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Helping communities through a global pandemic

We’re actively helping communities around the world to prepare for and protect against the COVID-19 outbreak.

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OUR MISSION

We’re leading a global community of humanitarians to create a future where everyone can prosper.

  • 29m

    people reached in 2019

  • 40+

    countries we work in today

  • 5.9k

    team members around the world

  • 85%

    amount of our team from the countries they work in
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March 31, 2020
Snapshots from around the world: Our early COVID-19 response
See what we're doing as the virus reaches the countries most vulnerable to its health and economic impacts.
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March 26, 2020
Outsmarting water scarcity to save lives around the world
Mercy Corps is working with communities to save lives by developing innovative water access and sanitation projects.
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March 26, 2020
After the storm: How The Bahamas continues to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian
Six months after Hurricane Dorian, Mercy Corps’ work shifts from emergency services to long-term recovery efforts.
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February 17, 2020
The gift of a lifetime: A mother builds a better future for her daughter
A story of how Mercy Corps is empowering women in Nepal to break the cycle of poverty and transform their lives
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February 6, 2020
Opening the future for young people in Kenya
In a country where young people make up two thirds of the unemployment rate, a mobile app is building the next generation of entrepreneurs.
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November 19, 2019
Partnering with NASA to find solutions from the sky
Through a new partnership with NASA, Mercy Corps is expanding our AgriFin project to connect farmers with satellite data. State-of-the-art imagery and analysis will help small-holder farmers manage their crops and adapt to climate change.
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Who we are

Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty and climate change to create a world where everyone can prosper. Beyond delivering aid to meet urgent needs, we develop long-term solutions to make lasting change possible.

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What we do

In over 40 countries, we work with local changemakers, global innovators and people most affected by crises to help fragile communities break the cycle of poverty, rebuild after disaster and forge new paths to prosperity in the face of injustice, instability and climate change.

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