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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More than half a million syrian refugees are now living in jordan, already one of the world's driest countries. water shortages have reached emergency levels in some areas, where the supply is as low as 30 liters per person per day — one-tenth of what the average american uses. photo: cassandra nelson/mercy corps
March 09, 2014
Water scarcity and the Syrian refugee crisis
Jordan is running out of water. Our new report details the daily impact on families and provides key recommendations to help the millions in need.
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Buildings and debris
December 04, 2013
Reflections on helping typhoon survivors in Tacloban
Emergency Program Manager Dewi Hanifah traveled to Tacloban in the first days after Typhoon Haiyan. Read about her experiences delivering aid in the aftermath of the disaster.
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Typhoon haiyan emergency response
November 14, 2013
The facts: What you need to know about Super Typhoon Haiyan
It's one of the worst disasters in recent history. See the map of Haiyan's impact in the Philippines — and the response to help survivors.
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A person is pictured standing in a salvage yard in a rainstorm
November 12, 2013
Meet our Typhoon Haiyan emergency response team
Experts in water, sanitation, logistics and distributions are working to ensure lifesaving supplies get to survivors in the Philippines in these critical early days.
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Woman outside house
October 18, 2013
Beneficiary Story: A smallholder farmer finds more than one use for her EcoCash wallet
In the past few months, managing family and business finances has become a lot easier for small farmer, Nomusa Dube, who has taken up mobile banking through Mercy Corp’s Agri-Fin program.
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Close up of a smiling baby with mother
October 15, 2013
From hungry to healthy: Saving children in the Horn of Africa
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