Mercy Corps, a non-governmental organization, is dedicated to ending poverty by helping to build secure, productive, and just communities. Mercy Corps believes that all people are entitled access to resources that will fulfill their basic needs. Mercy Corps seeks to create peaceful change within the community and empower individuals.
Events
Building Resilience through Financial Inclusion: A Review of Existing Evidence and Knowledge Gaps
In low-income countries, disasters induced by climate change are giving rise to new risks, shocks, and stresses among already vulnerable households. Well-designed financial products and services could play a role in increasing low-income families’ resilience by helping them prepare for the uncertain: financial inclusion can facilitate efforts to reduce risks, increase investments, and bounce back […]
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture Convention
IFPRI Staff are participating in the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture co-hosted by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) taking place October 3-5, 2018 at the Campus of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. This convention is the second yearly event to bring together the people and organizations that make the […]
Addressing gender and social barriers to resilience: Measuring and leveraging household decision making for resilience
Opening Address Panelists Moderator Q&A Video The concept of resilience is catching on among humanitarian and development actors seeking to help individuals, households, and communities prepare for, adapt to, and recover from severe shocks and stresses. Many organizations are recognizing that individuals’ resilience capacities and vulnerabilities differ significantly and are shaped by their gender, class, caste, […]
Blogs
Can sports and life skills programs improve labor force outcomes for vulnerable youth?
Analyzing impacts of a program in Monrovia, Liberia.