After a year of uncertainty, what’s next is up to all of us

Stories of impact from 2025 show how we’re working, innovating, and partnering to make a difference against all odds.

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Elisa, a venezuelan migrant to colombia sells water and coffee in a park with her newborn child. photo: ana maria olarte/mercy corps
September 13, 2019
Alone in Colombia, a Venezuelan mother builds a new life
Elisa, 33, is a mother of two and one of many Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia to escape the economic collapse in Venezuela. She currently works 12 hours a day selling products in a park.
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Kenyan woman in front of home.
September 09, 2019
Going mobile: How phones have become a critical farming tool
Climate disasters, poverty and a lack of resources have made farming in Kenya an increasingly unreliable livelihood. We're using technology to help them improve their odds.
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A pair of hands uses a mobile phone to send an sms text.
August 26, 2019
NGOs must become 21st century organizations (Part 1)
NGOs need to transform from organizations that simply augment analogue methods to organizations who leverage digital technologies to the fullest extent.
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Mercy corps programs personnel works with local recipient.
August 16, 2019
For working mothers in Ethiopia, a better life starts with affordable daycare
Finding affordable daycare is just another hurdle working mothers must overcome in Addis Ababa, the capital of and largest city in Ethiopia. One woman is committed to helping them.
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The hands of a savings and loan group grasp a bowl of paper money in acul, guatemala.
August 15, 2019
The challenge of financial inclusion in the age of digital currency
Organizations like Mercy Corps must seek to harness the power of blockchain and digital currencies for the people and communities they serve while doing their utmost to minimize risks.
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A boy walks toward a row of white tents in a dry, desert landscape
August 15, 2019
"Something like this can happen to any of us": An interview with one of our humanitarian responders
Sonal Shinde, a career emergency first responder, supports Mercy Corps' humanitarian responses in Africa. In this Q&A, learn about her experience responding to disasters around the world and her perspective on why humanitarian work is so important.
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