Mercy Kit: Rice Kit

Rice is the primary staple food for much of the world's population. It's been cultivated for more than 10,000 years in Asia and is ingrained into the culture of billions of people. Read More ›

Zimbabwe: 

Video: Helping Teens Manage Difficult Situations

As we commemorate World AIDS Day, Mercy Corps continues to support vulnerable children in Zimbabwe, many of whose parents died of AIDS. Read More ›

Liberia: 

Blog Post: Mama na come

I think the women of Liberia are showing the way to this beautiful country's future. Read More ›

Blog Post: Thirty years ago today...

Founder Dan O'Neill reflects on how a relief effort for Cambodian refugees — started by just a few people — became an organisation called Mercy Corps. Read More ›

Tajikistan: 

Blog Post: Six days on the road

I'm both exhausted and exhilarated by my six-day journey through the red clay rocky back-roads of Tajikistan's border area with Kyrgyzstan in the Rasht Valley. Read More ›

Indonesia: 

Blog Post: Lasting change

Lasting change — the important kind — comes from teaching people how to do things differently and supporting them along the way. Read More ›

Samoa: 

Blog Post: Honored to be back among a people I love

It had been 33 years since I had lived there, but when I heard that a tsunami had struck the Samoa Islands, I was taken back to a time when I had lived there as a young missionary. Read More ›

Central African Republic: 

Blog Post: Fighting for their homes

In the Central African Republic, women’s rights here are few, and the enforcement of the laws is almost non-existent. Most women are not even aware they have many rights. Read More ›

Zimbabwe: 

Shipping Books to Zimbabwe Schools

There can be as few as one textbook for as many as 40 students in schools in Zimbabwe — if there are any textbooks at all. The 21,000 we shipped improved the textbook-to-student ratio eightfold at 50 schools. Read More ›

Indonesia: 

Blog Post: Meeting the survivors

Last Friday afternoon, we suddenly found out we were being deployed to earthquake-ravaged villages to assess the situation and determine what help survivors needed. Read More ›