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    <title>Mercy Corps Economic Development Features</title>
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    <description>The Latest Mercy Corps Economic Development Content</description>
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	<title>Real Challenges</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/afghanistan/2336/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan Country Director Nigel Pont gives his unique perspective on the present situation and what Mercy Corps is doing today and in the future to help communities and families in this challenging region.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:01:57 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Behind the Lines</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/georgia/2325/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Nearly a month after hostilities erupted that forced almost 160,000 people from their homes, thousands of Georgian families are still displaced. Mercy Corps continues to help them.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:38:05 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Tasting Newfound Success</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/lebanon/2289/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Sheikh Mahmoud Derbieh is one of several olive farmers receiving support from Mercy Corps to improve his oil and to start his own label &amp;mdash; changes that have translated into higher sales.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:04:12 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Video: Three Stories from Mercy Corps Northwest</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/unitedstates/2273/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear stories from three clients about how they've been able to grow their small businesses with help from Mercy Corps Northwest.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:26:33 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Reducing Poverty, Improving Lives</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/economicdevelopment/2140/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Mercy Corps fosters market driven, locally appropriate economic development in some of the world's most challenging areas. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:10:21 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Untrammeled Spirit</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/zimbabwe/2100/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Tryphine lost her father when she was seven and her home at age 12. Mercy Corps is connecting her to the help she needs to overcome the challenges thrown her way at such an early age.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:37:46 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Tell Congress You Support the Community Action Program in Iraq</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/civilsociety/2095/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Ask your U.S. Representative to support community development and grassroots democracy in Iraq. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:05:47 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Turning Trash into Cash</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/ethiopia/2070/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With support from Mercy Corps and a local organization called Women in Self-Employment (WISE), Tafessu and her neighbors are finding a way to transform potato skins and fruit peels into fuel.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:21:45 -0700</pubDate>
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	<title>Six Stories from Kosovo</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/kosovo/2061/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With independence now declared, Mercy Corps has captured a snapshot of how long-delayed status impacted the lives of people living in Kosovo.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:52:19 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Ethnic Minority Families Return Home</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/kosovo/2053/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[For almost a decade, Mercy Corps has been working with families, communities, local government agencies and partner organizations to facilitate the return of families who wish to go home.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:30:24 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>New Skills for Asha</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/sudan/2021/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[By looking at 25-year-old Asha, you could never tell that she has been through so much in her young life. But despite tragedy, Mercy Corps is helping her learn new skills to support her young family.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:27:08 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Empowerment Through Gardening</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/1984/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The women of Mirik Lamreudup village are not only winning awards for their organic agriculture, but sharing their newfound success with other women in the area.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:17:39 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Regaining Independence</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/1985/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Indian Ocean tsunami nearly destroyed Halawiyah's business &amp;mdash; but what came afterward threatened her family's livelihood even more. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:22:56 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>The Smell of Success</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/1987/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[For the employees of the Nusa Indah Bakery, and for many of the residents here, the smell of baking bread is the smell of a community reborn.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:23:12 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Aceh: Rising from War and Disaster</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/1991/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With collaboration from communities, local organizations and government, Mercy Corps helped Aceh's tsunami survivors quickly move on with their lives.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:12:02 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Annisah: An Acehnese Woman's Spirit</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/1982/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[&quot;I will do anything to increase my family's income as long as it's legal,&quot; said Annisah, a 30-year-old woman who is part of Mercy Corps' Aceh Recovery Program. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:21:05 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>The Last Girl In School</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/peacefulchange/1951/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[For the last few years, 12-year-old Anita has stayed home while her peers walked to the village school. But not today]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:14:44 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Optimism and Action Transform a Village</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/peacefulchange/1948/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In the village of Bichpuri, trees and vegetables are part of the reason that no one is without the possibility of an education.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:19:08 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Rising From Violence</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/peacefulchange/1945/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[On a hot August day, violence and ruin came to the Geti camp. Less than a week later, good neighbors were helping shaken families rebuild their homes.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:33:49 -0800</pubDate>
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	<title>Change Begins Within</title>
	<link>http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/peacefulchange/1942/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old son of bonded laborers brought learning to his people through literacy classes &amp;mdash; and ended up leading a movement that resulted in freedom.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:03:33 -0800</pubDate>
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