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Children line up to wash their hands before eating lunch at school in Maubisse Villa, Timor-Leste.

Community connection: Top 10 photos of 2024

18 December 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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Urban scene, with destroyed building in background.

Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Millions need critical assistance in the wake of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Mandalay.

Families in sudan wait to register for a food aid delivery.

Sudan Crisis: Why the hunger disaster is surging and what can be done to help

Two years of unrelenting conflict has pushed over 30 million people—two-thirds of the population—into dire need for humanitarian assistance.

Kenyan woman cooking outside.

When aid disappears: The human cost of foreign aid cuts

What happens when the emergency aid to communities facing hunger, war, extreme weather, and disaster abruptly stops?

Two kenyan women work in front of a computer together.

Breaking barriers for a better future on International Women's Day

Join us in honoring women who are leading the way to build resilience and a better future for all.

A family attends an art therapy session during a blackout.

04 February 2025

Rebuilding in Ukraine: Displaced communities on the path to recovery

Mercy Corps provides a continuum of support to Ukrainian families and small businesses by meeting urgent and ongoing needs.

In meulaboh, indonesia, local fisherman clear boats and debris inland in the weeks after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2004.

10 January 2025

Recovery and resilience: 20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami.