Emergency response
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.
All stories about Emergency response
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Haiti: Dire conditions in spontaneous Port-au-Prince camp January 17, 2010
Today I went to an open-air camp where probably 1,000 people were living along a gravel road. They were staying out in the open and had rescued very few possessions from the rubble of their homes — maybe a blanket, one woman had a mirror, one man had a Bible ... they had incredibly little.
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Haiti: Video: Getting safe drinking water to Haiti January 17, 2010
Scarcity of safe drinking water is one of the largest challenges in post-earthquake Haiti. Through a partnership with the water treatment and transport leader ITT, we're getting five water-filtration devices to supply as many as 25,000 people with clean water.
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Haiti: Assessing Haiti's precarious water situation January 17, 2010
Today I am out visiting spontaneous camps of families displaced from their homes to determine their water situation — how much they're getting, where they're getting it, etc. — info that will be used to design our relief effort.
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Haiti: The scene in Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010
Communications and access are extremely limited after any earthquake, and this one is no exception. Text messaging is the most reliable form of communication, and we’ve been able to connect with a few people that way.
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Haiti: Dispatch from the Port-au-Prince airport January 16, 2010
Greetings from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Richard and I arrived here late Friday night, about 2am (Saturday, really).
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Haiti: Why it's better to donate cash than canned goods January 15, 2010
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Haiti: Mercy Corps and Haiti get the "Colbert Bump" January 15, 2010
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Haiti: We met our Nike challenge! January 15, 2010
Yesterday, Nike generously offered £15,000 to match donations to our Haiti Earthquake Fund. We met this match in record time — thanks to all who contributed!
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Haiti: Getting water to survivors January 15, 2010
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Haiti: Edinburgh Launches City Appeal for Quake Stricken Haiti January 15, 2010
An urgent appeal has been launched today to raise funds for the island nation of Haiti after it was struck by a severe 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.