Children
Blog Post: Every child should be in the picture ›
In Parker Town, Gbarpolu County, in the north of Liberia where Mercy Corps has a number of agriculture programs, I rounded up these children for a group portrait.
Blog Post: These children play with nothing, anything, everything ›
What makes Liberian children smile? One of the few "toys" I saw was an old cassava grater reimagined as a tiny car.
Blog Post: 'How da body?' ›
As a mother, it's hard to see poverty so deep as I'm seeing here in Liberia. I hug and tickle and make funny faces at every child I see.
Blog Post: Lasting change ›
Lasting change — the important kind — comes from teaching people how to do things differently and supporting them along the way.
Blog Post: Getting creative with nutrition for Kyrgyz kindergarteners ›
The small kitchen bustles with activity as cooks from local kindergartens crowd around the counter dicing and slicing meats and vegetables for soups and salads.
Blog Post: Kids enjoy peace for one day in Santander ›
Vivo Jugando is a new Mercy Corps sports-for-change strategy that uses soccer and yoga to give kids tools to deal with critical issues in their lives.
Blog Post: A happy moment amid the ruins ›
I was busy distributing hygiene kits to earthquake-affected households when I was suddenly attracted by the sound of laughter from outside the hall.
Blog Post: The resilence of children ›
Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.
Blog Post: Jordan's Queen visits Mercy Corps disability-rights project ›
Jordan's Queen Rania recently visited a school where we're helping mainstream children with disabilities.
Blog Post: Meeting the survivors ›
Last Friday afternoon, we suddenly found out we were being deployed to earthquake-ravaged villages to assess the situation and determine what help survivors needed.
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