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Opening the future for young people in Kenya

In a country where young people make up two thirds of the unemployment rate, a mobile app is building the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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OUR MISSION

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

  • 29m

    people benefiting from our work in 2019

  • 40+

    countries where we work today

  • 5.9k

    team members around the world

  • 85%

    team members from the countries where they work
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January 27, 2020
Priorities for 2020
In a world threatened by a changing climate, increasing conflict and growing inequality, we know that we can only build a stronger future through collaboration.
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January 21, 2020
From loss to leadership: How a woman in Lebanon is helping her community get clean water
The story of Fatima, and how together we're providing a community of Syrian refugees access to clean water.
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January 19, 2018
Quick facts: Hurricane Maria's effect on Puerto Rico
Get the facts about how Puerto Rico has been affected by Hurricane Maria, what we're doing, and how you can help.
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January 27, 2020
Ten photos of resilience in 2019
Moments that represent the diversity of the world’s challenges, and highlight some of our most breakthrough projects
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April 10, 2018
Quick facts: How climate change affects people living in poverty
For people living in poverty, the effects of climate change — limited water and food sources and increased competition for them — are a matter of life and death.
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January 27, 2020
Where climate change drives conflict, peacebuilding skills are the path forward
Our peacebuilding work bridges divides so vulnerable people can build resilience to the climate crisis — by facing it together.
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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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