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Food/Nutrition

Distributing food is sometimes necessary, especially during times of crisis — but Mercy Corps believes in teaching people to fish, plant gardens and raise livestock for their household needs. This holistic approach not only ensures that families don't go hungry, but also looks out for their health needs and long-term economic prospects.

More Than Run-of-the-Mill Progress ›

Country: Kosovo

Prospects for Kosovo’s future stability and prosperity rest in returning and re-integrating internally displaced people and refugee populations to their native homes.

One Table: Regrowing the Garden ›

Country: Myanmar

Life here in Bo Kone, Myanmar, a village of about a thousand people, has never been easy. Located on an isolated island in the Irrawaddy Delta, it's about an hour's boat ride to the nearest town.

One Table: A Stove to Save Lives ›

Country: DR Congo

For 59-year-old Dafroza Baleberaho, building improved cookstoves isn’t just about preventing climate change, it’s about saving women’s lives.

One Table: Farming Rice, Intensively ›

Country: Sri Lanka

Kanthi Weerasinghe is one of 160 farmers in the village of Yahangala East experimenting with a method of growing rice called SRI, which is short for System of Rice Intensification.

Special Report: Nineteen: The Lives of Jakarta's Street Vendors ›

Country: Indonesia

Street vendors, hawking anything from food to medicine, dominate Jakarta's urban landscape even as they scrape by to provide for their families. Here are five of their stories.

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.

Babies, Full and Contented ›

Country: Pakistan

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

Nourishing Opportunity ›

Country: Nepal

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.

Video: Fighting Malnutrition ›

Country: Niger

In Niger, an estimated 10% of children under five are considered malnourished.

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.

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How You Can Help

  • Donate $35 to train five farmers on improved agricultural techniques to better feed their families.
  • Donate $58 to give a family the seeds, tools and assistance they need to establish a farm.
  • Donate $150 to help a group of women start a dairy business to better nourish their families and community.
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