Kitchens around the world

In every corner of the world, food brings people together. But where we cook and gather looks different for each one of us, depending on where we live and what we've been through.
Women in colorful clothing reaching in to share food from a bowl at center in Niger. Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps

Life of a girl: Spend the day with Badariya

What's it like to be a 13-year-old girl in West Africa? Badariya doesn't get to spend her day in a classroom, but she's still determined to change her future. Follow a day in her life and see how.
A girl sitting on the ground with other girls nearby, all laughing, in Nigeria

A hotter planet, a hungrier world

The impacts of climate change are pummeling nations around the world. But for the poor, the consequences are particularly destructive: more poverty, more hunger. We can't end these plights, then, if we don't tackle climate change, too.
Mercy Corps sees the threat of climate change in many places where we work. In Ethiopia and around the world, we’re helping people adapt to increasingly unpredictable rainfall and weather, because we know their food, health and lives depend on it. Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps

Meet the world's bravest mothers

This week we're celebrating mothers around the world who face immense challenges to keep their families safe and healthy. Here are the stories of some of the toughest moms we know.
We're celebrating mothers around the world who, every day, brave incredible challenges to support their families. In Ethiopia, Dhaki is striving to ensure her three children have enough to eat, despite the high risk of hunger in her village. Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps