Displaced, yet determined

On this year's World Refugee Day, Mercy Corps shared stories of refugees on the path to self-reliance in Uganda.

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Map of the areas (in red) around the world where malaria is still endemic and threatening lives. photo: courtesy of wikipedia
April 25, 2011
Thoughts on World Malaria Day
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Disabled individual standing in front of empty lot.
April 19, 2011
"Disability does not stand between a man and his aspirations"
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Iraqi boys the new playground equipment at a family park in al nashwa sub-district, basra.
April 12, 2011
Remembering the importance of  “community” in community development
Mercy Corps has been in Iraq’s four southernmost provinces — Basra, Maysan, Muthanna and Thi Qar — since 2003, implementing the USAID-funded Community Action Program.
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Mario de jesus (at left, in blue shirt) and other local blacksmiths are benefitting from mercy corps' secure program by building silos for sale to neighboring farmers. photo: wahyu nugroho/mercy corps
March 22, 2011
Farmers in Timor-Leste store up for a better future
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Our team visited the low-income sidi idriss neighborhood of benghazi, a place littered with trash and standing water where few homes have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. photo: cassandra nelson/mercy corps
March 11, 2011
Libya's impoverished back streets and slums
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Children in the camp at km 37 collecting water. photo: sara velasquez/mercy corps
January 23, 2011
How many times a day do you turn on the water from the faucet?
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