Women & Gender
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Ensuring equity between women and men is the key to unleashing the full potential of communities to transform their lives. Mercy Corps addresses the unmet needs of women and girls in places where they have been marginalised and disempowered, while recognizing that it is vital to involve men and boys in the process of helping women and girls claim their equal place.
Throughout our programmes, we consider the needs of both genders and build on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them improve their families and communities.
All stories about Women & Gender
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Guatemala: A Volunteering Spirit May 5, 2005
Three-year-old Maynor sits in his mother's lap, barely conscious. He is pallid, exhausted and falling limp in his mother's arms.
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Guatemala: Reaching Out to Mothers in Guatemala May 5, 2005
Guatemala's wild, verdant Polochic Valley feels like a secret. It's a narrow, winding seam in the country's colourful fabric. As the Polochic River rushes toward the Caribbean, past indigenous Q'eqchi and Poqomchi villages, it seems to be the only thing in a hurry to reach its future.
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South Sudan: Sudanese Girls Go for the Gold March 29, 2005
In the midst of the desolate and arid south Sudanese landscape, a jubilant stream of young women and girls burst forward. Some clad in athletic gear, some in traditional tribal dresses and many in rags, they punctuate the hot desert silence with their laughter.
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Sri Lanka: Community Trust Fund: Caring for Confined Widows March 24, 2005
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Sudan: Returning, Inspired March 23, 2005
In 2005, Mercy Corps board member Linda Mason took a journey to Sudan's troubled Darfur region. During her time there, she witnessed Mercy Corps staff in action and took time to sit down with women in makeshift camps and listen to their inspiring stories.
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Indonesia: The Triumph of Compassion, Spirit and Hope February 3, 2005
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Indonesia: A Glimpse of Joy January 21, 2005
The bright and colourful loosely-fitting clothes on her body don’t seem to restrict Audil Mardiah from moving around scooping dirt and other rubbish off the ground. Audil is a 50 year-old single woman from the Darusalam area who joined Mercy Corps’ cash-for-work programme there.
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Sri Lanka: First Steps Toward a Brighter Future January 10, 2005
While longer-term efforts to rebuild Sri Lanka's ruined coastal towns are underway, simple things can still make a difference.
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Afghanistan: Afghans Speak Out on Violence and Elections October 7, 2004
"People have guns. Please take them away. They will kill people. They will rob people."
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Honduras: Breaking the Silence September 30, 2004
In rural Honduras, poverty and hunger gnaw away at families every day. However, there's another daily tragedy tearing village households apart: domestic violence.