Children & Youth
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Photo: Sean Sheridan for Mercy Corps
Teaching the next generation and keeping them healthy are essential to tomorrow's strong, vibrant societies. Mercy Corps works with communities to shelter and nurture children and youth through innovative education, sports and job training programmes.
Through the power of sports, community service and vocational training, we empower young people to make smart life choices and find a productive place in the changing global economy.
Our signature Comfort for Kids programme focuses on helping children process trauma after natural disasters and conflict. See our expert's recommendations for how parents and caregivers can help children through times of crisis ▸
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West Bank and Gaza: Mercy Corps’ psychosocial project: Results one year on February 1, 2010
One year after Operation Cast Lead, the three-month military conflict between Israel and Hamas, people in the Gaza Strip are still struggling to rebuild their lives.
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Haiti: Sous les belles étoiles January 27, 2010
Today, I heard one of the most beautiful and most heartbreaking things of my life. It’s something I’ll always carry with me — and perhaps the one phrase I’ll attach to my time in Haiti.
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Haiti: Healing the emotional wounds of Haiti's children January 21, 2010
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China: Helping inform policy in China December 17, 2009
Tomorrow, I will be representing Mercy Corps China at the National Post-disaster Psychosocial Response Plan Review Seminar, organised by School of Social Development and Public Policy (SSDPP) at Beijing Normal University.
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Indonesia: Video: "My Child's Café" nourishes kids in North Jakarta December 11, 2009
We would like to thank those who have given online to Mercy Corps by posting this three-minute video of a programme made possible by your donations: Healthy Street Foods in Jakarta.
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Lebanon: Foundations for a strong future: Youth in Lebanon and Jordan promote cultural heritage December 2, 2009
Daily life in Lebanon and Jordan means contending with a large number of social and economic pressures and many young people — who make up the vast majority of the population — have lost sight of their cultural heritage.
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Liberia: Every child should be in the picture November 16, 2009
In Parker Town, Gbarpolu County, in the north of Liberia where Mercy Corps has a number of agriculture programmes, I rounded up these children for a group portrait.
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Liberia: These children play with nothing, anything, everything November 14, 2009
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Liberia: 'How da body?' November 13, 2009
Pounding rain, deep red mud...and a hundred smiles.
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Indonesia: Lasting change November 7, 2009
Behaviour is hard to change. I know. I’ve tried. Even with support, it’s still extraordinarily difficult to change. To learn new skills. To give up character flaws. To be a better person.