines
Uganda Country Director, Edward Simiyu, appears on the “At The Table” podcast to discuss the dire challenges and urgent needs of Ugandan communities facing the pandemic.
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Mercy Corps team member in Zimbabwe with a group of people

Who we are

Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty, and climate change to create a world where everyone can prosper. Beyond delivering aid to meet urgent needs, we develop long-term solutions to make lasting change possible.

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What we do

In over 40 countries, we work with local changemakers, global innovators, and people most affected by crises to help fragile communities break the cycle of poverty, rebuild after disaster, and forge new paths to prosperity in the face of injustice, instability, and climate change.

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