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Straight From the Field: Mercy Corps in Sudan

Posted on February 7, 2008
Countries: Sudan
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Senior Web Writer Dan Sadowsky, writes about his experiences in the Sudan with Mercy Corps.
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The China Few Have Seen

Posted on November 21, 2007
Topics: Humanitarian Aid, HIV/AIDS, Education
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
Roger Burks travels to Zhuhe Township to explore the China few visitors see and one of Mercy Corps' most important tasks.
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Keywords: Sichuan Province, Zhuhe Township, Mercy Corps, youth

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Notes From the Congo

Posted on October 12, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Matthew De Galan spent five weeks as part of an assessment team in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where resurgent violence is causing widespread displacement and hunger.
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Keywords: Congo, IDP, refugee, Mercy Corps, conflict

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My Journey to Um Dukhun

Posted on October 5, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Rod Volway, Mercy Corps' program coordinator for Sudan, visits several refugee camps in west Sudan to assess the situation of displaced people.
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Keywords: Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, refugee, refugee camps

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Disaster Relief in Peru

Posted on August 17, 2007
Previously filed under: South America, Field Diaries
Mercy Corps is on the ground in Peru to help tens of thousands of individuals affected by Wednesday's earthquake.
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Clean Water and a Fresh Start

Posted on August 14, 2007
Countries: Liberia
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Tom Ewert, Mercy Corps' country director in Liberia describes how Mercy Corps is helping to provide clean water and national reconciliation in Sinoe County.
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FORGE - The Wage Dilemma

Posted on August 13, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Kjerstin Erickson, founder of FORGE, discusses the emotional task of deciding how much to pay local staff in underdeveloped, war-torn economies.
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Keywords: Africa, NGOs, humanitarian aid, fair wages, economics

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Wake-up Calls

Posted on August 10, 2007
Topics: Humanitarian Aid
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Kjerstin Erickson, founder of Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment (FORGE) writes about her experience working with refugees in Zambia.
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Keywords: refugees, non-profit organizations, FORGE

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Kiva Chronicles - How Close?

Posted on May 18, 2007
Previously filed under: Field Diaries
Follow the real-life story of a couple who decided to change the world, one loan at a time.
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Keywords: microfinance, Kiva, individuals, donations

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One Night in Ogonyo

Posted on December 4, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
A personal account from Roger Burks, a senior writer for Mercy Corps, about his night spent in an Ugandan village.
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Keywords: Uganda, civil war, violence, conflict, family

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Opening Eyes - Mercy Corps' Apple Project in Kyrgyzstan

Posted on October 5, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
Plamen Nikolov describes a Mercy Corps development project in Kyrgyzstan as an eye-opening story of community empowerment.
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Keywords: Kyrgystan, Apple Project, agriculture, sustainability, community investment

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My African Winter

Posted on June 5, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Graduate student Leslie MacColman discusses her three months working in Mozambique with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Global Development Diary

Posted on May 1, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
Photos of Mercy Corps development work worldwide.
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Post-Tsunami Reconstruction

Posted on April 28, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
The return to normal life after a devastating natural disaster requires reconstruction and the creation of livelihood opportunities.
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Keywords: Tsunami, Reconstruction, Savings groups, revolving funds, livelihood activities

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<i> What Works </i> Case Studies- Latin America

Posted on February 10, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Field Diaries
Read these in-depth case studies about the social and economic benefits of using information and communications technologies in the developing world.
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Keywords: Latin America, South America, development, case studies

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Zimbabwe: Inflation Rockets to 231-Million Percent

All Africa - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 08:24
Zimbabwe's annual inflation raced to a record 231-million percent in July, up from 11,2-million percent the previous month, deepening a severe economic crisis, official figures showed on Thursday.

Africa: Going Bananas to Fight Poverty And Hunger

All Africa - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 07:30
Arguably one of the world's most popular fruits, bananas are poorly marketed as a value-added commercial crop in Africa. But that is about to change as a plan is being conceptualised to transform the way Africa produces and sells bananas.

Global Markets Dive in Relentless Selloff

International Herald Tribune - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 06:48
Global investors looked to leaders meeting in Washington for coordinated action to end the financial turmoil on Friday as stocks plummeted again around the world.

The Stunning Collapse of Iceland

Business Week - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 06:30
Home to just 304,000 people, tiny Iceland is emerging as the biggest casualty of the global financial crisis.

Don't Cut Aid to Africa, AU Head Pleads to World

The Epoch Times - Fri, 10/10/2008 - 11:44
The chairman of the African Union urged the world not to slow aid to the world's poorest continent. Experts say that while Africa is relatively insulated from the global credit crisis, there could well be a negative effect on investment, remittances and aid flows from abroad.
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