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Emergency Response

Disasters can strike at any time without warning. Help us prepare to respond quickly and effectively to unexpected calamity.

In an instant, life can change for millions of families. Natural disasters can take homes and what little possessions they have. The outbreak of war and threat of violence can drive families from their homes.

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When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.

From the Indian Ocean tsunami to China's Sichuan earthquake to conflict in the Congo, Mercy Corps rushes to the scene to help families.

Latest News from Mercy Corps

Helping Survivors on Earthquake-Rattled Java ›

In the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java and killed at least 64 people, Mercy Corps is delivering aid to displaced families.

Life, Interrupted ›

We're assisting Luc Mbarte and more than 400 other vulnerable families in a troubled area of Central African Republic through the Gates Foundation-funded Global Food Crisis Response Programme.

Helping Honduras ›

With floodwaters mostly receded, Mercy Corps continues to distribute emergency supplies to displaced families as well as seeds and fertilizers to farmers.

Rushing Medical Aid to Earthquake Survivors ›

Mercy Corps has coordinated an immediate response to the earthquake that struck southern Pakistan, which has killed at least 215 people and left 120,000 homeless in the province of Balochistan.

Helping Quake Survivors ›

Mercy Corps is helping house families left homeless after an Oct. 5 earthquake struck Kyrgyzstan's mountainous Alai Region.

Behind the Lines ›

Nearly a month after hostilities erupted that forced almost 160,000 people from their homes, thousands of Georgian families are still displaced. Mercy Corps continues to help them.

Food for North Korea's Families ›

Mercy Corps is taking the lead in a yearlong distribution of 100,000 metric tons of food to quell rampant hunger in North Korea.

After Twenty Years, Almost Home ›

John Bosco Akello is an important leader in his village at a time when leadership is vitally important.

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Emergency Response

  • Donate £8: enough to deliver an emergency supply kit including soap and mosquito nets to a displaced family in Pakistan
  • Donate £15: enough to provide clean drinking water to 60 people in a Congo displacement camp
  • Donate £28: enough to secure safe drinking water for a cyclone-affected village in Myanmar for a year
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