Children line up to wash their hands before eating lunch at school in Maubisse Villa, Timor-Leste.
Community connection: Top 10 photos of 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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A person smiles for the camera.
10 February 2021
A big bet on helping refugees build their dreams
Mercy Corps is teaming up with Village Enterprise on an innovative partnership, creating a new model for supporting refugees as they become entrepreneurs.
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People in south sudan wait in line for a cash distribution
02 July 2020
The world's 5 biggest refugee crises
More than half of all refugees worldwide come from just five places. See the full list and learn how you can partner with Mercy Corps to make a difference.
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A swarm of locusts fill the sky above some plants.
18 May 2020
Desert locusts in East Africa: A plague of another order
As communities brace against COVID-19, a desert locust plague in East Africa threatens to drive hunger rates to unprecedented levels.
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South sudan crisis graphic map
24 June 2019
The facts: What you need to know about the South Sudan crisis
The man-made humanitarian crisis has millions in need of aid and at risk of famine. How did the South Sudan crisis happen? Get the facts and learn why this young nation needs our help.
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Hands holding green plants
12 October 2018
In the midst of conflict, one woman grows a new life
Nyatet lost much of her family, and all of her assets, when she fled her home in South Sudan because of conflict. Now she's rebuilding her and her family's life through gardening.
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Eight children pictured in nigeria. their caretaker has struggled immensely to feed them with what she can grow and cultivate herself on land she pays to rent. photo: ezra millstein/mercy corps
08 June 2018
Hunger solutions: There's more in the mix than food
Three potential famines are looming in South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. Hear what is driving an increase in hunger around the world and what Mercy Corps is doing to address these challenges.
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