Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.Tumblr (3.0; @mercycorps)http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/““It is because of your help that I can smile. It was as if it was my son who had returned to me. These vouchers have value even beyond providing my family with meals — I was proud to choose and receive my items from the market.””<br/><br/> - <em><p><span>Aissata Diallo, mother of four in Mali. Her son left their village last year to search for work to help them — but in the midst of both conflict and drought, she hasn’t heard from him since. </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.mercycorps.org/articles/mali/emergency-funds-are-helping-families-survive-year-shocks?source=9850&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social+media&utm_content=impact+mali+emergency+vouchers+update+match+2013&utm_campaign=content" target="_blank"><span>What can a piece of paper do? </span></a></p> <p><span>Our emergency vouchers are helping Aissata and other families survive a year of unpredictable shocks in Mali. <a href="http://www.mercycorps.org/articles/mali/emergency-funds-are-helping-families-survive-year-shocks?source=9850&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social+media&utm_content=impact+mali+emergency+vouchers+update+match+2013&utm_campaign=content" target="_blank">Find out how.</a></span></p></em>http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/51161386740http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/51161386740Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:02 -0700maliafricaSahel Crisishungerfood crisisfood aid<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ezvcOKBC1r2bydxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Update from the Sahel: The food crisis is worsening. We’re expanding relief in Niger and assessing needs in Mali. <a href="http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/niger/26873?source=9850&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Tumblr_updates&utm_content=Niger%2BUpdate%2BMay2" title="MercyCorps.org" target="_blank">Read more.</a></p> <p>Photo by Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps</p>http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/22275904514http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/22275904514Wed, 02 May 2012 14:33:12 -0700NigerSahelFood CrisisAidAfricaMaliClimate ChangeAgriculture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v9xgKbMH1r2bydxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Twelve-year-old Lauretta was forced to drop out of school to watch her younger brother while her mother forages for food to feed the family. Lauretta wants to become a school teacher. “I miss school very much,” she said. “I want to go and learn so I can help my mom in the future more.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.mercycorps.org/photo/26738?source=9850&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Tumblr_updates&utm_content=Lauretta%2BSchool%2BNiger" title="MercyCorps.org" target="_blank">Read more</a> about how the escalating food crisis in Niger is impacting children like Lauretta.</p>http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/20360652205http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/20360652205Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:25:33 -0700NigerFood CrisisHungerAfricaEducationNews<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrfcfq5lC1r2bydxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our own Cassandra Nelson <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/18/world/africa/niger-hunger/#" title="cnn.com" target="_blank">talked to CNN</a> about what she’s seeing on the ground in Niger. Years of unpredictable rains, intense poverty and a poor harvest in 2011 have left 5.5 million people (over a third of the country’s population) facing significant food shortages.</p> <p><a href="http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/niger/26401?source=9850&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=Tumblr_updates&utm_content=Niger%2BResponse%2BFeb21" title="MercyCorps.org" target="_blank">Learn more</a> about how Mercy Corps is responding, and what you can do to help.</p>http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/18024086296http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/18024086296Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:24:15 -0800NigerAfricaNewsAidHungerCNNFood CrisisPovertyAgriculture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxc81aNARb1r2bydxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Women farmers could increase crop yields by up to 30% if they were given equal access to resources.</p>http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/15352442593http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/15352442593Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:15:09 -0800AgricultureFood CrisisWomen<a href="http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/calorie-viz/">Visualizing the World's Food Consumption</a>: <p>Alarming perspective.</p>http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/13505927002http://mercycorps.tumblr.com/post/13505927002Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:15:00 -0800Food CrisisHealthConsumptionFamineFoodHunger