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Welcome to Mercy Corps Netherlands

Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians, working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper.

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OUR MISSION

To alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities.

  • 30m

    people reached across the world in the last year

  • 40+

    countries where we work

  • 6,000+

    team members

  • 95%

    of team members are from the countries where they work
Ukraine crisis: What we know and how we’re responding
Women and children fleeing ukraine at the romania border.
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Featured stories
four young children lying on a floor and laughing
Teachers are changemakers: Child nutrition in Uzbekistan
Teachers across Uzbekistan trained with Mercy Corps to help preschool students access and eat more nutritious foods.
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An adult teacher smiling at a classroom of young students.
Communities forging a path forward: Top 10 photos of 2023
From Ethiopia to Ukraine, Mercy Corps’ Director of Global Photography shares his favorite photos of the communities we work with.
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People queue to fetch water in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via Getty Images
“Life just seems impossible”: From Mercy Corps’ team in Gaza
Mercy Corps team members share updates on the struggle to survive inside Gaza.
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Entire villages were forced to relocate after the earthquakes struck northwest Afghanistan. At this encampment, Mercy Corps is providing clean water to more than 300 families.
The crisis in Afghanistan after series of devastating earthquakes
In the wake of earthquakes that leveled tens of thousands of homes in October, communities in northwest Afghanistan need continued support as they recover.
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A cardamom farmer in Guatemala, (right) and Mercy Corps Technical Specialist (left) hold a cardamom seedling at a cardamom nursery in Alta Verapaz, Rocjá Puribal.
Strength and connection: Helping communities flourish in 2024
Mercy Corps reflects on our collaboration with communities around the world and our commitment to helping build brighter futures for everyone.
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A coffee farmer processing coffee berries.
Growing a coffee business in West Java
In Indonesia, Mercy Corps supports women through small business and leadership training. One coffee farmer created a unique product to support her household.
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Humanitarian Energy Acquires Ethiopia’s First Commercial Mini-grid License
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