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Mercy Corps constantly strives to combine lessons and methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy to create innovative solutions to social issues. These social innovations introduce sustainable large-scale improvements that provide economic opportunities and peaceful change in some of the world's most challenging places.

Blog Post: A cultural bridge ›

Country: Kosovo

A recent multi-ethnic concert, sponsored by Mercy Corps, brought together people from different communities in Kosovo to celebrate the International Day of Peace.

Blog Post: Simple is sustainable ›

International development doesn’t have to be complicated to work — in fact, in most cases, it probably shouldn’t be.

Blog Post: Sustainable civil society in Sudan  ›

Country: Sudan

The success of our initiatives in Sudan will come from the creation of self-sustaining local organizations that provide hope and support to Sudanese communities.

A Pioneer in Social Innovations ›

Mercy Corps believes that solving social problems in the developing world requires a blending of sustainable, entrepreneurial strategies with the deep knowledge of culture and context that comes from working alongside local communities each day.

Neal Keny-Guyer: Social Entrepreneurship at Mercy Corps ›

Recently we sat down with Neal Keny-Guyer to talk about the agency’s long history with social entrepreneurship – and how he feels about winning Fast Company’s 2008 Social Capitalist Award.

Tom Keffer: The Global Urge to Succeed ›

Mercy Corps' decentralized and innovative culture was what initially attracted entrepreneur Tom Keffer. The possibilities for successful, lasting change are keeping him involved.

William Early: Education for the Global Economy ›

William Early is a rare breed of social entrepreneur: a businessman and philanthropist whose contributions range well beyond donations.

John Haines: Filling a Niche ›

Country: United States

When Mohammad Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for championing small-scale lending to the world's poor, most U.S. microfinanciers probably took it as an affirmation of their own good works. Not John Haines.

Jonathan Dill: Far from Typical ›

The problems of the developing world would usually be one of the last things on the mind of a typical American teenager, let alone something like the spread of waterborne diseases. But Jonathan Dill is far from typical.

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