UGANDA
JUNE 2008 Grace is a widow and a mother of five children. Her husband was killed when the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) raided her vil
UGANDA
JUNE 2008 Grace is a widow and a mother of five children. Her husband was killed when the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) raided her vil
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
SEPTEMBER 2009 The Central African Republic ranks as the fourth-poorest place on earth, accordi
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
SEPTEMBER 2009 The Central African Republic ranks as the fourth-poorest place on earth, accordi
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
SEPTEMBER 2009 Assantou and Hussenatou are twins, age 25. Assantou has three kids, Hussenatou, t
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
SEPTEMBER 2009 Assantou and Hussenatou are twins, age 25. Assantou has three kids, Hussenatou, t
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
DECEMBER 2009 As the ethnic war between Hutu and Tutsi has shifted into a prolonged confli
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
DECEMBER 2009 As the ethnic war between Hutu and Tutsi has shifted into a prolonged confli
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
December 2009 Goma is the capital of North Kivu, an area that is still feeling the eff
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
December 2009 Goma is the capital of North Kivu, an area that is still feeling the eff
NYANZALE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
December 2009 Nyanzale, North Kivu, is full of hot spots. Someone is killed almost
NYANZALE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
December 2009 Nyanzale, North Kivu, is full of hot spots. Someone is killed almost
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
January 16, 2010 By the third or fourth day after January’s earthquake that killed about 230,000 people, the communities real
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
January 16, 2010 By the third or fourth day after January’s earthquake that killed about 230,000 people, the communities real
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
January 19, 2010 This is Jolisa in what is left of her house. Her mother, uncle, and brother are buried in the rubble. It was
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
January 19, 2010 This is Jolisa in what is left of her house. Her mother, uncle, and brother are buried in the rubble. It was
BAM, IRAN
JANUARY 2004 Iran is mainly Shi’a, a denomination of Islam. After the 2003 earthquake in Bam, virtually everyone had a relative who had d
BAM, IRAN
JANUARY 2004 Iran is mainly Shi’a, a denomination of Islam. After the 2003 earthquake in Bam, virtually everyone had a relative who had d
AFGHANISTAN
SEPTEMBER 2003 After the latest war in more than 30 years of conflicts, Afghanistan was working to rebuild. The Taliban’s short time in power had left the school
AFGHANISTAN
SEPTEMBER 2003 After the latest war in more than 30 years of conflicts, Afghanistan was working to rebuild. The Taliban’s short time in power had left the school
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
September 16, 2002 In 2002, the Chelsitoon neighborhood of Kabul was in terrible shape. It was one of the hardest-hit areas during the battles between the
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
September 16, 2002 In 2002, the Chelsitoon neighborhood of Kabul was in terrible shape. It was one of the hardest-hit areas during the battles between the
PAKISTAN
OCTOBER 2006 In the mountains of Pakistan, near the epicenter of the 2005 earthquake in a village called Jabori, the basic livelihood is livestock. You raise anima
PAKISTAN
OCTOBER 2006 In the mountains of Pakistan, near the epicenter of the 2005 earthquake in a village called Jabori, the basic livelihood is livestock. You raise anima
IRAQ
AUGUST 2003 Bushra Lateef Skail had built the Al Kut Women’s Cooperative (pictured) for women to come together to sew and sell their wares for a profit. They made scho
IRAQ
AUGUST 2003 Bushra Lateef Skail had built the Al Kut Women’s Cooperative (pictured) for women to come together to sew and sell their wares for a profit. They made scho
ACEH, INDONESIA
June 27, 2005 Meulaboh, Aceh, was a huge rice-farming area. Rice was the people’s livelihood and their primary source of food. After the 2004 tsunami, all th
ACEH, INDONESIA
June 27, 2005 Meulaboh, Aceh, was a huge rice-farming area. Rice was the people’s livelihood and their primary source of food. After the 2004 tsunami, all th
INDONESIA
JANUARY 2005 Immediately after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, Mercy Corps was distributing emergency supplies in camps for the people who had lost their homes. But
INDONESIA
JANUARY 2005 Immediately after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, Mercy Corps was distributing emergency supplies in camps for the people who had lost their homes. But
Nearly a decade ago, I began a journey—from a marriage, from a career editing a New York-based women’s magazine, and from what had been all the familiar trappings of life—that has taken me to 42 countries, 8 war zones, 5 natural disasters, and countless humanitarian crises. As the spokesperson and field photographer for Portland-based Mercy Corps, I often have been among the first aid workers on the scene, be it war or an earthquake. The conditions, emotions, and actions can be…
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