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Explore case studies, impact evaluations, reports, and other technical documents about our programs. Learn about our research partnerships, and please contact us if you have any questions.

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Mediating Resilience: Inclusive and Climate-Informed Pathways to Peace

Sharing findings from Mercy Corps research in Uganda and Kenya that show how inclusive, climate-informed mediation and natural resource governance can strengthen resilience at the climate-conflict nexus.

Photo of an covered outdoor walkway that leads to club international rotary in haiti, which is housing idps.

Displacement, Gendered Harm, and the Normalization of Crisis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

This report outlines the risks faced by women and children living in IDP sites in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, demonstrating how harm is produced within displacement settings and providing recommendations to better support them.

Ethiopian woman with her goat stand on the plains.

Resilience Learning Facility

These reports highlight effective strategies across varying levels of instability - including during acute crises – and demonstrate how prevention focused, locally grounded interventions can support sustainable recovery and long-term resilience.

Nigerian man stands above community members he's speaking with.

Equipped for Peace

Research from Niger showing youth conflict resolution training layered onto economic and civic programming can reduce support for violence and strengthen youth violence prevention outcomes.

Nigerian woman standing behind a solar panel.

February 18, 2026

Mercy Corps Ventures Annual Impact Report 2025

Across climate vulnerable markets, founders continue building practical innovations that strengthen adaptation and financial inclusion, often in contexts shaped by volatility, infrastructure gaps, and regulatory complexity.

Mongolian farmer looking over a landscape view of agricultural land.

February 09, 2026

Early Aid, Livelihood Protection, or Both?

This research brief draws on evaluations to clarify when anticipatory action improves welfare and when it can protect livelihoods and contribute to longer-term resilience.