Pediatric Covid-19 cases surge in Detroit, Mercy-USA is working to stop the spread as children return to school. As of the third week of August, 2021, Detroit had the highest percentage of pediatric cases of COVID-19 in Michigan, likely due…
Read moreAccording to the Gaza health ministry on May 19, 2021, 227 people in Gaza have been killed, including 64 children. 1,620 people have been wounded to date. Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is working with our long-time partner, The United…
Read moreHere’s what happens in a village in Somalia when you sponsor a well to be built… Women are empowered! Last year we built a well in the village of Xafad-Somaal. Since then, the community has begun to blossom. The…
Read more“My life was not easy ten years ago before the war started.” Um Hazem, a mother of 9 adult children who she raised alone after her husband abandoned the family. She worked as a farm laborer and pieced together a…
Read moreWater, sanitation and hygiene, known as WASH in the world of humanitarian relief, has been a priority in Mercy-USA’s work since its beginning. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this outreach more urgent and currently our offices worldwide are ramping up…
Read moreWith your help Mercy-USA is providing protection from the cold for children and their families in Syria. After 9 years of war, Syrian families are exhausted and losing hope. To make things worse, Covid-19 has begun spreading through the camps….
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