Kenyan woman cooking outside.
When aid disappears: The human cost of foreign aid cuts

What happens when the emergency aid to communities facing hunger, war, extreme weather, and disaster abruptly stops?

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A high school student in nigeria leans forward in their seat inside a classroom with students.
May 20, 2020
What is the effect of COVID-19 on girls’ education?
As the pandemic closes schools around the world, a Mercy Corps team member shares how vulnerable girls are losing the places where they learn and stay safe.
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A swarm of locusts fill the sky above some plants.
May 18, 2020
Desert locusts in East Africa: A plague of another order
As communities brace against COVID-19, a desert locust plague in East Africa threatens to drive hunger rates to unprecedented levels.
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A mother and daughter sit together on a wood bench.
May 18, 2020
Parenting teens during COVID-19: Lessons from around the world
A Mercy Corps team member shares what she's learned from working with adolescents in some of the world’s most fragile communities.
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A wall painted with a mural of children holding hands.
May 14, 2020
Lessons learned from 3D printing in the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp
In the Fall of 2018, Mercy Corps’ field team in Jordan undertook a bold initiative to test the use of 3D printing at the Zaatari Refugee Camp, located about 70km outside of Amman, Jordan.
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Drc community members in line for coronavirus services.
May 12, 2020
Snapshots from around the world: Our COVID-19 response
See what we're doing as the virus reaches the countries most vulnerable to its health and economic impacts.
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Farmer in ethiopia working on her crops
May 08, 2020
The facts: What you need to know about global hunger
The hunger cycle has millions of families in its grip. Why don't they have the food they need — and what effect will COVID-19 have on the crisis?
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