In nearly every country, there are groups that suffer discrimination, displacement and poverty solely because of their ethnicity, beliefs, language or social class. Their path out of poverty is especially challenging. Mercy Corps helps them to be heard and recognized so they can exchange oppression for opportunity.
From Grief to Hope ›
Country: China
Living and Learning Together ›
Country: China
The young women of Project GLOW display remarkable grace and a zest for life amid the hardships of life in the Liangshan Yi villages.
Bringing a Culture Back from the Brink ›
Country: China
Professor Hou Yuangao, alongside Mercy Corps, is helping to save and preserve his own endangered ethnic group.
The China Few Have Seen ›
Country: China
Zhuhe Township is hundreds of miles - and seems hundreds of years - away from China's rapidly growing, ultramodern cities.
An Ancient Culture Confronts New Challenges ›
Country: China
The Liangshan Yi are an ethnic group at risk; faced with the challenges of a Chinese economy that seems to be leaving them behind, they need the optimism, ingenuity and action of their youth more than ever.
Rao Piao: Seeking An Upward Migration ›
Country: China
Access to better jobs for China's migrant children depends on access to urban education.
Photo Essay: Life in the Himalayan Foothills ›
Country: India
Darjeeling's soaring natural splendor often hides the depths of poverty.
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