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: Rubina's Story of Friendship and Hope March 7, 2003
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Indonesia: Sewing a Brighter Future March 3, 2003
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A Small Loan Leads to Sweet Success in Azerbaijan February 20, 2003
Tunzala Misirkhanova lives with her husband and two sons in Barda, a rural region in central Azerbaijan. Her husband Atalin is jobless so her family depends upon her work to pay for her children's education and to meet its other needs.
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Hatching a Plan for Greater Opportunity in Azerbaijan December 19, 2002
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Indonesia: When Mothers Speak, Milk Prices Come Down - And So Does a Government November 7, 2002
Traditionally, women in Indonesia are often not involved in decision making, even over everyday household and community issues. But in 1998, small groups of Indonesian women initiated protests that helped to change the history of the world's fifth most populous nation.
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Afghanistan: Signs of Hope in Afghanistan October 31, 2002
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Afghanistan: Kabul: A City on the Move October 24, 2002
Going about her daily business in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, Anita Anastacio sees a city that is far different than the one she first encountered five years ago.
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Afghanistan: Fighting Refugee Drug Abuse in Pakistan October 7, 2002
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A Family's Hope for Good Health October 3, 2002
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Afghanistan: CHWs: A Foundation for Healthier Afghan Communities October 1, 2002