Purpose of the Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps was first established as a relief assistance program for war torn countries and extending help for people affected by natural calamities across the world. However, the company realized that providing relief assistance for people affected by different natural disasters such as earthquake, floods and so on will only be temporary. It was then decided to run different programs across countries to rebuild the lives of people suffering from poverty, hunger and natural disasters.

Mercy Corps mission is to help people suffering from poverty and oppression across many countries. This is done by helping people by rebuilding secure communities. The company is present in over 40 countries and runs different kinds of programs in over 30 fields. Some of the programs run by Mercy Corps include providing education and food to children in various communities, providing clean water to rural areas and help in financing small loans to over one million people, which will help them overcome poverty and earn a living.

They also have programs in different fields such as agriculture, sports and technology. They run different programs to help women, children, youth and families to overcome poverty and hunger.

Apart from all this, Mercy Corps helps people affected by natural disasters. Mercy Corp was one of the organizations which reached Haiti to help families rebuild their lives after the massive earthquake. They also provided help during the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy and earthquake in China. Disaster management is also one of their prime focus and they have helped deliver over $1.95 billion in relief assistance.

As the group understands the after effects of natural disasters and the consequences of war, they provide solutions to rebuild people's lives. Other than providing food, shelter, clean water, loans, education and health care to the affected people, they also help bring together other diverse groups to create peaceful, democratic and strong societies.

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