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Blog Post: Seeing the work first hand ›

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.

Promoting Fuel-Efficiency in Darjeeling ›

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

Blog Post: A once-tragic setting for peace dialogues ›

Once a site of great tragedy, the village of Lampono, Uganda is now a place where people from two contentious ethnic groups gather to talk about peace.

Blog Post: A village prepares — and survives ›

When a massive earthquake hit the West Sumatran village of Mangopo last week, Zulkifli didn’t panic. He didn't have time to think — just act.

Blog Post: The resilence of children ›

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

Seeds of Sunshine ›

Alex Odongo is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After decades of an insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army — a rebel group defined by its brutal tactics, which often targeted civilians — that left the country ravaged and its people nearly hopeless, the sun is beginning to shine again in northern Uganda.

Blog Post: Working on a road to hope ›

They say if you want something done you must do it yourself — and that is exactly what Grace Awor is doing for her village of Lamoi, Uganda.

Blog Post: Bringing joy back to Aceh ›

Lately it’s been quite cold because of the marathon rain pouring down nonstop for the last two days over Banda Aceh.

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.