The Phoenix Fund Story

In Gio Town, outside Buchanan, Liberia, 49-year-old Solomon Kplegh works with Mercy Corps to increase yields for peanuts, beans and other crops. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

In today’s world, the headlines are all about war, conflict and poverty. Disaster and chaos keep an international aid and development organisation like Mercy Corps very busy. The larger question is: where — and how – does it all end?

We know from our own experience that creating economic opportunity is the most effective way to stop violence and poverty. And that is why the Phoenix Fund exists: to help impoverished people find sustainable ways to end poverty.