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Blog Post: Microfinance and development in 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: Fatou Ali gets economic independence ›

Today, thanks to Mercy Corps, I can support my family by providing food for our table, schooling for the kids, and being able to pay for their health care and clothing.

Blog Post: A harsh reality for Mongolia's herders ›

Even though analysts are reporting that most markets have begun to emerge from the crisis, Mongolia's people — particularly herders — are still feeling the worst of it.

Blog Post: Crickets, crackers and chairs ›

Whatever could the three things in this title have in common? Opportunity for rural Indonesian women and their families, that's what.

Blog Post: 28 stories ›

To be completely honest, going into a tall bank building this morning was the most unnatural I’ve felt on this trip.

Blog Post: Today is sweet ›

Banda Aceh's miraculous recovery was driven by things as small and sweet as a cake.

Blog Post: Invest in Afghanistan's mothers ›

After years of war and oppression, the mothers of Afghanistan can now step out of their homes and into the marketplace. Microfinance helps mothers, who in turn build stronger, healthier families and communities.

Blog Post: Burmese farmers caught in poverty trap ›

Farming communities in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta have always followed a cycle of debt. Each year, wealthy land owners would lend farmers money, tools and cattle needed to till the soil.

Nourishing Opportunity ›

Phoolmaya Shrestha spent years selling snacks to schoolchildren to keep her family afloat — but now, with a loan facilitated by Mercy Corps, she's found new opportunities.