camps

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Making the world's water go further March 22, 2013

Take a look at many of our programmes and you’ll find a common theme: clean water is the foundation of change.
Jordan, Syria: A well of hope at Zaatari refugee camp January 4, 2013

“Everybody here is looking forward to having easier access to clean water,” Elena Buryan, head of Mercy Corps’ emergency response team in Jordan, told me as we walked through Zaatari followed by children.
DR Congo: New wave of displacement strains water supply December 19, 2012

Mercy Corps is ramping up efforts to get more water to families who continue fleeing the volatile situation in Goma. Teams are focused on maintaining sanitation and increasing the water capacity at Mugunga 3 camp, where the population has ballooned to more than 15,000 people.
Jordan, Syria: Improving life in refugee camp December 7, 2012

The Zaatari refugee camp is practically unrecognizable from the giant dustbowl it was when it opened this past July.
DR Congo: Distributing food to overwhelmed camps December 3, 2012

Mercy Corps has distributed food to more than 11,000 families who were displaced after Goma was captured by M23 rebels two weeks ago.
DR Congo: Supplying water to the newly displaced November 27, 2012

Mercy Corps is supplying emergency water services and sanitation supplies to meet the needs of newly displaced families in the beleaguered city of Goma — and to stem the outbreak of waterborne disease.
Jordan, Syria: Wells under construction in refugee camp October 12, 2012

With funding from UNICEF and Xylem Watermark, Mercy Corps teams are building a water infrastructure for the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan. This new well will be part of a system that brings clean water to the approximately 25,000 Syrian refugees who now call this home.
Jordan, Syria: Leena's worries for her children September 20, 2012

I met Leena in the Zaatari refugee camp, near Jordan's northwest border with Syria.
Jordan, Syria: Zaatari refugee camp rapidly expands August 31, 2012

Less than six miles from the Syrian border, the Zaatari camp opened just a month ago and is already home to more than 20,000 refugees. The most pressing need in the camp is water.
Jordan, Syria: Securing clean water for Syrian refugees August 31, 2012

Mugar Dumitrache, Mercy Corps' emergency water and sanitation expert, recently arrived in Jordan to assess the situation in the rapidly expanding Zaatari refugee camp, now home to more than 15,000 people.