Tool Kit ($40)

A tool in the hand just feels right — whether it's to build a home, teach a skill or harvest a crop. Craftsmanship is an essential part of both culture and economy, as well as something passed down through generations. Tools help build communities. They help define lives. They impart purpose and help workers earn income to support their families.

Why Help Is Needed

Conflict and disaster can take away everything a family owns — and the tools they need to rebuild their lives. The difference between poverty and prosperity often comes down to something as simple as a farmer's hoe, a mechanic's wrench or a tailor's sewing machine. These things don't only build income, but dignity.

Mercy Corps In Action

We find ways to equip families with the tools they need to rebuild and succeed. Whether it's giving wheelbarrows to tsunami-ravaged communities in Sri Lanka, grain sickles to Ethiopian farmers, or stethoscopes to doctors in rural Guatemala, we believe that a good tool in the right hands can change lives.

Tool Kit ($40)
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Purchase of a Mercy Kit is a symbolic gift that supports Mercy Corps' worldwide programs to help children and families in need. The Breastfeeding Kit, Climate Change Kit, Fuel-Efficient Stove Kit, Cricket Farm Kit, Send an Orphan to School Kit, Plant a Tree Kit, Play to Heal Kit and Uganda Farm Kit supports those specific project funds. Proceeds from the sale of other Mercy Kits will be used where most needed.