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Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
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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 $1.5 billion in assistance to people in 106 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,500 staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.4 million people in more than 35 countries. |
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Our strategy is to work in countries in transition, where communities are recovering from disaster, conflict or economic collapse. Our experience demonstrates that turmoil and tragedy often create opportunities for lasting, positive change. We add our greatest value on the ground by supporting those pockets of positive change with community-led and market-driven action. |
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We believe in the intrinsic value and dignity of human life.
We are awed by human resilience, and believe in the ability of all people to thrive, not just exist.
Our spiritual and humanitarian values compel us to act.
We believe that all people have the right to live in peaceful communities and participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives.
We believe that human imagination and energy can inspire innovative solutions to any problem, no matter how intractable.
We believe that it is our duty to be effective stewards of the financial resources entrusted to us.
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We enable community-led and market-driven recovery and development that empowers people to achieve the change they want to see.
We find social innovations that address the world's toughest problems.
We inspire people in the developed world to engage on global challenges through education and advocacy.
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All over the world, millions of innocent people are caught up in intolerable situations. But they are not today's victims; they are tomorrow's heroes, who have the power to transform their own communities.
The agency is currently involved in these geographic and programmatic areas:
| Africa | Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
| Balkans | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo |
| Caucasus | Georgia |
| Central Asia | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
| East Asia | China, East Timor, Indonesia, Mongolia, North Korea |
| Latin America | Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru |
| Middle East | Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank/Gaza |
| North America | Gulf Coast Response, Mercy Corps Conflict Management
Group, Mercy Corps Northwest, Global Citizen Corps, Global Envision, MicroMentor |
| South Asia | Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
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Over the last five years, more than 89% of resources allocated directly to programs.