The rapid influx of Syrian refugees is draining Jordan’s already low water supply. Read this piece from Time explaining the problem, and find out what we’re doing to solve it.
Photos: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
Each day, we meet Syrian families like the Al Husseins who have lived through tragedy that no one should have to, and they persevere. Read their story.
Photo: Sumaya Agha/Mercy Corps
At the time this picture was taken in August, the month-old Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan was already home to over 17,000 Syrians fleeing conflict in their country.
In this shot, seven-year-old Wiam waits in line to be granted access to the camp with her broken suitcase and cardboard box of belongings. Every detail speaks to her harrowing story.
See the other Mercy Corps’ Ten Best Photos of 2012.
Photo by Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
Our team in Yemen prepares to distribute essential household items to 8,000 families who have been displaced since violent uprisings began almost two years ago.
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As the hostilities between Israel and Gaza bring increased airstrikes and escalating violence, members of our youth leadership program in Gaza are writing about how the conflict is affecting their lives.
Gaza is one of seven places around the world where we’re working to build an international network of young leaders who think globally and act locally. They’re learning about social issues, global needs and alternative dispute resolution, exchanging ideas across borders and inspiring their peers to take action on critical humanitarian issues.
Thousands of innocent people, including women and children, are in danger of being caught in the crossfire in the escalating violence between Israel and Hamas. We are urgently appealing to all sides, as well as to world leaders, to seek a political resolution and avoid the loss of any more human lives. If global leaders do not intervene, Gaza stands on the brink of yet another humanitarian crisis.
Aleksandar Milutinovic, Mercy Corps Country Director, West Bank/Gaza. Read the full statement issued by 38 aid agencies.
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A Mercy Corps program designed to help NYC kids heal from trauma after 9/11 will soon help young Syrian refugees. Learn more about Comfort for Kids and other ways we’re aiding Syrian refugees.
In Afghanistan, multiple generations are learning new job skills like carpentry in Helmand province, where decades of conflict have limited opportunities to earn an income. Fathers and sons often enroll in Mercy Corps’ vocational training program together, where they can choose from three-to-six month courses like this and others in tailoring, engine repair, IT, English and more.
The goal is not only to help students support themselves, but through interactions across generational, ethnic and tribal lines, to guide them away from violence and toward positive habits that strengthen their families and communities.
