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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Haiti: much of haiti's natural landscape has been degraded from decades of deforestation and poor environmental practices. we're working with farmers to restore the land, building rock walls and planting trees to prevent erosion and protect communities from floods. photo: lloyd smith/agwm builders int'l for mercy corps
05 March 2013
10 stunning landscape photos from the world’s toughest places
We work in some of the toughest places in the world, but their incredible settings are a reminder of what lies beyond poverty, conflict and disaster.
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Families move about a camp with temporary living structures.
03 January 2013
Congo needs a long-term solution
For years, families have lived under the threat of violence, frequently forced to flee their homes for safety. Lately, things have worsened, with renewed fighting between rebels and government troops sparking a new wave of displacement.
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Boy washing hands at refugee camp water station
07 December 2012
Improving life in a refugee camp
How Mercy Corps is working to improve the standard of living at the Zaatari refugee camp.
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Kyi, pictured left, with a bag of rice
05 December 2012
An acre of rice for Kyi
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Recurring droughts have left the land in niger dry and cracked, causing harvests to fail. photo: cassandra nelson/mercy corps
16 August 2012
What you want to know about the Sahel hunger crisis
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The coastline of ti bwa, with its steep hillsides and rough terrain, is typical of the many haitian mountain towns that suffer from deforestation and erosion. photo: rae lyon/mercy corps
12 July 2012
Farmers digging deep to repair the land
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