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Displaced, yet determined

On this World Refugee Day, Mercy Corps is sharing stories of refugees on the path to self-reliance in Uganda.

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Creating a family emergency preparedness plan

Emergencies can change everything in an instant. Having an emergency plan and kit can help your family feel more prepared.

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Powering change: Connecting women entrepreneurs to solar energy

Access to affordable energy transforms lives and livelihoods for small business owners in Senegal.

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Digital tools help restore rangelands and adapt to a changing climate

Communities in Kenya partnered with Mercy Corps and Cisco to spark collaboration and innovation in the wake of extreme weather challenges.

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Gaza is starving: Our team grapples with an escalating hunger crisis

Without immediate action to reopen border crossings and release of lifesaving supplies, the consequences for 2.3 million people in Gaza will be catastrophic.

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Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Millions need critical assistance in the wake of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay.

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COVID-19 response

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Financial inclusion

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Food security and nutrition

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From the press room

January 29, 2024

Can Famine Be Averted in Gaza?

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna was interviewed on this episode of Global Dispatches about the organization's presence in Gaza, the food insecurity…

Read more AT GLOBAL DISPATCHES

January 11, 2024

Time is Running Out for Thousands More as Threat of Famine Escalates in Gaza

January 18, 2024

From Breadbasket to Battlefield: Conflict Ravages Sudan, Spreads to Critical Food Producing Regions

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The Guardian: Kabul at Risk of Becoming First Modern City to Run Out of Water, Report Warns

Kabul could become the first modern city to completely run out of water, experts have warned. Water levels within Kabul...

ABC News: Gaza content creators post videos from food kitchens amid risk of famine in Gaza

After more than two months without aid entering Gaza, raising the risk of famine for millions of people, some aid trucks...

Middle East Eye: Aid NGOs Distance Themselves from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation After Leaked Letter

Aid organisations named in a letter from a newly formed foundation bidding to deliver food aid in Gaza have sought to...

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Mercy Corps Calls for Scaled, Safe, and Dignified Humanitarian Access in Gaza

As limited aid distribution in Gaza fuels chaos and the breakdown of civil order, Mercy Corps urgently reiterates its...

116 Aid Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Pull Yemen Back from the Brink of Catastrophe

As leaders gather tomorrow for the seventh Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting (SOM VII), UN agencies and...

Gaza’s Food System Collapses Under Blockade as Hunger Reaches New Extremes

A new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today confirms the worst fears of humanitarian...

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Josh DeWald

Josh leads Mercy Corps’ Evidence & Learning Unit, which coordinates the organisation’s strategic “evidence driven commitment,” focused on using data, evidence, and analytics to improve programmes, scale what works, and influence others. In this role, he coordinates teams focused on monitoring

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Tjada D’Oyen McKenna

Chief Executive Officer

Alex Angulo

Vice President, Strategy Realization

Hugh Aprile

Latin America and The Caribbean Regional Director

Josh DeWald

Vice President of Evidence and Learning

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Recent articles

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Displaced, yet determined

On this World Refugee Day, Mercy Corps is sharing stories of refugees on the path to self-reliance in Uganda.

A mercy corps team member standing among buckets filled with emergency supplies in nepal

Creating a family emergency preparedness plan

Emergencies can change everything in an instant. Having an emergency plan and kit can help your family feel more prepared.

Senegalese female entrepreneur stands in her business smiling.

Powering change: Connecting women entrepreneurs to solar energy

Access to affordable energy transforms lives and livelihoods for small business owners in Senegal.

Kenyan woman looks out over arid agricultural land.

Digital tools help restore rangelands and adapt to a changing climate

Communities in Kenya partnered with Mercy Corps and Cisco to spark collaboration and innovation in the wake of extreme weather challenges.

Two women in gaza prepare flatbread while a child looks on

Gaza is starving: Our team grapples with an escalating hunger crisis

Without immediate action to reopen border crossings and release of lifesaving supplies, the consequences for 2.3 million people in Gaza will be catastrophic.

Urban scene, with destroyed building in background.

Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Millions need critical assistance in the wake of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay.

Recent news

The Guardian: Kabul at Risk of Becoming First Modern City to Run Out of Water, Report Warns

Kabul could become the first modern city to completely run out of water, experts have warned. Water levels within Kabul...

ABC News: Gaza content creators post videos from food kitchens amid risk of famine in Gaza

After more than two months without aid entering Gaza, raising the risk of famine for millions of people, some aid trucks...

Middle East Eye: Aid NGOs Distance Themselves from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation After Leaked Letter

Aid organisations named in a letter from a newly formed foundation bidding to deliver food aid in Gaza have sought to...

Newsweek: NATO Leaders Give Israel A Gaza Ultimatum

Israel must cease its military offensive on Gaza and lift restrictions on humanitarian aid or face "concrete actions,"...

ABC News: From al-Qaeda to Syria's presidency, the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa

He's a former al-Qaeda insurgent who fought against U.S. forces in Iraq and served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib...

Newsweek: Israel Launches Major Gaza Offensive Hours After Trump Leaves Region

Dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza according to local health authorities, as the country...

Recent press releases

Mercy Corps Calls for Scaled, Safe, and Dignified Humanitarian Access in Gaza

As limited aid distribution in Gaza fuels chaos and the breakdown of civil order, Mercy Corps urgently reiterates its...

116 Aid Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Pull Yemen Back from the Brink of Catastrophe

As leaders gather tomorrow for the seventh Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting (SOM VII), UN agencies and...

Gaza’s Food System Collapses Under Blockade as Hunger Reaches New Extremes

A new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today confirms the worst fears of humanitarian...

Sudan INGO Forum: Aid agencies condemn recent attacks in Port Sudan, call for protection of critical civilian infrastructure

Port Sudan, May 6, 2025 -- Aid agencies working in Sudan expressed deep concern about the deliberate targeting of...

Slashing U.S. Foreign Assistance in Next Year’s Budget Would Make U.S. Weaker, Less Safe and Less Prosperous

Statement by Kate Phillips-Barrasso, Mercy Corps’ Vice President for Global Policy and Advocacy “The proposed cuts by...

Hunger in Gaza Deepens as Longest Aid Blockade Puts Millions at Risk

Twenty months of conflict and two months of closed borders have pushed Gaza to the edge of collapse. No aid or...

Recent research

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Advancing Local Governance in Fragile Settings: Evidence from Northeast Syria

Using the context of Mercy Corps’ Catalyzing Community Resilience in Northern Syria program, this research examines how the role of youth in governance programs can shift power and decision-making within and to vulnerable communities.

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Building Evidence for Climate Adaptation and Peacebuilding: Insights from Mali

Highlighting two research studies that demonstrate the growing evidence base on climate adaptation and peacebuilding from Mercy Corps Mali programs.

Two nepalese students work and use a water pump together.

Heatwave Impact and Coping Strategies in Public Schools of Madhesh Province

The report explores the lived experiences of students and teachers in Madhesh Province and evaluates the adaptation strategies currently in place to address this hazard.

Kenyan woman works to restore rangeland.

Bridging the Fragility Gap

This report seeks to address two key challenges: how to increase climate adaptation investments in FCS and how to spend that funding on interventions that work.

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Kabul’s Water Crisis

Kabul faces a dire water crisis with aquifers depleting, rising contamination, and collapsing access. Urgent investment and coordination are needed to prevent the city from becoming the first to run dry.

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MEACAM Research Report: Floods in Focus

This report examines flooding impacts in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. It details how conflict, urbanization, and poor infrastructure amplify flood risks, with approximately 1.5 million people at risk of displacement annually.

Tenders

Intent to Bid REF# GRD/SERV/PR150235 for Enhancing Community Resilience Project in Sudan.

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Sudan

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May 21, 2025, 2:45pm to Jun 14, 2025, 5:00pm