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Economic Development

Mercy Corps fosters market-driven economic development in some of the world's most challenging places. We make use of already existing relationships — among buyers, sellers, producers and consumers — to bridge social and political divides via business and trade.

Special Report: Coping with the Economic Crisis ›

The economic crisis has spread all over the world, to millions of families that Mercy Corps serves. They worry about the same things we do: how to pay bills, put food on the table and take care of their children.

Special Report: Reinterpreting Tea Leaves ›

Country: India

Mercy Corps and Tazo Tea Company are helping almost 13,000 people empower themselves and find opportunities to build better lives for themselves, their families and communities.

Perfect Harmony Family ›

Country: China
The 500 pounds of homemade noodles that Guo Guifen sells each market day keep local cook-pots full - and have won her family the village's top honor.

Blog Post: Can you spare a square? ›

Country: Indonesia

I didn’t expect my first blog post from the field to be about sanitation. I thought maybe microfinance or agriculture programs or mobile commerce.

Blog Post: Delivering aid to Samoa's survivors ›

Country: Samoa

It has been an unforgettable week. Last Friday, we delivered aid packages to 102 women in 15 different villages across the southeast coast of Samoa.

Blog Post: Lead them to a better future ›

Country: Indonesia

I started my day with a cup of tea while reading a local newspaper, Padang Ekspres, this morning. The headline for today’s edition read “70 percent of the business economy is destroyed.”

Promoting Fuel-Efficiency in Darjeeling ›

Country: India

Mercy Corps is aiming to address poverty by helping poor communities use fuel more efficiently.

Blog Post: Microfinance and development in Kyrgyzstan ›

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Kompanion News is a newsletter distributed in Kyrgyzstan to highlight the development work that Kompanion, one of Mercy Corps’ microfinance institutions, undertakes in the country.

Blog Post: A chance for the people of Zimbabwe ›

Country: Zimbabwe

This week I had the honor of testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Zimbabwe, along with a range of distinguished representatives.

Blog Post: The resilence of children ›

Country: Uganda

Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.

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Mercy Corps fosters market driven, locally appropriate economic development in some of the world’s most challenging areas. We make use of already existing market relationships – those between buyers, sellers, producers, and consumers – to bridge social and political divides via business and trade.

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