Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1 billion in assistance to people in 82 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, the agency's unified global programs employ 2,700 staff worldwide and reach nearly 10 million people in more than 40 countries.

Mercy Corps pursues its mission through:
   -Emergency relief services that assist people afflicted by conflict or disaster.
   -Sustainable economic development that integrates agriculture, health, housing and infrastructure, economic development, education and environment, and local management.
   -Civil society initiatives that promote citizen participation, accountability, conflict management and the rule of law.

Currently, the organization is undergoing tremendous growth, making it necessary that they implement systems and ways of doing things that can support their growing mission. The database we will be working on during the conference will help them manage information from projects currently going on in 33 countries around the world. You can learn more about them at http://www.mercycorps.com.