Urban initiatives
Overcrowded and environmentally stressed, today's megacities are home to millions who live in extreme poverty. Mercy Corps works to bring education, health and economic opportunity to families who have fallen through the cracks.
All stories about Urban initiatives
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Haiti: What cash-for-work has (and hasn't) done for Haiti December 6, 2010
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Haiti: Assessing Mercy Corps' cash-for-work program in Haiti December 6, 2010
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Philippines: Texting her way to a better business November 19, 2010
San Miguel is a bustling neighborhood in the centre of Manila, home to many of the jeepney drivers and low-wage laborers that make up the city’s poor.
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Indonesia: Cleaning up Kalideras November 12, 2010
In West Jakarta, the kampung (or community) of Kalideras had no choice but to go to the toilet in the ditches that led to the adjacent canal, or directly into the canal itself. But in 2009, Mercy Corps joined with local government and the community to help clean up.
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Indonesia: Water, water everywhere… and every drop to drink? October 21, 2010
As I write this, my shoes are hanging up to dry, dripping onto the ceramic floor of my hotel bathroom. In more ways than one this — my first day in Ambon, capital city of Indonesia’s Maluku Islands — has been thoroughly water-soaked.
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Indonesia: Thinking out of the box on World Food Day October 18, 2010
Over the weekend, children in the Yayasan Darma Indonesia orphanage were cheered up by the visit of Global Citizen Corps (GCC) leaders and volunteers.
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Ethiopia: Celebrating a new home September 11, 2010
Just three months ago, Temam Khiyar was homeless. He lived with his wife and their four children in a lean-to constructed of wooden poles and scrap cloth on the hard red clay of a vacant lot. Not any more.
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United States: Artivism August 13, 2010
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Vote now to help bring healthier food to children! August 4, 2010
Over the past several months, we've posted many articles about our Kedai Balitaku (My Child's Café) programme to help bring healthy food to Indonesia children. You may have read about it — and now's your chance to help us do more with the programme!
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Indonesia: Video: Our Work in Jakarta June 13, 2010
There are so many ways to know whether a project could really have an impact in communities that we work in. The most frequent method use is, of course, conduct a base line assessment (output: numbers) and then conduct the end line assessment (output: numbers) and compare the two of them.