Children line up to wash their hands before eating lunch at school in Maubisse Villa, Timor-Leste.
Community connection: Top 10 photos of 2024

Our Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting participant stories and Mercy Corps’ work around the world.

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Halma, pictured in a purple and white shawl carrying three buckets balanced across her shoulders on a large stick
March 08, 2019
"When suffering time comes, we have to suffer": Coping with hunger in Niger
There’s no easy way to solve the problems that hunger brings to Halima and families like hers. With each passing day, a new challenge arises. Mercy Corps is helping address those challenges.
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Perspectives: why space is the next frontier in the fight for niger's water
October 15, 2018
Why space is the next frontier in the fight for Niger's water
Drought is threatening the lives of millions of farmers in Niger. With NASA’s help, we’re pioneering a new approach — hundreds of miles above the planet.
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A mercy corps team member works with a young man who uses mobility equipment at a refugee camp in jordan
November 21, 2017
2017 3I award winners
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Rural niger community and a young lady with goats.
October 06, 2017
How a goat can change a girl
In a country where hunger is chronic, poverty is rampant, and opportunity for women is nonexistent, livestock like goats and cattle offer security, providing healthy milk and income to build a stronger life.
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Niger garden
August 03, 2017
Growing a future
Around 2 billion people worldwide rely on what they can grow to eat. That’s a huge slice of the global population—and a major portion of the world’s poor who live on less than $2 a day.
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Rasheedat pictured wearing pink and white beaded bracelet and necklace
March 07, 2017
Empower a woman, unleash a leader: Why we support young female entrepreneurs
We provide women and girls with resources to build better lives, because we know strong women equal strong families and communities.
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