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Women are the foundation of every society. Yet for many women in the world's poorest regions, life is extraordinarily difficult.

Through innovative health, agricultural, business and education programs, Mercy Corps builds on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them realize their potential and improve their families and communities.
In a country once hostile to women working outside the home, 30-year-old Lailuma used a small Mercy Corps loan to open her own beauty salon in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Investing in Women and Girls is Key to Ending Global Poverty

 Mercy Corps is teaming with Oxfam and the Women's Environmental and Development Organization to increase programs for women and climate change.

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Untrammeled Spirit

 Tryphine lost her father when she was seven and her home at age 12. Mercy Corps is connecting her to the help she needs to overcome the challenges thrown her way at such an early age.

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