Children line up to wash their hands before eating lunch at school in Maubisse Villa, Timor-Leste.
Community connection: Top 10 photos of 2024

Our Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting participant stories and Mercy Corps’ work around the world.

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Mercy corps team members prepare to distribute food made by chef josé andrés and the world central kitchen team in puerto rico. photo: ernesto robles for mercy corps
November 13, 2017
Sharing warm meals across Puerto Rico
Each day our team works with the World Central Kitchen team to pack up and distribute about 500 meals to hard-hit communities in Puerto Rico.
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8-year-old majeda, a syrian refugee, playing on a playground
November 09, 2017
7 ways you're helping Syrian refugees build better lives
Because of caring people like you, our response to the Syrian refugee crisis has kept growing — and now, there are so many ways we are working together to help Syrian refugee families.
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Two women sit beneath a white canvas tent. one is holding and feeding a baby on her lap.
October 25, 2017
Raqqa gripped by humanitarian crisis after months of fighting
Residents of Raqqa face a lack of food, power and water as well as lingering violence after being captured from ISIS. Mercy Corps is outside of the city working to provide displaced families with essential supplies.
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Two men talking to one another, with a child standing between them. one man is holding a baby.
October 12, 2017
In South Sudan, famine threat still looms
While South Sudan is no longer technically experiencing famine, the reality on the ground remains dire. An estimated 6 million people — more than half the population — are at risk, and 1.7 million people require immediate assistance.
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With mercy corps' help, neyis is replanting her crops after hurricane matthew destroyed them last year.
October 02, 2017
One year after Hurricane Matthew, seeds of hope return
One year after Hurricane Matthew devastated the island nation, the people of Haiti are rebuilding their livelihoods.
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After hurricane matthew wreaked havoc in haiti last year, our team began disaster response in affected areas. photo: sean sheridan for mercy corps
September 21, 2017
Responding in Puerto Rico
Mercy Corps has a team on the ground in Puerto Rico working with local organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance and start rebuilding the communities ravaged by the hurricane.
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