About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.
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Mercy Corps leads implementation of the five year USAID/Feed the Future Rural Resilience Activity in four states of Northeast Nigeria ($30 million USD + $15 million emergency cash component). The program’s overall goal is to bring long-term sustainable improvements to markets in Northeast Nigeria that promote stability, improved nutritional status and sustainable progress out of poverty for vulnerable conflict-affected populations. It involves promoting systemic change in agriculture based market systems by removing barriers to entry and drawing in new market players, growing input and other support functions, building the capacitie
Pequot Lakes School District: No comments read in school board’s public input meeting
In a prepared statement, the Pequot Lakes School Board informed the public that the school district’s legal counsel is reviewing each comment and they will be released later 3:00 am, May 12, 2021 ×
Pequot Lakes School Board member Derrek Johnson addresses the crowd during the board s Monday, May 10, work session in the high school athletic complex, thanking them for their passion and calling for unity. Dan Determan / Echo Journal
The Pequot Lakes School Board’s work session Monday, May 10, featured no public comments read aloud regarding diversity, the SEED Program or a controversial video narrated by Superintendent Chris Lindholm that prompted public outcry, even though more than 300 people provided their thoughts to the district.
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Staying connected and finding support during the pandemic
Staying connected can be one of the most valuable time investments a person can make to support their overall health.
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The Finnish energy transition is dominated by mental models drawing from competition, hierarchy and continuous economic growth shows the new study from the University of Vaasa.
The Daily Yonder On the Clock: A Workshop for Rural Practitioners with Casual Friday Vibe What started as a much-needed digital happy hour soon turned into an incubator for new ideas for rural organizers and artists involved in social-change work with rural communities.
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Anna Claussen of Voices for Rural Resilience and Ash Hanson, the executive director of the Department of Public Transformation are the two minds behind On the Clock workshops. (Source: Voices for Rural Resilience / Department of Public Transformation)
Ash Hanson, the executive director of the Department of Public Transformation, has her elevator pitch ready when it comes to her organization’s mission. “We work with artists and change-makers to activate civic participation in small towns,” Hanson said during a Zoom interview.