Research and resources

Explore case studies, impact evaluations, reports, and other technical documents about our programs. Learn about our research partnerships, and please contact us if you have any questions.

Participants in tillaberi region, niger, listen to a mercy corps representative wearing a facemask explaining details about a program.
June 08, 2020
How the United States Can Address Global Fragility in a Pandemic
Though the coronavirus poses many new challenges for governance in fragile states, not all response measures need to be invented from scratch.
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Three young men holding cups and sitting
June 04, 2020
Advancing Adolescents Impact Evaluation
Results from a study of Mercy Corps’ three-year multi-country program to help improve the psychosocial wellbeing of conflict-affected and displaced adolescents and youth.
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People unloading non-food item kits.
June 01, 2020
Avoiding a Perfect Storm
The pandemic is exacerbating the challenges faced by flood-prone communities. Explore lessons from the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance’s work in Nepal with Mercy Corps and Practical Action.
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Somalian mother and child
May 26, 2020
Towards Resilience: Advancing Collective Impact in Protracted Crises
Mercy Corps calls for a radical departure to achieve better outcomes in states plagued by conflict-driven crises, offering a unifying framework to galvanize investments towards sources of resilience.
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A group of people sit around a table and write on a large piece of paper in nepal.
May 18, 2020
Resilience Program Start-up
This paper outlines five key moments during program start-up where applying a resilience lens to existing good program management standard practices is critical.
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Jordanian man in classroom
May 16, 2020
AdaptScan Module
An adaptive management tool that helps teams take more of the actions that drive better outcomes.
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