Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is honored to have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2007
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than $1.3 billion in assistance to people in 100 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, the agency's unified global programs employ more than 3,400 staff worldwide and reach more than 14.4 million people in more than 35 countries. Over the past five years, more than 90 percent of the agency's resources have been allocated directly to programs that help people in need. For more information, visit www.mercycorps.org.
Primary web addresses
http://www.mercycorps.org
Primary web addresses
http://www.mercycorps.org
Main Address
3015 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
Portland, OR 97201
Country
United States
Main Telephone
503-796-6800
Joined OneWorld
07.04.2003
Features
01.05.2008
An outreach and education program for youth that have lost their homes and families helps girls like Tryphine Chikabida, 14 years old, overcome the challenges of life in Zimbabwe.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe]
Image: Tryphine (right) and her mother Juliet at their small vegetable stand. © Mercy Corps
02.04.2008
Tafessu Jiru, a previously unemployed single mother living in Ethiopia's capital, now manages a small business that transforms organic waste, such as food scraps, into small fuel bricks for home cooking and heating.
more...Related topics/regions: [Ethiopia]
Image: Tafessu Jiru. © Cathy Ratcliff / Mercy Corps
17.03.2008
Hu Yan's migrant family -- one of the million in China -- lived in 12 different cities before settling in Beijing, where she has finally gotten the opportunity to attend the capital's only middle school for the children of migrant workers.
more...Related topics/regions: [China]
Image: Hu Yan. © Mercy Corps
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