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The Rusty Rhinos: 2010 Moroccan Road Trip
Adam Ataar and Alex Collard are two Mercy Corps supporters who have a serious thirst for adventure. Read about their latest fundraising trip from London to Morocco in a 1963 Land Rover in only 17 days! Read More ›
Uganda: Blog Post: Breaking ground, in more ways than one
Moruitit has long been a hideout for the competing Jie and Dodoth warriors who have rustled cattle, stolen property and ambushed vehicles in an ongoing conflict. But we might, tentatively, say that’s history. Read More ›
Pakistan: Pakistan Flooding
Mercy Corps is providing clean water, staple foods and clean-up tools to families affected by massive flooding in Pakistan, which has killed at least 1,600 people and affected 20 million people.
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Recent Blog Posts

My introduction: Rebecca Girma
Posted September 2, 2010 2:58 pm by Rebecca Girma
My boss was right when she told me “Trust me, Rebecca, Mercy Corps is an organisation you will enjoy working with.” It was true - I love every day of my life in Mercy Corps.

My introduction: Safiya Mohamud Said
Posted September 2, 2010 2:57 pm by Safiya Mohamud Said
It was a great challenge for me to work with vulnerable communities. It made me feel sad and sometimes traumatized, but it did not stop me from doing my work and helping my people.

My introduction: Job Matseshe
Posted September 2, 2010 2:56 pm by Job Matseshe
This workshop feels like I am back to my extended family that I so loved and cherished: 22 participants from across Africa are here with me to learn how writing and photography complement each other.

Truly, skills for employment and skills for life
Posted September 2, 2010 2:17 am by Tara Noronha
Under a perfect, blue Ugandan sky, youth from two neighboring schools prepared to deliver remarks on the importance of abstinence, safe sex, delayed marriage, and healthy life choices.

The Headless Horsemen ride again (this time for Mercy Corps)!
Posted August 31, 2010 6:49 pm by Dan O'Neill
On Saturday, 27 motorcycle riders logged 300 miles through Washington's Puget Sound area to raise thousands for Mercy Corps.

An African kilometre
Posted August 31, 2010 11:03 am by Roger Burks
In most parts of the world, a kilometre is shorter than a mile — but not in Africa. Here, a kilometre feels many miles long.

Three days, 22 people, 10 countries and many untold stories
Posted August 30, 2010 8:24 am by Roger Burks
For the next three days, I am teaching a Mercy Corps-sponsored writing and photography workshop in Kitgum, Uganda — and am excited to share the participants' work with you.

Moving all over the place
Posted August 28, 2010 8:56 pm by Roger Burks
With Labour Day fast approaching, I’m sure many of us are wondering where our summers went. I know exactly where mine was spent, and where I am going next.

Friends in the field
Posted August 25, 2010 1:01 am by Brad Myers
Every day across the globe, heartfelt goodbyes are exchanged between foreign and local humanitarian staff. Programmes are implemented and completed. And, in this case, interns come and go.

Homemade signs and help
Posted August 24, 2010 5:20 am by Pete O'Farrell
For the most part, it looked like all the other tents in this growing camp for internally-displaced persons (IDPs), currently populated by more than 3,000 people who've been driven from their homes by Pakistan's floods.
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In the News
Aug 31, 2010
Locals urged to dig deep for Pakistan clean water project
The Guardian (Edinburgh)
Aug 30, 2010
Call to get clean water to victims of flooding
Edinburgh Evening News / The Scotsman website
Aug 25, 2010
Relief agency urges help for Pakistan flooding victims
Edinburgh Evening News / The Scotsman website
Aug 14, 2010
A plea to remember Pakistan
Edinburgh Evening News / The Scotsman website
Aug 11, 2010
We'll be here as long as Afghans need us
Edinburgh Evening News / The Scotsman website
Jul 24, 2010
Human cost of Columbia’s cocaine wars
The Herald
Jul 13, 2010
Aid agencies warn leaders not to risk Iraq's recovery
Edinburgh Evening News / The Scotsman website
Jul 9, 2010
How your cash helped reclaim Haiti from the rubble
Edinburgh Evening News / The Scotsman website


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