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Oct 10, 2003 · Who we are. Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty, and climate change to create a world where everyone can prosper. Beyond delivering aid to meet urgent needs, we develop long-term solutions to make lasting change possible. Learn more.
Careers - Mercy Corps
Careers. People come to Mercy Corps to do the most impactful work of their lives. This is a place where you get to bring your full self. Curiosity, kindness, collaboration, optimism, courage, creativity — these are some of the qualities that define our culture. We seek team members with different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of ...
Country-specific job boards - Mercy Corps
Country-specific job boards. Mercy Corps is a global team working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. People come to Mercy Corps to do the most impactful work of their lives. This is …
Youth unemployment: a global crisis | Mercy Corps
Sep 4, 2020 · Around the world, unemployment affects 67.6 million young people. While the global youth unemployment rate currently stands at 13.6%, the number varies drastically by region. Youth unemployment is highest in Northern Africa at an alarming rate of 30%, or more than twice the global rate. Even sub-Saharan Africa and Northern America – sub ...
hose decisions is a complex task. Yet Mercy Corps’ experience leads us to believe that it is an essential component of supporting. apid recovery and lasting change. Empowering people to be their own agents of change is the underlying goa. of ‘community mobilization.’Mercy Corps believes that a community-led initiative is one that ...
Improving programmatic responses to weaponized social media. This assessment identifies a range of needs and approaches to enhance the quality of programmatic responses to weaponized social media. A working theory of harm must be developed in order to prevent, mitigate or counter weaponization phenomena.
Ethiopia - Mercy Corps
As part of the Enter Energy initiative in Ethiopia, Mercy Corps cofounded Humanitarian Energy, to deliver the country’s first private solar-powered mini-grid to the refugee and host communities in Sheder in northeastern Ethiopia. At Sheder Refugee Camp, solar technicians inspect panels, operated by Humanitarian Energy, cofounded by Mercy Corps.
Famine confirmed in parts of North Darfur | Mercy Corps
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification initiative confirmed famine in parts of Sudan’s North Darfur with 755,000 people at risk of starvation in 10 states. Additionally, 8.5 million people are experiencing severe food shortages that could lead to malnutrition and death. The need for humanitarian assistance — including clean water ...
Agriculture - Mercy Corps
Agriculture. In the countries where Mercy Corps works, agriculture is the primary means of food security for 57 percent of the population. People in these areas face incredible obstacles: soaring prices for food, seeds and other supplies, outdated technology, unfavorable or limited access to markets and financial services, and poor soil and ...
Community Mobilization Sector Approach - Mercy Corps
Dec 3, 2009 · The approach takes into consideration the different experiences, needs and capabilities of various groups in a community – women and men, youth and the elderly, persons with disabilities and the able-bodied, ethnic/religious/language minorities and majorities. Rather than “passive participation,” we aim to inspire “self-mobilization ...