How we work: Emergency response

As disasters increasingly strike families and children in vulnerable places around the world, Mercy Corps is there to provide lifesaving relief and help communities build back stronger.
Mercy Corps team members in Puerto Rico respond in the aftermath of an earthquake.

Dreaming for the future: Youth around the world

87% of the world's youth live in developing countries. How do we help them overcome the difficult challenges they face? Read their stories and hear about their hopes for a better future.
Friends Mariya and Badariya in Niger after participating in one of Mercy Corps' discussion groups for girls. Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps

Chapter 8: Fight Ebola with Mercy Corps

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
A child washes hands at a hygiene station in a displacement camp on the outskirts of Goma, DRC. In 2015, when this photo was taken, about 5,000 people lived in the camp because of ongoing violence and political instability in eastern Congo. Photo: Corinna Robbins/Mercy Corps

Chapter 7: What will it take to stop Ebola?

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Image: Turquoise rubber gloves are hanging to dry after being sanitized

Chapter 6: The effects of an Ebola outbreak on children in Africa

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Christine, 6, and her little brother Gabriel, 3, practice their hand washing techniques. Photo: Rudy Nkombo/Mercy Corps

Chapter 5: Ebola's effect on healthcare systems in Africa

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Habibu, hygienist at the Malepe Health Center in DRC, takes the temperature of every person who enters the health center after attending our training about preventing the spread of the Ebola virus epidemic. Photo: Rudy Nkombo/Mercy Corps

Chapter 4: How does Ebola affect the economy?

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Sarah, 46, grows and sells cassava, onions and other vegetables as a way to help her husband earn a living and feed their children. But when Ebola hit this area of Liberia, officials tried to stem its spread by restricting travel and public gatherings. "There was no way to get to the market," she says. One of Mercy Corps’ main objectives in Liberia was to improve food security in the wake of the Ebola crisis. Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps

Chapter 3: African countries fighting Ebola outbreaks

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Mercy Corps supports the Malepe Health Center in DRC with chlorine and hand washing kits to disinfect hands before entering. This measure is very effective for the prevention of Ebola. Kavira, 23, pregnant with her first child, comes to the health center for an antenatal clinic. Her feet are disinfected before entering. Photo: Rudy Nkombo/Mercy Corps

Chapter 2: Major Ebola outbreaks in Africa

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Community educators for the Centre for Liberian Assistance mobilize for community outreach on the dangers of Ebola. Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps

Chapter 1: What is Ebola and what does it do to the body?

Ebola is a deadly virus that has caused devastation across the globe, particularly in Africa. Together, we can fight Ebola and build communities that can take a stand against future outbreaks. This guide is designed to answer questions about Ebola and help you take action.
Image: An informational poster about Ebola