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Children are remarkably imaginative and resilient — but also heartbreakingly fragile and vulnerable. Mercy Corps works with communities to shelter and nurture children through innovative education, health and nutrition programs. Teaching the next generation and keeping them healthy are essential to tomorrow's strong, vibrant societies.

Eat your tempeh, kids ›

Country: Indonesia

Mercy Corps is working to reduce child malnutrition in Indonesia's capital by educating parents and teachers — and by sponsoring street-food carts that sell healthy snacks.

Christine: There for Sichuan's Survivors ›

Country: China

Caring staff like Christine Fu define our mission. We don't just respond to emergencies, we stay as long as we're needed — and often become part of the community.

Healing the Future ›

Country: China

At the one-year anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, there's still much more we can do, together, for the children of Sichuan.

Babies, Full and Contented ›

Country: Pakistan

Moms in Pakistan are getting some much-needed nutritional advice, with happier, healthier children as a result.

Better School Lunches - No, Really ›

Country: Mongolia

Throughout much of Mongolia, school meals are the only nutrition that students receive. Mercy Corps helped make them more nutritious.

Video: Teaching English as an Opportunity ›

Country: Sudan

Blue Nile State is one of three contested areas between the north and the south of Sudan.

Video: Don't Forget to Wash Your Hands ›

Country: Indonesia

A Mercy Corps survey in five provinces of Indonesia found that only 30 percent of school-age children wash their hands before eating and after using toilets.

Video: Teaching Street Kids a Lesson ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

In Kyrgyzstan, it is estimated that between 2,000 to 15,000 children work in order to help support their families economically. Most of these children do not go to school regularly.

The World's Youngest Principal ›

Country: China

For Mercy Corps' Guo Xin, the day she spent distributing hygiene kits to displaced earthquake survivors will remain most memorable for the bravery of a 17-year-old school principal.

Making Movies ›

Country: Lebanon

Nine teens used a Mercy Corps filmmaking course to express their needs, aspirations and dreams — part of projects aimed at enhancing youth artistic skills and addressing societal challenges with technology.

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