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4 of the biggest challenges we’re tackling in 2021

Around the world, the ripple effects of COVID-19 are intensifying existing problems and creating new ones.

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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
News and features
On a wall inside a small storage room a person looks at the various greeting cards he and his father have received from their clients over the years.
December 30, 2020
Our top photos from 2020: Reflections on resilience
Our Senior Global Photographer looks back on a year marked by crisis. What his favorite photos from 2020 capture is a shared sense of determination in communities across the globe.
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A group of bakers wave at the camera from an outdoor kitchen.
December 4, 2020
5 ways we rose together in 2020
In a year marked by crisis after crisis, our global community of humanitarians made an impact for millions of families. Let’s look back at how we persisted in shaping a future everyone can share.
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November 17, 2020
7 inspiring ways our teams are taking on today’s challenges
The need to show up, speak up and stand up continues. Get inspired to take action with stories from our teams making an impact around the globe.
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A person faces the camera while wearing a face mask.
November 16, 2020
A look back at 2020: Challenges, progress and a path forward
A reflection on the global challenges of the past year and the power of collective, compassionate action to help solve them.
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Women and children wait in line for a monthly food distribution in fulatari camp.
November 16, 2020
Talk is cheap: The women, peace and security agenda
What should have been the culmination of an entire year celebrating milestones for women and gender equality, passed almost unnoticed.
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October 30, 2020
Q&A with our new CEO, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
With perspectives on the international aid sector and COVID-19, Tjada D'Oyen McKenna explains what led her to this moment with Mercy Corps and what gives her hope for the future.
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Mercy Corps reaches over 15 million people with COVID-19 response
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Our policy recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
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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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