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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Abu goubran pictured in a green field
10 March 2018
A farmer in Syria
In a land scarred by conflict, one Syrian farmer sees something unexpected: opportunity.
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Two women standing next to each other
01 March 2018
In Uganda, two women form a friendship without borders
At Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Uganda, see what happens when a South Sudanese refugee and a Ugandan woman unite to build better lives, together.
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Guatemalan young man.
23 February 2018
In Guatemala City, choice changes everything
Drugs, violence and poverty are rife in Guatemala City, leaving many young people feeling they don't have the power to change their circumstances. We're showing them otherwise.
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Starving children often become the face of a hunger crisis — but many things have to go wrong to get to that point. hauwa, pictured here with her kids in nigeria, fled boko haram before settling in an overcrowded village with no markets. they often go days without eating. photo: tom saater for mercy corps.
16 February 2018
Starving children: Beyond the photos
Starving children often become the face of a hunger crisis. But behind every photo that captures the world’s attention is a picture that’s harder to see: a grueling sequence of politics, economics, war and disaster that ends, mercilessly, in a child with nothing to eat.
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Mercy corps employee working with woman aid recipient.
13 February 2018
Partnering with Mastercard to provide cash and financial services
Mastercard actively supports Mercy Corps and our mission through innovative technology and products that we are able to incorporate into our global programming. Our partnership allows people we work with to get access to the cash and financial services they need to thrive.
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Image: hands holding cash and a mercy corps id card during a distribution of emergency cash
08 February 2018
How we work: Cash
Cash is one of the quickest ways to help people get back on their feet and on their way to recovery when crises strike. Whether in the form of vouchers, pre-paid debit cards, mobile transfers, paper money or cash-for-work, it's a direct way of supporting people who need it most.
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