Mercy Corps in the news

NBC News: Facebook to launch digital currency, Libra, in effort to create new global payment system
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is going into the banking business. The social networking company on Tuesday said it plans to...
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Portland's KGW: Mercy Corps one of first to use Facebook's new cryptocurrency
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland-based Mercy Corps has signed on to be one of the global nonprofits who will help manage...
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The New Humanitarian: A loan, not a gift: Merging business and aid in Afghanistan
Bost University Hospital is only a half-hour drive from Taliban-controlled territory in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand...
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The New York Times: Roads, Smoke and Microsavings
On this year’s win-a-trip journey, Nick Kristof and I spent eight days visiting clinics and homes, exploring schools and...
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The New Humanitarian: Briefing: Uganda Ebola response tested as three cases discovered
Uganda has sent rapid response teams to the western town of Bwera to help contain the spread of Ebola from the...
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Reuters: New Ebola cases in Uganda raise fears of spread beyond Congo
KAMPALA/LONDON (Reuters) - Uganda announced two more cases of Ebola on Wednesday - a grandmother and a three-year-old...
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