Research and resources

Explore case studies, impact evaluations, reports, and other technical documents about our programmes. Learn about our research partnerships, and please contact us if you have any questions.

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28 September 2016
Building an Empowered Karamoja: STRESS
Mercy Corps and their partners deepened their understanding of vulnerability and resilience in Karamoja and identified a set of resilience capacities.
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03 November 2015
Why Adolescent Girls’ Programming Matters
Evidence from an Impact Evaluation in Niger
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15 October 2015
A Framework for Strengthening Gender Integration in Market Systems Development
Mercy Corps summarizes findings from an analysis of the current state of gender integration in a selection of programs and makes recommendations for better integrating gender into market systems development programming.
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23 January 2015
What Motivates Women to Buy?
Mercy Corps undertook an applied research project from March-January 2014 to identify scalable sales, marketing and financing strategies for increasing improved cookstove purchases among female consumers within the East Acholi sub-region of northern Uganda.
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08 September 2014
Rethinking Resilience
Prioritizing gender integration to enhance household and community resilience to food insecurity in the Sahel.
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27 May 2014
Socio-Economic Analysis of Kayah State in Myanmar
In March - June 2013, a consortium involving Mercy Corps and four other INGO and NGO partners conducted a socio-economic analysis of Kayah State in Myanmar with funding from the European Union. The purpose of the comprehensive analysis was to provide insights into the range of issues that communities face in Kayah, including issues in health, education, livelihoods, access to finance, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), infrastructure (electricity and roads), environment and natural resources, and land.
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