Pakistan
Fighting between the Pakistan Army and Taliban militants has displaced more than 2.5 million people in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Mercy Corps is delivering aid to thousands of families affected by the violence.
Blog Post: A worthy cause ›
With so many important issues out there, it is sometimes difficult to decide which ones to focus on. Every once in a while, there is a story that stands out above others.
Blog Post: Displaced Pakistanis head home ›
Mercy Corps dispatched assessment teams to determine how we can best support returning families; in Mingora, we are working to improve the water supply for more than 25,000 people.
Blog Post: Dresses to the displaced ›
Last month, Pakistani women who'd been trained by Mercy Corps to make handicrafts contacted our local staff with a wish to tailor dresses for children displaced by the recent fighting.
Blog Post: Generosity and play in the hardest of times ›
Here in the Pakistani city of Mardan, displaced families are starting to move home after nearly three months sweltering in the hot tents of makeshift camps.
Blog Post: Life returns to Pakistan's Swat Valley ›
Mercy Corps President Nancy Lindborg, currently in Pakistan's conflict-riddled Swat Valley, writes that thousands of displaced residents of Swat are finally returning home.
Blog Post: Thank you letters from displaced Pakistani children ›
Blog Post: Update from Pakistan ›
Holden Basch, who spent the last two months running our emergency program in Pakistan, provides a status report.
Blog Post: Update on kids' psychosocial program ›
We've enrolled nearly 1,400 displaced children in Pakistan in our program to relieve their stress by offering sports and games.
Fleeing Home ›
Sadja's family has been living in an overcrowded high school for almost two months. She fled her home with nothing.
Helping Kids Cope ›
Life has been anything but routine for Salman since his family was displaced from their home in early May. Activity kits and organized sports are helping restore a sense of normalcy.
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