http://www.mercycorps.org The Latest Mercy Corps Content en-us (c) 2007 Mercy Corps http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 11 May 2008 15:59:02 -0700 Charity Mercy Corps In-house CMS 60 http://www.mercycorps.org/images/donate/mercy_logo_red.gif http://www.mercycorps.org/ 136 48 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/pressroom/2154/ Agency mobilizes team to assess needs and begin on-the-ground response. Humanitarian access remains challenging. Fri, 09 May 2008 10:33:30 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/emergencies/1816/ Mercy Corps is helping more than 50,000 displaced people meet their most basic needs in areas of conflict-ravaged northeastern Congo near the Rwandan border. Wed, 07 May 2008 09:50:47 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/children/2151/ It's not the classroom, or the doctor's office, or some other site where you might expect to find traumatized children receiving supportive services. But athletic fields and playgrounds, Mercy Corps and its partners believe, can be the place where innovative — and effective — approaches to emotional recovery take flight. The Moving Forward initiative, a collaborative endeavor between Mercy Corps, NIKE and CARE aims to help youth emerge from the physical and emotional rubble of emergencies by stepping onto the soccer pitches, volleyball courts and dance halls of their recovering communities. The approach capitalizes on the capacity of coaches and teachers to use sport- and game-based methodologies to help youth recover from the trauma they experience during and after disasters. As part of a pilot project initiated by Mercy Corps in response to the coastal earthquake in Peru last August, two dozen coaches and teachers were trained as mentors to work with kids in the most affected areas. Using sports like soccer, volleyball and dance, these mentors helped more than 300 kids cope with the psychosocial stress that follows losing homes and schools and living in crowded shelters. Twice a week, youth joined their mentors in community play areas to take part in soccer and volleyball matches and dance instruction to build their self-esteem, trust in others, teamwork and resiliency. Each mentor was equipped with a NIKE-outfitted sport bag containing all the tools of the sport-mentor trade: soccer balls, volleyballs, practice vests, cones, rope and so on. The experience and tools developed will help the Moving Forward initiative develop a one-of-a-kind toolkit to help child-service professionals engage youth in sports and games after natural and manmade disasters strike. The toolkit will be refined by all of the partners as we learn more about how to best use sports and games to promote kids' psychosocial recovery. Food, water and shelter are essential to disaster recovery. But the power of sports can't be overlooked in helping youth recover their optimism and hope. Wed, 07 May 2008 09:08:02 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/pressroom/2152/ Agency is accepting donations; working with partners on the ground. Death toll may rise to 100,000. Wed, 07 May 2008 10:10:24 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/emergencies/2150/ Following this weekend's deadly cyclone in Myanmar, Mercy Corps is working through colleague agencies to bring relief to families affected by the disaster, which left at least 10,000 dead and another 3,000 missing. Mon, 05 May 2008 06:33:08 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2149/ Mercy Corps, which distributes baskets of sugar, rice and other food to Iraqi refugees in Syria, is agonizing over whether it will reduce ration sizes or cut needy families. Fri, 02 May 2008 07:50:25 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/2144/ Help increase breastfeeding rates and ensure more Indonesian children get a healthy start by giving your mom a Mercy Kit designed with mothers in mind. Thu, 01 May 2008 07:52:31 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2145/ The Berkeley resident and disability rights advocate is going to Iraq, where along side Mercy Corps he will train 35 disabled Iraqis how to fight for their rights. Thu, 01 May 2008 07:23:44 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/water/2139/ Mercy Corps contributes to global water goals by offering solutions that include piping drinking water to rural communities, building wells and ensuring that people have access to drinking water in the aftermath of devastating emergencies. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:12:03 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/economicdevelopment/2140/ Mercy Corps fosters market driven, locally appropriate economic development in some of the world's most challenging areas. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:58:10 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2142/ Reports had been coming in from around the world to Mercy Corps, the Portland-based relief and development group and Mercy Corps established a Global Food Crisis Fund. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:07:34 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/pressroom/2134/ Assistance will enhance medical care for more than 140,000 Iraqis Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:58:18 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/pressroom/2135/ Agency reports escalating hunger and poverty due to skyrocketing food prices. Calls for increased food aid and more investment in local agriculture. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:06:42 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2138/ Mercy Corps is establishing a "Global Food Crisis Fund" in response to the high cost of food across the globe. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:24:17 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2143/ Mercy Corps, announced today that it has established a special fund, called the Global Food Crisis Fund, to combat the negative impact that rising food prices are having on the world's poor. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:08:07 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/india/2132/ Tazo Tea's Keith Hutjens talks about the roots and philosophy of the Community Health and Advancement Initiative (CHAI) and the company's commitment to social responsibility. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:33:07 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/emergencies/2128/ Surging food prices often hit those who can afford it the least — the very people who Mercy Corps supports in our programs around the world. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:16:57 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/2125/ Mercy Corps supporter Anita Bekenstein reports on her recent visit to Banda Aceh, where efforts continue to rebuild after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:23:06 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2121/ Mercy Corps has officially broken ground on its new headquarters building in Portland. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:36:00 -0700 http://www.mercycorps.org/aboutus/inthenews/2122/ Mercy Corps is building a new headquarters in Portland that will incorporate green building practices and an education center that will offer visitors a virtual tour of poverty. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:02:50 -0700