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?

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The life of a girl infographic
06 October 2014
Q&A: How we help girls fulfill their potential
Girls in developing countries face risks at every turn. Learn how we help them stay on a path towards a bright and productive future.
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A man and woman holding a baby in timor leste
01 October 2014
Fish ponds bring hope to hard-working families
As rice farmers cope with changing weather patterns, we're helping them build new sustainable sources of food and income.
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Woman seated at a table
18 September 2014
Q&A: Working with communities to stop gender-based violence
Women in conflict-affected countries are especially vulnerable to violence. Learn how we're leading the fight to stop gender-based violence in CAR.
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Hawa, a single mother in niger, must find new ways to feed herself, her daughter ramatou and her goats when drought hits. photo: sean sheridan for mercy corps
15 September 2014
Why women are key to building resilience
Increasingly frequent droughts are the new reality in the Sahel. Our new research shows how gender equality helps communities survive these and other disasters.
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Sarmila sarki, 18, may become the first dalit girl from her village to ever finish the 10th grade. here she is pictured sitting in class.
02 September 2014
Meet Sarmila: Overcoming challenges to stay in school
Sarmila is from the poorest caste in Nepal, but she's on track to graduate 10th grade. Learn how we help Sarmila and other marginalized girls stay in school.
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Girls in somalia participate in mercy corps' teacher training program. photo: lindsay murphy/mercy corps
26 August 2014
Helping build a new generation of female teachers
In Somalia, most adolescent girls aren't in school. A severe lack of female teachers is part of the problem, but Mercy Corps has created a 2-year teacher training program for young women who want to help.
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