{"title":"Mercy Corps","description":" \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eOverview\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.3 billion in assistance to people in 100 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America, Europe and Asia, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,400 staff worldwide and reach nearly 14.4 million people in more than 35 countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eMission\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll over the world, millions of innocent people are caught up in intolerable situations. But they are not today's victims; they are tomorrow's heroes, who have the power to transform their own communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eHistory\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead about the history of Mercy Corps at: \u003cbr\u003ehttp:\/\/www.mercycorps.org\/aboutus\/overview\/686\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eProgram\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMercy Corps pursues its mission through:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmergency relief services that assist people afflicted by conflict or disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSustainable economic development that integrates agriculture, health, housing and infrastructure, economic development, education and environment, and local management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCivil society initiatives that promote citizen participation, accountability, conflict management and the rule of law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eImpact\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMercy Corps has learned that communities recovering from war or social upheaval must be the agents of their own transformation for change to endure. It is only when communities set their own agendas, raise their own resources and implement programs themselves, that their first successes result in the renewed hope, confidence and skills to continue development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eCEO\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Keny-Guyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee Neal's full profile: \u003cbr\u003ehttp:\/\/www.mercycorps.org\/aboutus\/leadership\/675\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eBoard\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the full list: \u003cbr\u003ehttp:\/\/www.mercycorps.org\/aboutus\/leadership\/664\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eCountries\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Colombia, Congo, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the, Croatia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Central African Republic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eStates\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalifornia, District of Columbia, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e \u003cdetails\u003e \u003csummary\u003eContact\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e3015 SW 1ST AVE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePORTLAND, OR 97201-4707 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePhone: (800) 292-3355 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewww.mercycorps.org \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEIN: 91-1148123\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mercy-corps-boost-business","title":"Boost Business","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProblem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany women in poor countries suffer the strictures of second-class citizenship. 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