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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Students at habbouch public school in lebanon get ready for lunchtime. they received healthy bag lunches through our lunch delivery program, which helped fight hunger in lebanese schools that serve refugee and low-income children. photo: corinna robbins/mercy corps
October 14, 2015
Feeding the future: School lunches set kids up for success
Hunger is a stark reality for many refugee and low-income students in Lebanon. Find out how we got healthy lunches to thousands of children who needed them most.
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Two young girls in lebanon
October 07, 2015
Violence and child marriage: The many risks refugee girls face
As girls grow up, they face challenges at every turn. For refugee girls, those risks and challenges can be life-threatening. Learn why they face violence, abuse, early marriage and isolation — and how we're helping them cope.
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Woman in haiti
September 28, 2015
The truth behind 5 myths about global poverty
If the United Nations wants to truly end global poverty, its member nations will have to face some hard truths first.
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Refugees board the daily ferry from the island of lesbos to athens, greece. those who can't make it onboard must wait another day for the next ferry. photo: graham niven/mercy corps
September 23, 2015
Refugee crisis: What's happening on the ground in Greece
As the refugee crisis reaches a tipping point, our teams are in Greece to help people in need. Javier Alvarez, a senior team leader, spoke with us this week about the situation.
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Violence is a daily risk for children like lucia* (right) and elena*, who attend a rural boarding school in colombia. mercy corps is working to make these schools safer by ensuring students receive the full-time care they need to stay protected and healthy. all photos: miguel samper for mercy corps
September 22, 2015
School becomes a safe haven from violence
Children in Colombia are faced daily with threats like sexual assault and recruitment into armed groups. Find out how we're helping students like Lucia stay out of harm's way.
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A woman with four young children in lebanon
September 09, 2015
Who are Syrian refugees?
Meet a few of the people whose lives have been turned upside down by the war in Syria, and learn how we're helping them survive until they can go home again.
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