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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Afghanistan: Optimism is High; But Afghans Fear The Window of Opportunity is Closing November 19, 2003
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Kosovo: Ensuring the participation of women in Kosovo November 17, 2003
From November 2001 until May 2003, Mercy Corps Kosovo implemented the USAID-funded Healthy Community Initiatives (HCI).
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Afghanistan: A Journey Through a World of Mercy October 2, 2003
Afghanistan, especially northern Afghanistan, is by far the most exotic place I have ever seen.
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A Doctor's Call August 11, 2003
Agil draws back the lace curtain and looks anxiously out the window.
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Afghanistan: Curing the blindness of Afghanistan's illiteracy June 5, 2003
"He walked into my office last year in April and told me, to my surprise, that he was quitting even though his contract was not about to end," remembers Joerg Denker, Senior Programme Manager for Mercy Corps in North Afghanistan.
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Handicrafts Association Restores Old Traditions, Creates New Opportunities in Azerbaijan June 3, 2003
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Afghanistan: Finding a Common Ground in Kabul June 2, 2003
Noorya and Delary don't have much in common. They live in the same sub-district of Kabul but they had never met or seen each other until they registered for work with Mercy Corps.
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Afghanistan: The Strange World of Kabul April 23, 2003
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Pakistan: Quetta April 11, 2003
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Pakistan: A New Beginning April 11, 2003
March 18, 2003 - Day Four of life in Islamabad is drawing to a close. So far, so good, really. I arrived on a Muslim holiday and then the next two days were the weekend. I took advantage of the lack of responsibility and my childless state to relax and catch up on sleep.