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Many of the rural communities where we work are among the most isolated places in the world. Mercy Corps helps these villages connect to wider opportunities economically and socially, raising the fortunes of all.

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: Six days on the road ›

Country: Tajikistan

I'm both exhausted and exhilarated by my six-day journey through the red clay rocky back-roads of Tajikistan's border area with Kyrgyzstan in the Rasht Valley.

Blog Post: The tenuous return  ›

Country: Uganda

While many long-displaced Acholi people have returned home to their pre-war villages, the return is not always easy.

Blog Post: Every child should be in the picture ›

Country: Liberia

In Parker Town, Gbarpolu County, in the north of Liberia where Mercy Corps has a number of agriculture programs, I rounded up these children for a group portrait.

Blog Post: Grow what you eat, eat what you grow ›

Country: Liberia

Mercy Corps is working with Liberian farmers to coax their next meal – and all the meals of their future – out of the ground.

Blog Post: These children play with nothing, anything, everything  ›

Country: Liberia

What makes Liberian children smile? One of the few "toys" I saw was an old cassava grater reimagined as a tiny car.

Blog Post: 'How da body?' ›

Country: Liberia

As a mother, it's hard to see poverty so deep as I'm seeing here in Liberia. I hug and tickle and make funny faces at every child I see.

Blog Post: Cocoa, arm wrestling and opportunity ›

Country: Liberia

Mercy Corps is helping Annie Garfree and other Liberian women farmers meet their country's own goals by becoming more successful farmers.

Blog Post: What is public health? ›

Country: Uganda

My view of improving peoples' health used to be so narrow. Like any good learning experience, my time in Uganda has helped me better understand the complexities of life.

Blog Post: Seeing the work first hand ›

Country: Uganda

It is one thing to read all about the work of an organization. It is something entirely different to see it with your own eyes. It is inspirational.

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