Blog Post: U.S. ambassador visits women's peace-building program in Iraq ›
Country: Iraq
Last Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill met with six participants of a Mercy Corps program that empowers women as peace-builders.
Blog Post: Today's Afghan businesswoman ›
Country: Afghanistan
Since I first met her eight years ago in Kabul, Storai has grown into the confident and competent leader of an institution that provides small loans to 9,800 clients, 65 percent of whom are women.
Blog Post: Hot as an anvil in Afghanistan ›
Country: Afghanistan
On this visit to Afghanistan, I headed out to an area I have not visited before: Jalalabad, a two-hour drive to the east that requires winding through gorges and sharpened mountain terrain.
Blog Post: Secretary Clinton Visits the Most Dangerous Place To Be a Woman ›
Country: DR Congo
While her husband's trip to North Korea to release two American women journalists has recently dominated headlines, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes on a mission that has the potential to save countless women's lives.
Blog Post: More happiness and laughter ›
Country: Indonesia
I feel a bit odd talking so much about happiness but, honestly, that's what I'm feeling here in Banda Aceh.
Blog Post: Today is sweet ›
Country: Indonesia
Banda Aceh's miraculous recovery was driven by things as small and sweet as a cake.
One Table: Invest in Afghanistan's mothers ›
Country: Afghanistan
After years of war and oppression, the mothers of Afghanistan can now step out of their homes and into the marketplace. Microfinance helps mothers, who in turn build stronger, healthier families and communities.
Blog Post: Invest in Afghanistan's mothers ›
Country: Afghanistan
After years of war and oppression, the mothers of Afghanistan can now step out of their homes and into the marketplace. Microfinance helps mothers, who in turn build stronger, healthier families and communities.
Blog Post: From tomatoes to empowerment ›
Country: Tajikistan
The true success of Mercy Corps' program in Tajikistan lies in its network of 300 health and agriculture volunteers, who take time to educate their communities — and empower women.
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.
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