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How can individuals make a difference when challenges are so big?
At the close of a year defined by crisis, we’re focused on what we can do—together—to help communities across the globe shape a brighter future.
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Two technicians work on a solar power plant in Sheder Refugee Camp in Ethiopia.
On the grid: Connecting refugee communities to solar power
Mercy Corps’ Enter Energy initiative provides access to sustainable electricity for displaced and host communities in Ethiopia.
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A person working on their sewing machine.
Building up livelihoods and breaking down stigma
Reproductive health and hygiene awareness is improving while also providing economic opportunities to communities in Karamoja, Uganda.
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Residents walk through the rubble of the Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City after it was destroyed by air raids. © Eyad Baba for Mercy Corps
One year of crisis in Gaza: Through the eyes of our team members
As millions in Gaza begin another year of living amid humanitarian catastrophe, our team members share challenges they and their families have faced.
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Farmers sitting at a table during a workshop.
Helping farmers navigate climate change? There’s an app for that
In Guatemala, farmers are growing more resilient harvests by using an app that tracks weather patterns in their communities.
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Young people hanging art projects.
In Gaza, a program to give kids respite amid ongoing conflict
During the ongoing conflict in Gaza, children and young people get a much-needed opportunity to play and build tools to cope.
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Agriculture
Nepal cash distribution
Cash and voucher assistance
Farmer in ethiopia working on her crops
Climate, environment, and energy
Niger man washed hands at portable washing station.
COVID-19 response
Congolese men working in a laboratory.
Emergency response
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Financial inclusion
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Food security and nutrition
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Gender equality
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Governance
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Market development
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Peace and conflict
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Policy and advocacy
Nepal woman helping rebuild after earthquake
Resilience
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Technology
Man in coffee bean field
Ventures
A person filling a jerry can with water.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene
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Youth

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January 29, 2024
Can Famine Be Averted in Gaza?
Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna was interviewed on this episode of Global Dispatches about the organization's presence in Gaza, the food insecurity…
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January 11, 2024
Time is Running Out for Thousands More as Threat of Famine Escalates in Gaza
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January 18, 2024
From Breadbasket to Battlefield: Conflict Ravages Sudan, Spreads to Critical Food Producing Regions
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The Guardian : MSF Aid Workers ‘Heartbroken’ as Charity Forced to Halt Services in Haitian Capital After Repeated Attacks
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said its aid workers are “heartbroken” after the medical NGO was forced to suspend...
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Forbes: Blessed Are the Peacemakers
With wars raging in the Middle East, Ukraine, Myanmar, and Yemen, with domestic polarization at a modern-day high in the...
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The Associated Press: As Talks in Baku Cross the Halfway Point, Nations Are No Closer to a Goal on Cash for Climate Action
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done...
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Midway through COP29: Hanging on by a Thread, or All to Play For?
Statement by Mercy Corps Climate Policy Lead Debbie Hillier and Senior Advocacy Advisor Barbara Rosen Jacobson: As COP29...
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International Community Affirms Commitment to Common Principles for Conflict Sensitive Climate Action at COP29
A new policy document, Common Principles for Effective Climate Finance and Action for Relief, Recovery, and Peace, was...
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Humanitarian Aid Entering Gaza Reaches Historic Low; 20 Aid Workers Killed in One Month
Thirty aid organizations operating in Gaza warn in the latest Humanitarian Access Snapshot that humanitarian aid...
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Josh DeWald

Josh leads Mercy Corps’ Evidence & Learning Unit, which coordinates the organisation’s strategic “evidence driven commitment,” focused on using data, evidence, and analytics to improve programmes, scale what works, and influence others. In this role, he coordinates teams focused on monitoring

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Tjada D’Oyen McKenna

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Shannon Alexander

Vice President of Global Programs & Support
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Alex Angulo

Vice President, Strategy Realization
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Hugh Aprile

Latin America and The Caribbean Regional Director
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Josh DeWald

Vice President of Evidence and Learning

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April 14, 2020
10 tips to help children through the COVID-19 crisis
Drawing upon decades of experience, here are 10 tips for parents and caregivers to help children cope with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Yemeni family sitting together outside their home's entrance.
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Resilience Fund: 3 ways we’re supporting vulnerable communities
Mercy Corps’ fund will provide vital support to vulnerable communities threatened by COVID-19.
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Bahamian working with a water tender truck.
March 26, 2020
After the storm: How The Bahamas continues to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian
Six months after Hurricane Dorian, Mercy Corps’ work shifts from emergency services to long-term recovery efforts.
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Bahamian woman collects water at spigot.
March 26, 2020
Outsmarting water scarcity to save lives around the world
Mercy Corps is working with communities to save lives by developing innovative water access and sanitation projects.
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March 26, 2020
Helping communities through global pandemic
As the world works to contain the spread of COVID-19, our teams are helping vulnerable communities on the front lines of crisis.
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March 18, 2020
Sharing information, not germs
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy’s response quickly escalated from cautious and muted to full-on containment, enforcing all residents to remain in their houses unless they have urgent reason to leave.
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Recent news

Daily Mail: Netanyahu Refuses to Withdraw From Gaza and Release 'Thousands of Terrorists' Held by IDF Forces
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected two key demands Hamas has made during indirect ceasefire talks...
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Global Dispatches: Can Famine Be Averted in Gaza?
Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna was interviewed on this episode of Global Dispatches about the organization's...
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The Associated Press: Kenya's High Court Rules That Deploying the Nation's Police Officers to Haiti is Unconstitutional
Kenya’s high court on Friday blocked the United Nations-backed deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti to help the...
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BBC News: Kenya Court Blocks Police Deployment to Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has blocked the government from deploying police officers to fight gangs in Haiti.
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The New York Times: Kenyan Court Blocks Deployment of Police Force to Haiti
A contingent of 1,000 Kenyan officers was intended to lead a multinational force financed by the United States to...
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New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy: Eurasian Connectivity podcast: Afghanistan: The Forgotten
In this first episode of Eurasian Connectivity in the new year, host Kamran Bokhari speaks with Dayne Curry, the country...
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Recent press releases

International Development Leader and Equality Champion Harpinder Collacott Joins Mercy Corps as Executive Director for Europe
Mercy Corps is pleased to announce the appointment of Harpinder (Pin) Collacott as its new Executive Director for Europe...
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News Alert: Deadly Flooding Increases Acute Food Insecurity in Nigeria
Nigeria is experiencing its worst flooding in a decade, resulting in more than 600 deaths and 1.3 million people...
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Testimony by Kate Phillips-Barrasso, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, to UN OCHA Member States
UN OCHA Member States Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine Honourable participants, I deliver these...
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Aid Agencies Call for Upholding International Humanitarian Law, Protection of Civilians and Civilian Objects in Ukraine
Heavily populated areas in Ukraine—including in Dnipro, Kyiv, Lviv and Ternopil—came under attack on Monday from...
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News Alert: Pakistan at High Risk of Starvation and Disease Outbreak as Harsh Winter Approaches
As water recedes in some parts of Pakistan following monsoon flooding, affected communities face a daunting new...
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44 National and International NGOs Call for Renewal and Expansion of Truce in Yemen
With the current truce agreement set to expire on October 2 2022, humanitarian organizations remind all parties to the...
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Recent research

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August 30, 2018
Block by Block: A Comparative Analysis of the Leading Distributed Ledgers
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August 29, 2018
Drivers of Digitization of SACCOs in Uganda
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Mercy corps staff member jasmine avgerakis with refugees in baidoa, somalia.
August 27, 2018
Driven to Leave: Aid and Migration — Assessing Evidence from Somalia and Afghanistan
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August 23, 2018
Niger: Developing a Tool to Assess Community Vulnerability to Recruitment by Armed Extremist Groups
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August 03, 2018
Testing the Added Value of Market Incentives on Disaster Risk Reduction in Western Nepal
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July 01, 2018
Moving Forward with Cash in Haiti
A review of cash-based Interventions during our Hurricane Matthew response in Haiti
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Tenders

Intention de soumissionner - l’achat d’outils aratoires et de matériels de protection individuel pour les activités Food for Works du programme GAINS dans la province du Kasaï RDC
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Goma
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DR Congo
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Notice Of Funding Opportunity - Highland Resilience Activity - Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa
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Ethiopia
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