How do you see the world? - Mercy Corps

Inspiration: Everyday Heroes
A group of men and women in Banda Aceh perform backbreaking work
to rebuild a school for their community’s children. Their world has been
swept away, but their courage has not. Their dreams have been deferred, but
they have not been erased. They are not victims of a tsunami; they are their
community’s hopes and dreams. They are a better future.
Within hours of the worst natural disaster in modern times — the 2004
Indian Ocean tsunami — Mercy Corps was on the ground in Indonesia, Sri
Lanka and India working side by side with survivors to rebuild their lives. Our
initial programs concentrated on meeting the health, shelter and food needs
of 150,000 displaced individuals — especially children. But we never lost sight
of the fact that the right kind of assistance at the right time can unleash the
ability of people to overcome unimaginable circumstances. Our emergency > > >
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