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MERCY CORPS 2000 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Executive Staff 2-3 Central & South Asia 4-11 Balkans 12-17 East & Southeast Asia 18-23 Americas 24-29 Middle East & Caucasus 30-35 Africa 36-39 2000 Finding Solutions 40-45 Global Map 46-47 War. Hunger. Inequality. Acknowledgements 48-57 Making a Difference, Changing the World The Mercy Corps Family Hope. Justice. Commitment. Partners in Mercy Founders Circle Good Samaritan Society Partnership. Resource Partners Financial Report 58 Officers and Board Members 59 In 2000, Mercy Corps changed lives in some of the poorest and most challenged communities on Earth.

With our many global family partners, we helped make the world better for those most in need.

We renew hope. Editor’s note: This report uses British spelling throughout in recognition of Mercy Corps’ status We find solutions. as a global organisation with headquarters in the United States and Europe, and partners worldwide. We leave behind a legacy of change.

cover photo: Eritrean girl. page 1: Refugee children in Homoine, Mozambique.

1 A Letter from the Executive Staff

Dear Friends and Partners, Global Emergency Operations team to deliver faster, higher-quality relief assistance worldwide. In addition, we played a leadership role in the Sphere easuring growth and measuring success are two entirely different equations for a project, a major global effort to set standards and thereby improve the humanitarian organisation like Mercy Corps. The former is relatively simple to quality of relief assistance. We also invested in new expertise for overall Mchart. How much assistance did you deliver? How many people did you help? These programme management, civil society, and economic development, while are important numbers, and we are pleased that for the third consecutive year, Mercy Corps has developing new partnerships with the Conflict Management Group and significantly increased the size of its worldwide programmes. numerous local organisations. Growth by itself however, is not enough. As social entrepreneurs, we At the same time, we renewed our commitment to avoid at all costs the Neal Keny-Guyer at Mercy Corps believe that success must be defined by the enduring value that our in Portland, Oregon. bureaucratisation that often sets in as an organisation grows into a larger, programmes add to families and communities. Since 1997, the value of our more complex entity. We believe solutions must come from listening to our project participants global programmes has more than tripled and Mercy Corps now reaches more as we work side by side with them in their homes, fields, shops and factories. You can’t do that people with more assistance than ever before. But what excites us is not simply from headquarters. Toward that end, we reduced spending on administration and fundraising distributing food, rebuilding homes or disbursing loans. Rather, it’s figuring from 5.7 percent to 4.8 percent of our total global resources. That means 95.2 percent of our out how to do these things in ways that leave behind a legacy of change. Dan O’Neill in Macedonia, April 1999. resources were spent on programmes — our highest efficiency rating in six years. By digging a well, will we leave behind a citizenry with the knowledge, The rest of this report highlights the stories of people we assist, along with some of Mercy confidence and community organisation to address other social problems? In rebuilding war- Corps’ more than 1,000 dedicated staff and volunteers worldwide. It is these people who are creating damaged homes, will we also build a new understanding between hostile groups, a knowledge an enduring legacy of change that is at the heart of our mission. Maybe it’s a farmer in Kosovo that their economic destinies are intertwined? These are the real challenges we face. If we can’t selling milk for the first time since the war. Or an Afghan herder saving his last dozen livestock in find answers — if we can’t add enduring value — everything we do today will disappear over time, the face of drought. An entrepreneur in Tajikistan buying school supplies for her daughter with often with stunning speed. It only 1997— 38 2.1 22 Charting earnings from her new business. A North Korean orphan sitting down to her first meal in days. takes a few minutes of armed Mercy Corps’ Growth None of these individual successes would be possible without the immense commitment of conflict to destroy a school, a 1998— 57 2.2 21 our donors, volunteers, partners and supporters. In 2000, you responded with unprecedented health clinic, or a water system 1999— 92 4.0 25 energy and generosity. On behalf of our staff, volunteers and Board of Directors, we extend our that took months or years to build. 2000— 128 5.0 29 heartfelt gratitude for your support. With your help, we are doing the things that matter most. In the year 2000 we worked Global People Worldwide hard to achieve not only growth, Resources Assisted Programmes ($ million) (in millions) Served but success. We formed a new Dan W. O‘Neill Neal L. Keny-Guyer President and Co-Founder Chief Executive Officer

2 3 Central & South Asia

Drought. Economic Collapse.

Rebuilding Nations and Communities.

The latter part of the 20th century was a time of crucial change for South and Central Asia, as these nations wrestled with redefined cultural, political and economic identities. In this region, Mercy Corps helps people manage their livelihoods, mitigating the impact of the area’s devastating and ongoing drought.

5 Afghanistan After two decades of Soviet occupation, civil war and the worst drought to hit flict has led to mass displacement. Drought conditions compound the threat to families and host

the region in 30 years, Afghanistan faces devastating socioeconomic issues. Over three communities. Mercy Corps is distributing essential items to meet the immediate needs of vulner-

million Afghans have fled to Pakistan and elsewhere. Failed crops, irrigation and drinking able families. Pakistan Mercy Corps’ work in Baluchistan, Pakistan, started in 1986 to assist

water shortages, a collapsed economy, and the drought-related decimation of livestock Afghan war refugees, and now includes local populations. In Quetta, Mercy Corps strengthens

greatly influenced Mercy Corps’ programming in 2000. ➤ Mercy Corps builds sustainable local NGOs’ ability to improve public sanitation, hygiene, small-scale microcredit, and health

livelihoods and food security through community participation and investment in Afghan services. ➤ Since 1995, Mercy Corps has trained community health workers to provide pre-

infrastructure. By providing potable water and care for livestock, we help small ventive care for Afghan refugee mothers and children in Baluchistan. Mercy Corps treats

herd-owners to retain breeding stock to revitalise livelihoods. We also imple- infectious and communicable diseases, and provides reproductive health care and

ment cash-for-work programmes that increase families’ purchasing power as drug abuse awareness programmes in nine basic health facilities. Mercy Corps’

they repair local water infrastructures — a double benefit. ➤ Our voluntary staff also trains family members to provide physical therapy for relatives with

repatriation programme serves Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Through health disabilities, therapy that can continue once they return to Afghanistan. ➤ Due

services, critical infrastructure repair, and agricultural improvements in their to the devastating drought in Pakistan, we have expanded our health care ser-

home communities, Mercy Corps creates an environment that encourages vices in refugee villages to address drought-related concerns, including

Afghan refugees to voluntarily return to southern Afghanistan. ➤ Mercy malaria prevention, and repairing and building wells. Ferghana Valley

Corps entered northeastern Afghanistan this year, where increased con- The fertile, densely populated Ferghana Valley straddles the borders of ➤➤➤

6 7 Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Mercy Corps, strategically positioned in all three countries, is under- profit enterprises or private health care, Kyrgyzstan could easily have fallen into civil disruption. ➤ Since 1994,

taking a bold, regional response. ➤ In 2000, Mercy Corps initiated a comprehensive community based assess- Mercy Corps has focused on providing microcredit, social safety nets and agricultural assistance in Kyrgyzstan.

ment, inviting residents to discuss issues that affect their lives. The study focused on access to four resources Local communities participate at all levels of project decision making and implementation to ensure success

— water, economic opportunities, agricultural development, and health services. Mercy Corps’ programme and sustainability. Mercy Corps has disbursed agricultural grants to more than 15 organisations to increase

aims to mitigate resource-based conflict in the Ferghana Valley through improved sustainable community food production self-sufficiency, and we implement a food-for-work project that repairs rural drinking water

livelihoods. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s socioeconomic systems were ruptured when the Soviet Union systems. ➤ Mercy Corps manages three microcredit programmes in Kyrgyzstan, enabling women, farmers

collapsed. Since 1992, Mercy Corps has helped restore communities through microcredit and business and entrepreneurs to improve livelihoods and economic security. School improvement projects facilitate

support, providing loans and training for entrepreneurs that stimulates local economies with increased year-round education, enabling schools to remain open during winter months. Tajikistan A weak

jobs, goods and services. ➤ Asian Credit Fund, which began as a Mercy Corps microcredit government, civil war and vast population displacements, high unemployment, the demise of

programme in 1997, is now a successful non-bank financial institution providing collateral- important social services, and limited natural resources have severely impacted Tajikistan.

based, individual loans (details on Asian Credit Fund on page 50). Mercy Corps’ objective was ➤ Since 1994, Mercy Corps’ assistance has evolved from humanitarian intervention to long-

to form an independent, local organisation to help reduce unemployment by creating jobs term development. We provide food to hospitals, schools and orphanages, oversee food-for-

and stabilizing family income. We will continue in an advisory role to help strengthen work projects, manage community-based health education, and extend business loans to

Asian Credit Fund. Kyrgyzstan When the Soviet Union collapsed, Kyrgyzstan was left in entrepreneurs. ➤ Mercy Corps will soon transfer our lending programme to a local

disarray. With little history of civil or business law, commercial lending, community non- partner, the Association for Business Women, and work with the Government of Tajikistan ➤➤➤

8 9 to create a countrywide network of equipped and trained emergency response units that can cope with About the photos Alla Kulbeda — ways in which the school’s natural disasters and respond effectively during crises. Our civil society initiative involves citizen groups in page 4 Hectares of Hope Woman in the marketplace,Vose food production might protecting human rights, and builds the capacity of local partners. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan’s transi- region,Tajikistan. become more self-sufficient. page 5 lla Kulbeda is Aenova Sadburg (left) and her tion to independence has been marked by challenges. Despite sufficient financial and economic resources, daughter,Dilbar,in Dushanbe, the director of In 1998, the school Tajikistan. A widow with six children, a centralised government has slowed reform. ➤ In 1999, Mercy Corps launched a microcredit programme Aenova began her own bakery with a the Krasnaya Rechka Special converted its sports ground into a veg- Mercy Corps microcredit loan. A pages 6 –7 to provide loans to entrepreneurs to purchase raw materials and equipment to expand business Boarding School in Kyrgyzstan. The etable garden. The children enthusiasti- Participants in Mercy Corps’microcredit programme in the Shartuz region, ➤ activities. In 2000, we achieved nearly 100 percent recovery on loans made to individuals. Mercy school is home to orphans with cally volunteered to cultivate the land. It Tajikistan,the Ashurova family all work together to make their bread baking Corps is one of the few recognised institutions in Turkmenistan oligophrenia, a condition that impairs was hard going at first. But the children’s business viable. Fourteen-year old daughter Kuhangez (page 6,right) confidence that they would soon eat their helps make the dough,while 19-year that concentrates on individual small business clients with cred- one’s ability to think. old son Muhhidin chops wood for the fire. Father Tosidinnov holds a place in it needs of less than $20,000. Uzbekistan When Mercy Corps The school used to operate a state own fruits and vegetable kept Alla going the market and helps sell the bread. Mother Shamisia (page 6,left; page 7) funded farm that provided the children through each setback. works 18 hours each day,waking at began work in Uzbekistan in 1994, we were impeded by the 2:00 a.m.to fire the oven,make the with fresh fruits and vegetables. But after The chidren have not only nurtured loaves,transport the bread and sell it in heavily regulated Uzbekistan economy. Since then, we have the marketplace. Her day is over only the breakup of the Soviet Union, the crops. They have developed dreams. when the last loaf has been sold. helped stimulate economic growth through small loans to page 8 (left) school not only lost its farm, it received “Something appeared in their souls — Mahnis Dali,center,is a small farmer and a participant in Mercy Corps’ Vose entrepreneurs and farmers, supporting them with business hope,” says Mercy Corps Kyrgyzstan project in Tajikistan. After severe floods no extra funding to provide food and swept through Mahnis’village, Mercy training and legal advocacy. ➤ Mercy Corps’ Bulungur Corps reconstructed 80 destroyed homes clothing for the children. staff member, Chinara Usubalieva. on high ground above the flood plain. The man to the left of Mahnis is Mirali Institutional Strengthening and Microcredit Programme encour- With no resources to grow or In April 2000, Mercy Corps awarded and the man to the right of Mahnis is Sherali. ages the formation of independent, cooperative farmer groups, purchase food, many children suffered from more money to the school to plant sugar page 8 (right) Khidirova Anvar (left),head of a and fills a vital niche as a source of financing for individual chronic hunger — and children with beets, potatoes and corn. While this will Dushanbe,Tajikistan,orphanage and two of her charges,Egamova Nazokat oligophrenia need a high-calorie, balanced not completely solve the school’s food (center) and Khidirova Dilfuza (right), farmers, farmer associations and women. The programme boasts a 100 percent loan recovery recipients of Mercy Corps food diet. “We teach our students to sew and issues, the experience of growing food distributions. Khidirova Anvar receives rate after multiple lending cycles. ➤ Mercy Corps introduced a groundbreaking savings and no pay and supports the orphans herself. work the land,” Alla Kulbeda says. “But how with their own hands has given the credit initiative in Uzbekistan. Members of several savings and credit associations contribute page 9 (left) The hands of Lola Shoeibova of can they do anything if they are hungry?” children of Krasnaya Rechka School a Khujand,Tajikistan. monies to collective group funds and borrow from these funds to further their own local In 1995, Mercy Corps provided rice sense of pride. As Alla says, “I believe our page 9 (right) Lola Shoeibova,a Mercy Corps development. ➤ Mercy Corps has implemented a training programme that helps rural microcredit recipient. A registered and vegetable oil to the school, enabling main harvest is the belief we have all nurse,Lola used her loan to start a women develop the knowledge and confidence to address health issues that affect bakery,supporting herself as she studies staff to save money to purchase a greater gained in our own abilities.” economics at Tajikistan University. themselves and their families, and raises the level of community health awareness. page 10 variety of food. This inspired Alla to think of Mahnis Dali,Vose region,Tajikistan. page 11 Alla Kulbeda.

10 11 Balkans

Civil conflict.

Rebuilding and reconciliation.

Since 1993, Mercy Corps’ relief and rehabilitation work in the Balkans has been linked to long-term social and economic recovery. We are committed to working collaboratively with local partners until peace comes to these troubled lands.

13 Albania The poorest Balkan country, Albania faces massive social and economic challenges, Partner Microcredit Organisation (for more information on Partner, see page 50) that helps rebuild

which were compounded in 1999 when Albania opened its doors to hundreds of thousands of small businesses in hard-hit communities. ➤ Mercy Corps’ Bosnia Women’s Initiative (BWI) helps

Kosovar refugees. Now that most of the refugees have returned home, Mercy Corps contin- fund community development and income generating activities designed and implemented by

ues to provide subgrants to local and international organisations to improve health care local women’s groups. BWI improves the capacity of local groups to help themselves while facil-

and education facilities in former host communities. Bosnia-Herzegovina Mercy Corps itating dialogue among women from all ethnic back-grounds. Kosovo, Federal Republic of

has linked emergency response in Bosnia to long-term development programmes to help Yugoslavia In 1993, Mercy Corps began implementing humanitarian relief and agricultural

rebuild this shattered country. Our multi-ethnic staff work together on projects that development programmes in Kosovo. Since fighting ended in 1999, Mercy Corps has been a

focus on physical and social revitalisation. ➤ Our Minority Return programmes leader in the transition to development programmes that reduce dependency on

combine reconstruction, economic development and civil society initiatives to foreign aid. ➤ Mercy Corps’ Eastern Kosovo Stabilisation Programme promotes

help displaced families return to their pre-war homes. In addition, Mercy Corps tolerance and cooperation between ethnic Serbs and Albanians through

undertakes microcredit and community-building activities that help both agricultural and economic development activities that benefit both communi-

returnees and their neighbours revive their diverse local communities. ➤ In ties. Our Kosovo Women’s Health Promotion Project improves health care ser-

1997, Mercy Corps’ Economic Development Department launched a vices for 81,000 women and children through community education and

successful microcredit programme in former front line communities. By training for local nurses. Mercy Corps’ Kosovo Women’s Initiative assists

2000, the programme had evolved into the independent, locally run women in western Kosovo to organise their own income generation and ➤➤➤

14 15 community improvement projects. And our non-bank financial institution, Agency for Finance in Kosovo, About the photos Senad Sinanovic — person because I work for provides microcredit to small businesses for agricultural revitalisation and reconstruction needs. page 12 A Tale of Vajo Gajic received a loan from Mercy Corps," Senad con- Transformation Mercy Corps to expand his chicken Macedonia In 1999, Mercy Corps’ office oversaw emergency food distribution and managed two refugee farm in Brcko, Bosnia. “It was better tinues. "I’ve helped my times for us before the war, when camps in Macedonia. In 2000, Mercy Corps worked with local partners to rehabilitate the camp at Senekos people had more money. My father enad Sinanovic's parents start their own died during the war, and our farm is and to distribute food to remaining Kosovar refugees. The site at Senekos has been completely restored now the only source of income for story is closely intertwined with business, too. Eventually, they will no my mother and me,” says Gajic. page 13 and now serves as a park and recreation area for surrounding communities. that of Mercy Corps’ in Bosnia. In longer be dependent on my income, but The six members of the Zejnaj family S (three of whom are pictured here) live Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mercy Corps began work in Montenegro in 1998, managing 1993 when war reached Senad’s village in will be able to live from their own work." in the village of Irzniq in Kosovo and receive food from Mercy Corps. a vital link in the Kosovo food pipeline. In 1999, as tens of thou- northeast Bosnia, the Sinanovic home was In 2000, Senad — who had been page 14 (left): Children playing in ruins of a burned to the ground and the family lost promoted to Credit Manager in 1999 — damaged house,Caire,Bosnia. sands of Kosovar refugees arrived, our local office became the page 14 (right) everything. was made head of Mercy Corps’ Sofije Salihu holds her one-week old focal point for food distributions to both Kosovars and their baby girl,Besjana,in the village of After the Dayton Peace Accords Economic Development Department, Drenoc,Kosovo. The six members of Montenegrin host families. ➤ In 2000, Mercy Corps continued the Salihu family lost their home were signed, the Sinanovics were the supervising Bosnian Serbs, Croats, and during the war,and were displaced 33 times before ending up as refugees in food distribution programmes for ethnic Serb and Roma families. only family from their village initially Muslims — an idea previously unimagin- Macedonia. This photo was taken during a home visit by Sanije Gjaku Our Roma Health and Hygiene Awareness Project promotes public willing to return home. In 1996, Mercy able. Mercy Corps’ decision to split off and Aferdita Berisha,nurses at Mercy Corps’ Women’s Centre in Klina/Kline, Kosovo. health initiatives in crowded shelters. With local partner Alter Corps began reconstructing homes in the the Department into a local independent page 15 (left) area, including the Sinanovic home. And organisation called Partner Microcredit Young boy pauses during play, Modus, Mercy Corps also supports a microcredit programme Caire,Bosnia. in April 1997 when Mercy Corps institut- Organisation was influenced by Senad’s page 15 (right) aimed at small entrepreneurs and enhances the development Albanian man in Pec/Peje,Kosovo. ed the Economic Development dedication and competence. page 16 and growth of the Montenegrin non-profit sector. These projects Woman and cow,Caire,Bosnia. Department to provide microcredit for Senad is now Executive Director of page 17 focus on vulnerable groups and have increased the ability of Senad Sinanovic. people in former front line communities, Partner and heads a multi-ethnic organi- women to start small businesses. Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia hosts the Senad was hired as one of the pro- sation of 61 employees working out of 16 largest refugee and internally displaced population in the Balkans — almost 700,000 people. gramme’s first credit officers. offices in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "I think

After 10 years of regional conflict and international sanctions, Serbia’s economy cannot absorb "With the arrival of Mercy Corps, life Mercy Corps provides a great example for

this burden and the percentage of Serbian citizens living at or near poverty level is extremely here totally changed for the better," says others in terms of multi-ethnic coopera- Senad. "That was the only way my family tion," Senad says with confidence. "I high. ➤ In 2000, Mercy Corps partnered with 17 local agencies to provide winter clothing to and I could return to our home and con- firmly believe that there will be a better over 40,000 needy refugees and local citizens. Future plans include community development tinue with normal life." tomorrow for my country — a better life activities in southern Serbia to improve living standards, increase citizen participation in "I consider myself a very lucky that every human being deserves." activities that affect their communities, and promote inter-ethnic cooperation.

16 17 East & Southeast Asia

Economic development. Innovative agricultural techniques.

Food security. Family strengthening. Community capacity building.

Mercy Corps’ East and Southeast Asia programming covers a vast geographical region undergoing dramatic transitions. As each nation struggles with its own unique set of challenges, our work covers a wide range of needs and involves local populations in resolving their own social and economic problems.

19 China China today faces dramatic rises in urban unemployment, rural poverty and desertifi- participate in food-for-work projects, revitalising families and communities. Local organisations

cation. In collaboration with local partners, Mercy Corps’ community support and microcredit receive grants to implement their own solutions to economic and social problems. ➤ In turbulent

initiatives will help reduce suffering caused by poverty and land degradation. ➤ In 2000, Maluku Province, Mercy Corps offers grants to local partners rather than assisting individuals

Mercy Corps and the prestigious Guanghua School of Management at Peking University directly. This strengthens local ability to address the needs of displaced people, improves

co-founded the China Center for Small Enterprise Development (CCSED) to address urban accountability, reduces dependency on outside aid, and promotes ethnic and religious

job loss due to privatisation of state owned enterprises. The CCSED currently offers cooperation. Mongolia In association with Land O’Lakes, Pact and Associates in Rural

business training and, in the future, will provide microcredit and advocate policy changes Development, Mercy Corps works with Gobi region men and women to improve their

to support small and medium sized business. ➤ In collaboration with the China economic well-being, infusing civil society initiatives into integrated

Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), Mercy Corps’ Greenlife Project will activities. ➤ Mercy Corps established Goviin Ekhlel, a non-bank financial

offer microcredit to farmers in central China to plant trees and help reduce institution, to offer loans to eligible rural borrowers in underserved rural

land erosion. Indonesia Half of Indonesia’s 200 million people live in Mongolia. In 2000, four branch offices opened, disbursing more than $190,000

poverty and one million have been displaced by conflict. Political disorder in loans to 70 Gobi businesses.➤ Mercy Corps’ Gobi Business News magazine

and economic collapse have produced social upheaval in the largest expanded into radio and internet formats, providing crucial information to

Muslim populated country in the world. ➤ Since 1999, Mercy Corps has 200,000 households throughout Mongolia, including nearly 100 percent of

assisted more than 100,000 Indonesians. Impoverished Jakarta residents Gobi inhabitants who receive information about markets, weather, ➤➤➤

20 21 business development strategies, livestock care, and breeding practices. North Korea North Korea’s About the photos Iin Iridi — Since opening her recent overtures to the global community have captured the attention of the world. Since 1996, page 18 A New Beginning Mr.Enkh-Amgalan, master herder, and business, Iin's family his 12-year old daughter, Enkhchimeg, Mercy Corps has worked to avert widespread malnutrition while laying the foundation for greater food at their winter camp, Gobi region, in Iridi lives in a income has doubled. “I Mongolia. Mr.Enkh-Amgalan has been security. We have reached more than 200,000 people with emergency food, medicines and agricultural a Mercy Corps Gobi Initiative group tiny house in East now not only support my leader since early 2000. projects. ➤ Mercy Corps’ successful model farm project in South P’yongan province supports long- page 19 Jakarta, Indonesia, with her hus- family, but I am also able to send my Mr. Amarsanaa,shoe manufacturing I and repair shop owner,Gobi region, term agricultural development by introducing new farming techniques. Mercy Corps arranged band and four children. The family has children to school,” says Iin. Before Mongolia. A father of five,he would like to create a cooperative with other exchanges between US and North Korean agricultural delegations, providing opportunities for North no toilet or kitchen and must share a Iin went into business, her children businesses in his building. page 20 (left) Koreans to study techniques first-hand from their US counter- public latrine with 49 other people. had to work to help support the Mongolian herder,Dundgovi province, Mongolia. parts. Mercy Corps also participated in airlifts of agricultural and Besides having to pay rent every family. “Now my children can concen- page 20 (right) The ger of the nomadic Tumubchuluun month, the Iridi family has to pay to trate on their education while I can family,about 40 kilometers outside of medical supplies, and increased humanitarian aid for North Huld Soum,Dundgovi province, Mongolia. share the latrine and must purchase put aside some money for our future,” Korea from a wide variety of sources. These relationships will page 21 (left) fresh drinking water every day. Because she continues. Herders at a planning meeting prove invaluable as we continue to advocate for coordinated facilitated by Mercy Corps’Gobi Initiative staff in Huld Soum,Dundgovi province, of this financial burden, and an “Women in Solidarity also taught Mongolia. action, engagement and peace on the Korean peninsula. page 21 (right) unpredictable income, the Iridis were me how to manage my finances and Nomadic herder photographed at winter Russia When the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia’s social and camp between Mandalgovi and Huld often forced to borrow from money- increase my profits,” adds Iin in a voice Soum,Dundgovi province,Mongolia. economic infrastructure was severely affected. More than page 22 lenders at exorbitant interest rates to filled with new confidence. “I am no Young member of the Tumubchuluun family,Dundgovi province,Mongolia. 600,000 children are registered as orphans, although 90 percent longer confused about how to allocate make ends meet. page 23 From left to right: El Shinta Primadona, have at least one living parent. With no social support structure Determined to change her family’s money for both my business and my Mercy Corps Indonesia Grants Program staffperson; Ms Iin Iridi; Ms Yayan in place, many families are forced to choose between abandon- fortunes, Iin approached Women in household.” Aswiyani,Women in Solidarity Chairperson. All stand in front of ing their child to institutions or inadequately providing for them at home. ➤ The long- Solidarity, a local organisation directly Inspired by Iin's success, friends Iin’s house. supported by Mercy Corps. Women in and neighbors have started saving money term goal of Mercy Corps’ Assistance to Russian Orphans programme is to dramatically Solidarity helps women improve their and investing in small business ventures. improve the quality of care for orphans in the Russian Far East. Mercy Corps provides lives by providing loans to start small When asked her plans for the future, Iin grants to build the capacity of local organisations to effectively prevent child businesses. Iin received help in replies, “I am going to open my own abandonment, and to care for institutionalised children. We support the creation of a preparing a business plan and $60 to shop.” With her determination and hard social service structure where children are cared for at home, crisis prevention services open a small kiosk to sell soft drinks work, it will not be long before she are established, and institutionalised children are empowered with life skills. and snacks. makes that happen.

22 23 Americas

Remote rural villages.

Poor urban areas.

Refugees. Immigrants.

The people we serve throughout the Americas work steadfastly and unceasingly for political, social and economic change that will benefit all of society, with an emphasis on breaking endemic cycles of poverty. Mercy Corps is proud to share in that labour.

25 Honduras Mercy Corps’ partnership with Proyecto Aldea Global (PAG) in Honduras is our more than 300,000 of the poorest and most underserved Honduran citizens. Nicaragua Since

longest. Our joint efforts there cover a range of programmes, from public health November 1999, with the support of long standing local partner Proyecto Aldea Global Jinotega,

care and civil society initiatives to post-Hurricane Mitch reconstruction and community Mercy Corps’ civil society team has partnered with local organisations to implement civil society

rehabilitation. ➤ Mercy Corps/PAG’s Civil Society Programme emphasizes integrated programmes adapted specifically to Jinotega, one of the poorest regions in Nicaragua. ➤ In

development. Since 1996, the programme has focused on increasing citizen and community 2000, Mercy Corps helped form the Jinotega Civil Society Network. A coalition of local

awareness and participation in the political process. ➤ Mercy Corps/PAG also supports 17 organisations, the Network strives to increase citizen participation in local development

geographically isolated health clinics. Our Child Survival project operates in 300 rural and strengthen organisations in Jinotega. The Network emphasizes collaboration to create a

communities, providing essential low-cost medicines to poor families, and common community vision. ➤ A major Mercy Corps achievement this year was

reducing maternal and child mortality by training community health care the organisation of the Jinotega Democracy Festival. Amidst music, dancing,

workers to educate rural mothers in proper nutrition and disease manage- athletic activities, and a strong media presence, citizens participated in

ment. ➤ Mercy Corps/PAG’s programming in the urban slum of Flor del educational workshops on the electoral process, and perused a voter’s guide

Campo provides alternatives to drugs, gangs and unemployment for published by Mercy Corps. There was a Mayoral Candidate Forum where, for

hundreds of children and adults. Our revolving microcredit fund in this the first time, people directly questioned candidates for mayor about their

crowded Tegucigalpa neighborhood offers opportunities for poor proposed policies. United States Mercy Corps’ United States programmes

entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. ➤ Mercy Corps/PAG serves serve refugees, immigrants, women, minorities and low-income ➤➤➤

26 27 entrepreneurs in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. ➤ Mercy Corps’ Refugee/Immigrant Self- About the photos Maria del Carmen and children, working to Employment (RISE) project is Oregon’s only microenterprise programme focused solely on the state’s page 24 Marquez — A mother brings her children to be gain their trust before intro- Saving Lives in weighed and measured as part of a refugee and immigrant population. RISE brings together social service agencies, banks and private Mercy Corps/Proyecto Aldea Global Honduras ducing new concepts in health education session in Hamuya, businesses to offer loans and deliver technical assistance to participants. In addition, RISE participants Honduras. child health care. page 25 receive one-on-one professional mentoring. ➤ Mercy Corps’ Portland Entrepreneur Initiative (PEI) Farm family from Las Lajas,Honduras. aria del Carmen Marquez Change does not come easily. Many page 26 (left) helps low-income, women and minority entrepreneurs to start or expand small businesses. PEI also Men wait in small canoes to take food to is a community health rural mothers use ineffective remedies families stranded by Hurricane Mitch in the flooded Sula Valley,Honduras. brings together community organisations, commercial banks and private businesses to respond to worker for Mercy M rather than visit a physician. Some page 26 (right) Three young boys outside a rural health the needs of Portland’s small businesses. Venezuela In Corps/Proyecto Aldea Global’s Child mothers even stop hydrating and feeding center in San Jose,Honduras. They await their mother,a health volunteer December of 1999, heavy rains in Venezuela produced Survival project. She lives in their children when ill, though this prac- receiving child survival training from Mercy Corps/Proyecto Aldea Global. catastrophic floods and landslides, affecting thousands of Siguatepeque, Honduras, with her three tice is becoming less common, thanks to page 27 (left) Aftermath of floods and mudslides in children, all of whom have either fin- Maria and her fellow health workers. Venezuela. people and leaving homes and possessions under a deluge of page 27 (right) ished or are still enrolled in high school Maria’s job is often difficult. She Young girl waits at Meamber Health mud. ➤ Mercy Corps collaborated with Venezuelan organisation Clinic,Honduras. — a phenomenal accomplishment in this must work slowly to introduce more page 28 Servicio de Apoyo Local (SOCSAL) to rehabilitate flood affected Young boy observes construction work country where people often receive less preventive health care techniques to rural on community school in Las Brisas, areas and train local populations in risk prevention and Honduras. than six years of formal education. mothers and caretakers. At first, she was page 29 Maria del Carmen Marquez (right),with emergency preparedness. In order to most accurately identify A dedicated and committed frequently criticized by community a Mercy Corps/PAG Child Survival project participant. neighbourhood priorities during reconstruction, Mercy professional, Maria lives apart from her leaders fearful of change, but through Corps/SOCSAL pioneered a community based psychosocial children during the week because she her perseverance and dedication, many

programme, whereby disaster survivors work together to move must travel to remote rural communities of those leaders are now her strongest

beyond individual trauma to identify group priorities. ➤ Mercy Corps/SOCSAL is as part of her work. With no public supporters. transport available, Maria walks through Maria is completely dedicated to her implementing rebuilding projects and community outreach, and instituting training in the mountainous region of Guarajao to work. “Mercy Corps and Proyecto Aldea disaster prevention and mitigation with the Venezuelan Firefighter Corps, local and reach her constituents. Global have been like a school for me. I international organisations and citizens groups. Maria coordinates her health educa- have learned so much,” she says. “I have tion activities with the nurse at the had difficult times in my life and I thank Guarajao Health Clinic, the only health care God that I can now help others through facility in the area. She then visits mothers this work.”

28 29 Middle East & Caucasus

Diversity and upheaval.

Stability and new hope.

Mercy Corps’ programming in the Middle East and Caucasus reflects the extremely different challenges that these two regions face. Our work is tailored to involve participants as they address specific community and national concerns.

31 Azerbaijan For the last 12 years, Azerbaijan has been in the midst of a devastating conflict advocacy for, social services and economic improvements. It strengthens the capacity of

with neighboring Armenia, resulting in the displacement of over 850,000 Azeri citizens. communities to capitalise on local resources to resolve development issues. ➤ Communities

Responding to this vast need, Mercy Corps launched programming in 1997, and is the choose representatives from local organisations, such as cultural and business associations, and

leader in shaping the strategy of the largest humanitarian development initiative in youth and women’s groups, to identify and prioritize community needs. Mercy Corps provides

Azerbaijan. ➤ Mercy Corps' Azerbaijan Humanitarian Assistance Programme (AHAP) grant technical assistance and guidance for health, education and microenterprise projects chosen

enables our international sub-grant partners to promote and incorporate citizen partici- by community groups. By promoting participant-devised solutions to community issues,

pation in all programme activities. By intimately involving project participants in the cre- Mercy Corps intends to create independence and self-reliance. ➤ Many Georgians are

ation process, Azerbaijan communities are empowered, leading to the more not aware of current national laws that might aid — or impede — their pursuit of

effective provision of local resources and long-term sustainability. ➤ More social and economic betterment. An important component of Mercy Corps’

than 450,000 displaced people have been assisted by AHAP programming, Initiative is the Social Policy Unit. Managed in partnership with Georgian

and 130,000 vulnerable people already benefit from shelter and health organisation Horizonti, the Unit is specifically designed to help citizens

care programmes, microcredit lending and development of community identify and change national legislation that directly impacts local issues.

organisations. Georgia In 2000, Mercy Corps began the East Georgia Lebanon Mercy Corps’ development work in Lebanon extends back to 1995,

Community Mobilisation Initiative. Based on fundamental civil society when we first began working with communities in both occupied and non-

principles, the Initiative stresses participant identification of, and occupied areas to create a healthy and sustainable rural environment that ➤➤➤

32 33 would enable farmers to stay on their land. ➤ In the wake of the historic Israeli withdrawal in May 2000, About the photos Dr. Javanshir Hajiyev abilities are made easier by Mercy Corps was asked by the US Agency for International Development to expand programming in page 30 Young Lion of Faith Absorbing the light,Museum Castel Moussa, his non-confrontational southern Lebanon. Mercy Corps was one of the first development organisations to enter and assess the Lebanon. openness — a skill he says page 31 r. Javanshir Woman in Kichan,Azerbaijan. situation in southern Lebanon, and we have since escorted US government officials and congressional Hajiyev is he developed at Mercy page 32 (left) Women waiting to vote,Turkey. delegations into this troubled area. ➤ Through active client participation in the decision making process Mercy Corps’ Health Corps — that enables him to see issues page 32 (right) D Boys playing in the old quarter,Anatolia, and inclusion of local and national government bodies, Mercy Corps introduces democratic principles Programme Officer in Azerbaijan. from the perspective of all parties Turkey. page 33 (left) into all Lebanon programmes. This highly participatory approach strengthens efforts to improve Recognised within the Azeri health com- involved. Children at the Mardhi Uzayi school in Lebanon. infrastructure and promote economic growth. ➤ Mercy Corps munity as an experienced professional, In six years working in the relief page 33 (right) Neighbourhood in the old city,Istanbul, has supported economic betterment and promoted peace and Javanshir — whose name means “young and development field, Javanshir has Turkey. page 34 Young Turkish boys. reconciliation among 30,000 families in Lebanon. We are lion” — manages primary health care seen grassroots change in Azerbaijan, page 35 grants that serve displaced people reflected in increased confidence and Dr. Javanshir Hajiyev. currently active in more than 30 villages in southern Lebanon throughout Azerbaijan. self-reliance among people at both the and 60 others in western Beka, Rachaiya and Akkar. Turkey For Javanshir, the best times are not community and individual level. Almost two years after the devastating earthquakes in 1999, the those spent chairing meetings and writ- Javanshir hopes that Azerbaijan will situation in Turkey remains critical. More than 70,000 survivors ing reports, but time spent in the field. maintain its independence and that peace are still housed in temporary shelter and unemployment is He believes human contact with those in and justice will continue to grow within endemic due to loss of livelihoods. ➤ One of only two interna- need — whether sharing a cup of tea, or the hearts of its people. tional humanitarian agencies registered in Turkey, Mercy Corps just chatting with clients — is the most Javanshir is intent on improving his

provided emergency services and supplies to thousands of important part of his job. skills and better serving his fellow citi-

homeless people immediately after the first earthquake. Mercy Corps has since built mobile This ethos extends to Javanshir’s life zens. He embraces the unknown and in the Mercy Corps office. Every day, encourages all around him to do the health clinics and helped repair schools and hospitals damaged by the quakes, and our work in Javanshir checks in with each working same. We are proud that such a dedicated Turkey has benefited nearly 800,000 people. ➤ Mercy Corps’ lasting contribution to the team and offers his assistance to other person works with us at Mercy Corps. people of Turkey has been our Disaster Mitigation and Prevention programme. Working with sectors and programmes. A large part of Turkish municipalities, as well as the Istanbul Civil Defense Unit, Mercy Corps trained and his day is spent ensuring open communi- equipped rescue workers and conducted disaster preparedness trainings in the cation between different Mercy Corps neighborhoods of Istanbul. These rescue teams have since been deployed to other partners. Javanshir’s problem solving countries struck by earthquakes.

34 35 Africa

Famine. Flood. War.

Renewal.

Mercy Corps’ work in Africa dates back to 1981, almost to our inception. In 2000, we found ourselves once again offering humanitarian aid, as war and a crippling drought in the Horn of Africa left hundreds of thousands of people in crisis.

37 Eritrea In May 2000, due to fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea, nearly one-half of Eritrea’s population About the photos Senait Tesfamicael — When her national service was displaced and much of the infrastructure in southern Eritrea was damaged. ➤ Mercy Corps initially page 36 Mother and child,Mozambique. Helping Children Thrive was completed, Senait put supplied shelter items, stoves, fuel and medical supplies to people in displaced persons’ camps. Since page 37 her ideals into practice Young boy, Asmara,Eritrea. then, we have focused on war affected and displaced Eritreans not living in camps. Their needs are much page 38 enait Tesfamicael and joined Mercy Corps. Girl in market,Asmara,Eritrea. greater because they are harder to reach and do not receive regular assistance. ➤ In partnership with page 39 works as a Mercy Corps Senait’s work for Mercy Corps takes Senait Tesfamicael. the local government, Mercy Corps has instituted a supplemental feeding and health education SNutrition Field Monitor in her to some of the poorest rural commu- programme that benefits 8,000 malnourished children and mothers each month. Our long-term Eritrea. Born in Ethiopia, she moved to nities. Every day, she travels over dirt goal in Eritrea is to promote self-reliance by empowering Asmara, Eritrea with her parents when roads and paths to visit remote health

local partners in health, education and economic develop- she was seven. After finishing high stations, working with local health care

ment. Ethiopia In partnership with Food for the Hungry school with an excellent academic workers to monitor child malnutrition. record, Senait was accepted into Asmara When children are below normal International, Mercy Corps provided wheat flour and University, graduating in 1999. expectations for their age, they receive powdered milk to 3,000 people in Ethiopia in 2000. Mercy In Eritrea, all young people are supplemental food. Corps also assisted Concern Worldwide to distribute seeds required to complete one year of “It makes me feel very satisfied to and tools to 23,000 drought affected people. The subsequent national service, and Senait was see our programme make such a differ- harvest decreased dependence on outside assistance, assigned to teach in a secondary school ence to weak and frail children,” Sanait prevented an increase in levels of malnutrition among in Adi Quala in September 1999. In May says. “I have seen them become stronger children, and allowed families to retain their household 2000, when fighting broke out between as a result of the food we provide, and

assets. Mozambique Due to unusually heavy rains, Ethiopia and Eritrea, more than 90,000 this means a great deal to me.”

Mozambique experienced some of the worst flooding in its history in 2000. When disastrous people — the entire population of Adi Senait also appreciates the fact that Quala — were evacuated to camps in the programme has given her a better cyclones immediately followed, close to two million people saw their homes and liveli- northern Eritrea. understanding of the situation in rural hoods destroyed. ➤ Mercy Corps responded with blankets, medicines and emergency Senait was greatly affected by the Eritrea. “I have a better knowledge of medical supplies, water, sanitation, and technical assistance, while supporting recovery war and the impact it had on the people Eritrea and how people live and their activities through our partner, Concern Worldwide. We are currently assisting partner she lived and worked with. Senait realised health concerns since I started working agency Health Alliance International in providing community health services. that she wanted to help those whose lives with Mercy Corps,” she says. had been altered by the conflict.

38 39 Finding Solutions

CIVIL SOCIETY — Participation, Accountability and Peaceful Change

e believe that only by incorporating civil society initiatives into relief, development and peace building Wprogrammes can we assist people in building secure, productive and just communities. In former Soviet Georgia, communities mobilise to identify and solve their social service and economic needs. A Democracy Festival in Nicaragua helps better inform voters by providing a forum through which candidates for public office present their platforms. In Indonesia, Mercy Corps provides neutral meeting space for local organisa- tions on both sides of the Muslim/Christian conflict in Ambon. And in Tajikistan, diverse groups of citizens — local representatives, government employees, students and teachers — work together to raise awareness of human rights.

In countries around the world, Mercy Corps’ programmes support local efforts to strengthen peace and stability. Mercy Corps works with people to rebuild war-torn societies, become involved with their communities and governments, and create positive economic impact — civil society in action.

Since the late 1980s, Mercy Corps has been a leader in fostering and implementing civil society initiatives. An essential part of our organisational mandate, civil society covers a broad spectrum of involvement

— promoting participatory government, strengthening local community groups, seeking linkages with the private sector — and facilitating relations between all three sectors.

Mercy Corps’ civil society initiatives are guided by three principles:

■ Participation. Freedom of expression and assembly, access to accurate information, and access to

those in power are prerequisites for effective citizen and community involvement in self-governance.

■

Accountability. A transparent system of clear laws that apply equally to all helps ensure that those in Lebanon. Woman in her home, photo opposite:

power will be held responsible for public decision-making that affects all segments of society.

■ Peaceful change. Attitudes of tolerance, trust and respect for human rights are essential in order for

societies to mitigate conflict and initiate nonviolent cultural transformations.

Government, the private sector and citizen associations — all represent critical actors in the creation of a civil society. Mercy Corps’ civil society initiatives evolved out of our founders’ commitment to justice, equality and human rights — a commitment that remains stronger than ever as we head into the future.

41 F INDING S OLUTIONS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & MICROENTERPRISE — Investing in the Future HEALTH — Ensuring a Healthy Start for Children and Families

e believe that economic vitality is critical to community stability, and that by strengthening the e believe that access to health care and information is a basic human right and key to building Wprivate sector, supporting local organisations and providing access to the marketplace, we can Wvital, robust and secure communities. jump-start local economies, increase household income and create jobs. Mercy Corps views community-based, preventive public health services as the foundation for both Mercy Corps considers economic development activities, including strong microenterprise emergency interventions and long-term development. Health education, strengthening local providers programmes, an institutional priority. Each year, Mercy Corps implements programmes that disburse and improving medical services are all essential elements of Mercy Corps’ health care programming. millions of dollars in loans to individuals and cooperative groups worldwide. Preventive community-based health education. Lack of food and water, homelessness and Each loan has the potential to dramatically change lives. A successful business means steady jobs family separation, loss of income, and stress all threaten to compromise the health of people in crisis. and income for the owners and employees. Families can invest in better health care, shelter and education Mercy Corps provides education in hygiene, sanitation and infectious disease prevention — particularly to for their children. women and children who are especially vulnerable when disaster strikes. In the transitional environments in which we work, where social capital is often depleted, the Maternal and child health. In many places around the world, the needs of mothers and children most immediate priority is community renewal, particularly restoration of economic health. Mercy Corps’ are often eclipsed due to gender discrimination, low literacy, unemployment, and lack of access to basic microenterprise programmes promote job creation via business growth. By supporting local production,

Finding Solutions health information. Mercy Corps provides community health education in safe birthing practices, newborn stimulating local markets, keeping goods and services affordable, and helping to lessen dependence on care and nutrition, immunisations, and breast feeding promotion to help ensure improved child survival. imports, Mercy Corps enhances economic and civic health.

In keeping with Mercy Corps’ civil society commitment, we consider effective advocacy for legal Women’s health care. While overlapping with maternal and child health, Mercy Corps’ women’s

reforms, and the removal of regulatory barriers to economic development fundamental to achieving health care programming also includes services for non-pregnant women. Through counseling and

success. Mercy Corps also considers it crucial that our microcredit programmes be linked to and eventually community outreach, Mercy Corps provides women with information on safe motherhood, avoiding

managed by local institutions, and that budding entrepreneurs receive business training and credit to sexually transmitted infections, health benefits of child spacing, and sexual and gender-based violence.

ensure the success of their nascent ventures. We also support local providers in providing birthing and gynecological care.

Micro, small and medium sized enterprise development has proven to be an effective way to In 2000, Mercy Corps received two prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grants to strengthen

promote economic growth and decrease unemployment rates throughout the world. Mercy Corps operates our internal health programming capacity, allowing us to develop more effective emergency responses, pro-

these types of programmes in the Americas, Azerbaijan, the Balkans, Central Asia, China, Georgia, Lebanon, vide training for local field staff, and improve resource sharing between our health programmes worldwide.

Mongolia, and Pakistan. Our health efforts have doubled since 1998 as Mercy Corps responds to diverse, emerging health

needs. Mercy Corps’ health efforts reach more than 650,000 people in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan,

Central Asia, Eritrea, Georgia, Honduras, Kosovo, Montenegro, Mozambique, North Korea, Pakistan and Turkey.

42 43 F INDING S OLUTIONS Finding Solutions

EMERGENCY AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE — Meeting the Challenges of Complex Emergencies PROGRAMMING APPROACHES — Finding Alternative Solutions

e believe that emergency assistance is most effective when linked from the outset to civil society ini- t Mercy Corps, we utilize other resources — financial and material — to support programmes Wtiatives, community-based health services and economic opportunities. Athat meet the development needs of those we help around the world. Mercy Corps provides emergency aid that is appropriate, timely and respectful of people's dignity, part- Umbrella Grants. Through the management of subgrant agreements, Mercy Corps provides

nering with local agencies whenever possible. technical assistance, programme oversight and impact evaluations to local and international partners.

After two earthquakes struck Turkey in 1999, Mercy Corps not only provided emergency services to These integrated and collaborative partnerships enable Mercy Corps to offer broader, sustainable pro-

thousands of homeless people, but also helped develop a Disaster Mitigation and Prevention programme, which grammes that result in stronger humanitarian impact. And by incorporating civil society initiatives into

trained and equipped rescue workers, and conducted disaster preparedness trainings for Istanbul Civil Defense all subgrants, Mercy Corps ensures that participant communities direct projects suitable to their local

Units and other Turkish municipalities. needs.

We transferred lessons learned in Turkey to provide assistance in Venezuela, which was devastated by In 2000, Mercy Corps added umbrella grants in Albania and Georgia to our portfolio. Our $45 mil-

floods in late 1999. Partnering with Venezuelan organisation Servicio de Apoyo Local, we provided training in lion flagship grant, Azerbaijan Humanitarian Assistance Programme (AHAP), places Mercy Corps in the

future risk prevention and emergency preparedness to local groups, and supported community-based forefront of shaping humanitarian assistance in Azerbaijan, assisting 450,000 displaced people.

psychosocial work with traumatised survivors. Material Aid. Mercy Corps’ material aid programme — the distribution of essential food and

In 2000, Mercy Corps also provided emergency aid to people in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Eritrea, other commodities — is an important part of our emergency response strategy. By meeting immediate

Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Mozambique, Pakistan, North Korea, and Tajikistan. needs, we help lay a foundation where private enterprise, health, education, and civil society initiatives

The Global Emergency Operations Team. In 2000, Mercy Corps established the Global Emergency will flourish. Mercy Corps also ensures that all material aid provided is truly needed, culturally appropriate

Operations (GEO) team, dramatically expanding our ability to quickly and effectively respond to complex human- and procured locally whenever possible.

itarian emergencies around the world. Hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged persons have benefited from Mercy Corps’ material aid

During 2000, the GEO team was deployed to Afghanistan and Indonesia to design and implement programmes. Since 1980, Mercy Corps has distributed over $277 million worth of in-kind goods worldwide,

critical assistance programmes for people uprooted from their homes by drought and conflict. The team also including to Central and Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, the Balkans and Africa.

works with Mercy Corps' operations worldwide to strengthen disaster preparedness and staff security. Monetisation. Using commodities — food and other goods — as resources rather than distribu-

Sphere Project. The Sphere Project’s Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster tions can transform humanitarian assistance into sustainable programming that more effectively

Response handbook is the result of a collaborative effort by international humanitarian organisations to addresses root causes of hunger and conflict.

improve the quality of disaster assistance, and to increase the accountability of the humanitarian community Monetising bulk commodities such as wheat, flour, corn, and soybean oil supports much of

engaged in disaster response. Mercy Corps’ long-term local development programming: microenterprise programmes in Bosnia

As one of 20 international agencies piloting the integration of the Sphere standards into organisational and Kyrgyzstan, grants to local organisations in Indonesia, and new community development in

philosophy and programme operations, Mercy Corps has assumed a leadership role and made a commitment to southern Lebanon. In the last five years, monetisation has generated $60 million to support Mercy

advocate on behalf of disaster affected populations. Corps’ programmes.

44 45 Mercy Changes The World

Where We Work

In 2000, the global resources of Mercy Corps and its partners totaled more than $128 million. We managed 29 ongoing 31 worldwide programmes and delivered 33 15 material aid to another two countries, 9 27 23 25 30 6 10 12 13 19 assisting 5 million people in need. 16 32 29 24 8 11 18 This map highlights in color where we 26 20 14 28 21 currently work, where we have operated 17 in the past (in gray), and the head-

quarters of the partners that form the 4 34 1 36 Mercy Corps family. 35 5 2 7 Worldwide Programs 22 Africa Central and South Asia Middle East/Caucasus 1. Eritrea 14. Afghanistan 26. Azerbaijan 2. Ethiopia 15. Kazakhstan 27. Georgia 3. Mozambique 16. Kyrgyzstan 28. Lebanon 3 17. Pakistan 29. Turkey Americas 18. Tajikistan 4. Honduras 19. Turkmenistan 5. Nicaragua 20. Uzbekistan 6. United States 7. Venezuela East Asia 21. China The Mercy Corps Family Material Aid Balkans 22. Indonesia 23. Mongolia 30. Mercy Corps (Portland, OR, USA) Mercy Corps provided material aid to the following two 8. Albania 24. North Korea 31. Mercy Corps Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) countries. At present, we have no ongoing development 9. Bosnia-Herzegovina 25. Russia 32. Mercy Corps DC and Pax World Service (Washington, DC, USA) programmes in these countries. 10. Kosovo (FRY) 33. Mercy Corps Seattle (Bellevue,WA, USA) 11. Macedonia ■ Cuba 12. Montenegro (FRY) 34. Proyecto Aldea Global (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) ■ Mexico 13. Serbia (FRY) 35. Proyecto Aldea Global Jinotega (Jinotega, Nicaragua) 36. MerciPhil Development Foundation (Manila, Philippines) 46 47 Making a Difference, Changing the World To our Mercy Corps supporters, compassion knows no borders. From Turkey to Mercy Corps' message of hope inspired thousands of supporters in the United States, the United Kingdom and around the world in 2000, resulting in near record contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, reli- Venezuela, Indonesia to Afghanistan, our efforts were strengthened by your generosity gious groups and organisations. In all, private contributions totaled nearly $10 million in cash and $16.4 million in 2000. Without each one of you, our work would not be possible. in commodities and services — the second highest in Mercy Corps’ history. In addition, more than 100 volunteers donated nearly 8,000 hours of work. As we express our deep gratitude to our many dedicated partners, we would like

to renew our com- The Hunger Site Dr. Landrum Bolling How We Stretch In 2000, The Dr. Landrum Your Dollar mitment to share Hunger Site Bolling, Mercy selected Mercy Corps’ Director-at- $$$ mercy, justice and Corps as one of two partners to receive Large, continued $$$ funding from its popular “click-to- his global peace- compassion around $$$ give” website. The Hunger Site is Mercy Corps Director-at- building activities Large Landrum Bolling one of the most popular sites on the in Mercy Corps’ Sarajevo in 2000, bearing a $$$ office, Bosnia. the world. With Internet. Every time you visit, message of hope advertisers on the site donate enough and reconciliation to people around $$$ your help, we will Acknowledgements money to provide a cup of food to a the world. Dr. Bolling traveled to the $$$ hungry person. Visit hungersite.com Middle East, Iran and the Balkans, continue to work $ to find out more. bringing with him his 50 years of expe- $$$ rience as a journalist, author, educator to overcome hate, $20.17 $1 Microsoft and behind-the-scenes diplomat.

violence, poverty Microsoft awarded Mercy Corps a Disaster Assistance Technology Grant High-Value Giving Every dollar donated to and despair. totaling $150,000 in cash and $329,000 When you give a dollar to Mercy Corps, Mercy Corps enables us to Dsiplaced Roma children in Berane, Montenegro. in consulting time, hardware and your gift is leveraged many times over. obtain grants,contracts software. Working with Microsoft We use your gift to secure support consultants, staff from Mercy Corps from governments, foundations, and donated goods from Together, we are doing the things that matter most. and five partner agencies developed a organisations and other partners. governments,international web-based commodity tracking system In 2000, our “leveraging factor” was organisations,churches and to move goods faster and more $20.17 — one of the highest figures in other partners worth $20.17. efficiently to people in need. Mercy Corps’ history. Thank you.

48 49 The Mercy Corps Family

With US and Scotland based headquarters and vital partnerships around the globe, Mercy Corps forges Proyecto Aldea Proyecto Aldea Global Pax World Service Global—PAG Jinotega— PAGJINO relationships with local organisations to alleviate poverty and suffering. We are proud to honor those who Pax World Service formally affiliated Mercy Corps and Proyecto Aldea Mercy Corps and PAG helped found with Mercy Corps in January 1998. make up the Mercy Corps family. Global have been working together Proyecto Aldea Global Jinotega in With Mercy Corps’ emphasis on civil in Honduras since 1982. We are Nicaragua in 1996. We provide criti- society initiatives and Pax’s commit- model of what Bosnia recognised there for high impact cal institutional support that enables ment to peace and reconciliation, the can become. programmes, particularly health care long-term programming in one of partnership enhances both agencies’ Partner has issued and civil society initiatives in under- the poorest regions of Nicaragua. ability to advance equality and social more than 11,000 served communities. PAGJINO focuses on sustainable justice around the world. loans worth $16.3 mil- Mercy Corps/PAG’s integrated community and agricultural develop- The Mercy Corps/Pax merger lion. According to the community development pro- ment, alternative credit and food also augments a unique relationship World Bank, Partner is grammes provide health services, security. Mercy Corps and PAGJINO with the Pax World Fund Family’s the largest microcredit education, and agricultural/infras- implement a civil society strengthen- socially responsible mutual funds. organisation in Bosnia. tructure development. We serve ing programme. In addition, Mercy Pax World Fund shareholders are more than 200 villages in 17 Corps provides technical assistance Asian able to designate a portion of their Credit Fund municipalities, mostly in rural north to PAGJINO’s Board of Directors and investments to Pax World Service, and central Honduras, and in the overall organisational structures, boosting Mercy Corps/Pax’s humani- In 1997, Mercy Corps slums of Tegucigalpa. which has enabled PAGJINO to tarian efforts worldwide. initiated small and Mercy Corps/PAG helps become a self-sustaining local microcredit lending strengthen local communities. After organisation. in Kazakhstan — a Hurricane Mitch struck in 1998, our programme that has MerciPhil Development Partner Microcredit Organisation staff, Bosnia, October 2000. strong track record in Honduras led since evolved into the to a quick mobilisation of resources, Foundation, Inc. Partner Microcredit The World Bank’s August 2000 independent Asian Credit Fund. and our prior civil society initiatives MerciPhil Development Foundation, Organisation Mission Report on Microfinance The goal is to strengthen the enabled citizens to lobby effectively Inc., was established in 1991 and Partner Microcredit Organisation Development in Bosnia states: Kazakhstan economy by supporting for rehabilitation projects for their currently works in three underserved began in 1997 as Mercy Corps’ "[Mercy Corps] has been at the small business entrepreneurs — as communities. regions with a national headquarters Bosnia Economic Development forefront of trying to reestablish more Kazakhstan citizens receive in Manila. MerciPhil provides short- Department, and is now an indepen- relations and economic ties between loans, family income and employ- term loans and income generation dent, local institution. Due to different ethnic groups." ment will rise. opportunities for low income farm- Partner’s success, Mercy Corps was Partner is the only microcredit Prior to its start, private ers, women and the urban poor. awarded a prestigious organisation concentrating on the enterprise in Kazakhstan scarcely Implementation Grant by the US heavily destroyed area of the former existed. Asian Credit Fund has issued Agency for International front line. The organisation — employ- more than 980 loans totaling over Development. ing Serb, Croat and Muslim staff — is a $3.4 million.

50 51 Partners in Mercy Founders Circle Good Samaritan Society

This year, Mercy Corps is pleased to honor our Partners in Mercy, who put their faith into action with generous gifts each There are 203 Founders Circle members, 64 of whom are anonymous, Founded in 1998, the Good Samaritan Society month to help children and families in need. who give $2,500 or more annually. The Founders Circle Honorary Chair has 828 members, 148 of whom are anonymous, More than 2,500 Partners in Mercy provide Mercy Corps with a predictable flow of private income to help us respond is Pat Boone — a humanitarian and philanthropist whose career and who annually give between $1,000 and $2,499. aggressively to disasters around the world, as well as implement long-term projects that help people to help themselves. personal life demonstrate an authentic, living faith. The number of Partners has doubled in just four years as more donors find monthly giving the most convenient way to help build the world in which they want to live. Our Partners in Mercy provide food for the hungry, shelter for the homeless and Founders Circle Dr. Gerald Goudreau and Michael and Kimberley Good Samaritan Society Raymond Billeaud Mary Goudreau Mumford Mr. and Mrs. Hans Bircher care for the sick.With this committed group of donors, Mercy Corps is able to do far more to alleviate the suffering and poverty Patricia L. Abbott Sara and Bret Graham Maynard Nelson William Abell David Bixby Patrick and Moira Allen Byron and Cynthia Grant Robert and Melinda Newell Anthony C. Abry Betty L. Blakeney we encounter as we strengthen communities worldwide. Eugene Armstrong, Jr. Jeffrey and Patricia Greenstreet John Nichols Roy Abshier Robert and Holly Book For information on becoming a Partner in Mercy, please call (800) 292-3355, ext. 250, or email [email protected]. Jacqueline Bailey Carol Guyer Matthew Niedzielski Debra Adcock Margaret E. Booth Mr. and Mrs.William B. Baldwin Scott and Kimberly Hahn Robert and Dorothy Osborn E. David and Janice Aho Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Borg William E. Baldwin Dale and Vickie Halteman Ken and Alicia Paist Atila Akdemir Mike and Sharon Boring Robert Bard Jay Hannah Ms. Lothian K. Park Timothy Akers Shirley Bos John Michael Talbot Partners in Mercy Janis I. Elliott Mr. and Mrs.William Robert and Susan Sloan Mr. and Mrs.Thomas James and Jamie Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson Eric and Caroline Albertson Mary Bowlby Giving $1,000+ during 2000 John and Karen English Montemer Greg Smith A. Barfield, Jr. Paul and Maureen Harvey Dr. Donald Pennett Eileen Ales Ercil Bowman Honorary Chair Janet Essig Chris Monty Ted and Pat Sohn David and Joan Batson Kitty and Kevin Harvill Marshall and Nancy Perot Beverly Allen Alta Brady and Greg Hendrix Partners in Mercy Patricia Abbott Neisha and Mark Frank Timothy and Janice Morris Rick and Janet Sorensen Eugene and Carole Anne Best Julian Head George Piligian James and Ann Allen Paula and Gerald Bramlett Henry Apostal Martin and Alicia Georgianni Charles D. Moss Ray and Amanda Stamper Jerry and Teresa Bowerman Lynda Heathscott Philip and Malinda Rauschert Jennifer Allen Salvatore and Yvonne Scott and Jill Atkinson Terrence J. Gillespie Eileen and Francis Mulvey Rawn Stone Mr. Arin Brenner Wesley and Diane Hickey Thomas and Nancy Reese Cynthia Almy Brancaleone Joe Baber Ted Goerschner Joseph and Lorayne Mutti Ricardo and Carol Lynn Trale and Marjorie Broudy James, Beverly and Violet Hinton Kenneth Robbins Ms. Sheryl Altman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Albert and Michelle Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson Suarez Mr. and Mrs.William Brunnett Marie and James Howell Mr. Charles W. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Amory Scott Brasher Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. John M. Daniel and Maria O’Neill Lane Taglio Mr. and Mrs. De Vere Jerry Gene and Lois Jackson Kern and Elizabeth Roberts Julie Andersen Rita Breedlove-Wolf Marie and Joseph Barca Henderson Gloria Ochoa Kathleen A.Tank Burtenshaw Kent and Mercy Jeffries Senator and Mrs. John D. Kevin S. Anderson Timothy Breidigan Mark and Linda Bassett Barry Herem Ken and Alicia Paist Mark and Shelly Tatreau Dorothy Caplow Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson Rockefeller, IV Gregg Andreasen Sherry L. Britz James A. Beaugh Jonathan and Carolyn Wayne Patterson Lee Ann Ten-Cate Jay and Carolyn Castelli James and Karen Kahn Eric Schamp Jean and Herb Angell Robert and Jeneanne Britzman Ken and Maxine Benshoof Hexter Ellen Power Fr. James Tortorici Leo and Joyce Cloninger Sue and Scott Keane Mrs. Gretchen Scheid Ruth Antlitz Christine Broda Eugene and Carole Anne Mr. Michael Huemmer Marie and James Powers Miss Mary L.Treziok Carol Copp Molly Kershner Mr. Edward Schimminger Henry Apostal Larry Brown Best Steve and Naomi Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Dean Prouty Daniel Jude Tritto Mr. and Mrs.Walter Cormey Rollan Kim and Marie Jhin Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schimpf Jess and Jeannine Arledge Monroe Brown and Linda Heather Bester Tanya Kahl Mr. Dan Purkey Norman Truxton and Laila Cully The King Family Mark and Sandi Schmitt Marilyn Arthur Cauble-Brown Adam and Sharon Bigos Richard and Mary Kasper Gary and Christine Quinn Mary Gay White Dawn David Randy Komisar and Debra Dunn Eleanor Selzer Scott and Jill Atkinson Timothy and Susan Brunetz David Bixby Peter and Leah Keller- Mark and Dixie Raney Mrs. Helen Tucker Edward De La Rosa and Jean Kramer Mark and Ele Spada Joe Baber Anne Bucci Paula and Gerald Bramlett Transburg Stephen and Sara Reger Wendy Tyler Elaine Tumonis Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kryger Bill Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bacon Daniel and Rejeanne Buckley Mr. Arin Brenner Kenneth and Janine Kessler Andrew Rice Mr. Paul VanCura Oliver and Joyce Devin Ronni and Bernard Lacroute Mr. Peter Spendelow Paul and Janice Baczewski Ronald Bunn Robert and Jeneanne Annie and Ken Klein Monica Rodriguez Jonathan and Jessica David and Julie Doka Gary and Mary Beth Lacy Dan E. Spicer Harry Bajraktari David Burgess Britzman David and Jean-Anne Helen Roth Walthour Lee and Rene Doran Timothy and Celeste Lafferty Brett L. Stundel Jean Baker Christopher G. Burkett Trale and Marjorie Broudy Knebelsberger Paul and Susie Russo Jim Watkins Mr. and Mrs. James Dorsey Charles and Joan Lang Ricardo and Carol Lynn Suarez Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Baldwin Diane Burkhard John Michael Talbot is Mr. and Mrs.William Mark and Kasey Kobzowicz Stephen Saindon Mr. Robert Wessel Mr. and Mrs. David Doseff Mr. and Mrs. John Lastova, III Theresa and Mark Talaber Greg Ballein William E. Burr, II Brunnett Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kryger Doug and Paula Robert and Lisa Wiencek, Jr. Ralph and Susan Doughton Greg LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tate Michael C. Banner Devon S. Bush the world’s leading Laura Campbell and Rebecca and Elbert Kuhns Saintignon Ms.Tyre Williams Greg and Kathy Dunn Dr. Sooyoung Lee Catherine and Timothy Thoman Miss Gloria Baran Kevin and Yvette Cady Catholic recording artist Robert Campbell, III Leah Lane Norm and Helen Schaaf William and Mary Lynn Willis Jean A. Dunn Thomas Liberi Benjamin and Pamela Thomas Glenn Baransky Michael and Barbara Calderone and Founder and Colleen and Joseph Carreiro Maizie E. Lanier Mrs. Gretchen Scheid Mr. and Mrs. Karl Virl and Susan Eickmeyer Mr. Dan MacDonald Ellen and James Thomson Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Barber, Jr. James D. Caldwell Christina Child Mr. and Mrs. Neil Latanzi Terry Severance Zimmerman Ronald and Melinda Eisen Anthony D. Maiocco Craig Thorn Marie and Joseph Barca Wendell Caley Minister General of the Faith Cimino Greg LeBlanc Dick and Athena Eitel Barbara A. Marin Scott Thorn Jim Barley Mr. Carl Caliendo Brothers and Sisters of George and Charlotte Lance and Sherry Linder Jack and Marie Eiting Julie and William Martin Elizabeth Till Mark and Linda Bassett Laura Campbell and Conner William Liniewicz I give to Mercy Corps Katherine Eiting Paul and Terri McAllister Dr. and Mrs. John Tomedi Ivy Basting Robert Campbell, III Charity monastic com- Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cox Jim Loya ❝ Roger and Evelyn Ekstrom Dennis McGarvey Robert and Donna Van Norden Olga and David Batten Robert and Jeanne Campbell munity in Eureka Paul Crane Mr. and Mrs. Ross Martin because I know that even Donald and June Farries David and Cecelia McGuffey Brian and Julie Vath Beverly Bauman Richard Caron Springs, Arkansas. No Caroline Crawford Francis and Peggy the small amount I can Joao Paulo Rossi Filho Mike and Lindy Michaelis Miss Lisa Wenzel Helen Baynes Gertrude Carr Todd Davis McElgunn Fr. Richard Luke and John Moffat William and Mary Lynn Willis Howard Beachy Colleen J. Carreiro other single individual David and Julie Doka Steven McGeady and give will be matched Dr. Diane Flom Michael Anthony and Karen Worsham James A. Beaugh Connie and Douglas Carter has done so much for so Gladys and Irwin Dolberg Linda Taylor several times over. Raymond Frantz Elsa Mong Marilyn and Richard Yonker David Beecken Diana Carver many around the world, Samuel J. Domino, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John D. ❞ Jonathan and Mary Garrett Robert Montalbine Ken and Maxine Benshoof Patrick and Theresa Casey Mr. and Mrs. David Doseff McGrann Elizabeth and Steve Goebel Joseph and Mary Grace Moriarty E. B. and Joan Berkley J. Chaffin in partnership with Chris Koch Carolyn Dunmire Glenn and Amy Meyer Kirksville, MO Jeanne Goetz Sharon and Jerry Morris Heather Bester Allan Chambard and Ann Kurz Mercy Corps. Michael and Leslie Dunn Martha Miller Barry and Naomi Goss Charles D. Moss Adam and Sharon Bigos Robert Chambers Dr. Barbara Elliot Wayne Monbleau — continued

52 53 Good Samaritan Society (Continued)

Helen Chang Kevin and Lisa Engstrom Michael Hartnett Patrick F.Keegan Rick Lipke Edward and Irene Moon Mr. Dan Purkey Terry Severance Daniel and Janet Teal Herman and Kathleen Watson Imran Noor and Farhana Stan Ense Mr. and Mrs. Norton Hatlie Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Keller Melinda Littlehales Ann Moore Kathy Qualls Jim Shawcross Lee Ann Ten-Cate Michael and Denise Weber Ahmed Chaudhri Richard Epler Isabel H. Hay Peter and Leah Keller-Transburg John Loewy David and Anne Moore Sally Quimby Antoine Shebaya Mr. and Mrs. Eric Terndrup Bill Wege John and Whittnee Chen Janet Essig William and Margaret Haynes Gail Kellor Albert Loftus Martin S. Morehart Gary and Christine Quinn Gail C. Shelby Mrs. Ponnamma Thomas Laura Welland Christina Child Theo Falkowitz Deborah Heg Joanne Kendall David Lombardi Dean Morgan Susanne Quistgaard Phillip Shiveley Simone Thor Wiley Wenger, Jr. and Mark and Heather Chism Teressa Farquhar Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heidt Lonnie and Michele Kendall Mary Long Fred Morgan Jeff and Patricia Raikes Dr. Neal H. Shonnard Gerald and Rita Thorn De Vera Wenger Ken and Myungki Choi Nicholas Feldman Diana Helm Brian Kennedy Marijane Looney Max Morgan Joan and William Raines Richard and Shelley Sidwa Mr. Jonathan Thorne Rob and Mary Ellen Werner Zahid Chughatta Leo and Diana Flogel Mr. and Mrs. John M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kennedy Robert and Gladys Loughlin James and Susan Morris Mark Raney and Dixie Raney Mark Sills Dennis Thornton Mr. Robert Wessel Faith Cimino Flora Ford Barry Herem Fred and Evelyn Kent Richard A. Lovett Timothy and Janice Morris Mr. and Mrs.Walter Ratzlaff Dr. and Mrs. Marc Sink Alex and Joni Thurber Jack and Peggy West Diane Codona Tamara and Randy Foster Brian Herrle Neal and Alissa Keny-Guyer L. Loweree and C. Loweree Bob Mullen Elizabeth Ravit Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slattery Peter Tomasevic J. D.Whalen Gerald and Frances Conley Darlene Foti William Herrmann Kenneth and Janine Kessler Jim Loya Eileen and Francis Mulvey Norman and P.Christine Robert and Susan Sloan Fr. James Tortorici Genevieve Wheelon George and Charlotte Conner Molly and Colin Fox Jack and Sharon Herschend Barbara Ketcham Elisabeth L. Lyon Joan Muth Raymond Bartlett K. Smith Miss Mary L.Treziok Robert and Lisa Wiencek, Jr. Steve and Mary Connor Kevin France and Loren W. and Birgit Hershey Myong Ho Kim Kathy Lysen Joseph and Lorayne Mutti Michael and Terry Reasoner Christi and Gilbert Smith Jeff and Kelley Trilling Patricia and David Wilder Kathy Conroy Melody Hansen Jonathan and Carolyn Hexter Harlan and Bonnie Kirchmeier Christopher MacArthur Roseanna and Garry Myall Jeffrey and Teresa Redder Ernest L. Smith, Jr. Daniel Jude Tritto Jennifer Clarke Wilkes Teodoro Constantiner Celeste R. Francis Royal Hiebert, Jr. Peter Kirkwood Susan MacGrath David Myers Marcia Reed Greg Smith Norman Truxton and Mr. Bruce Williams Anna W. Coon Neisha and Mark Frank Dr. and Mrs.Wayne L. Hill June Kissinger Douglas and Linda MacGregor Lee and Nancy Myers Ms. Catherine Reedy Dr. Jeff Smith Mary Gay White Dwight Williams Therese M .Couto Debra Fromholzer and Mr. Jim W. Hitzman Phyllis Kissner Frances Mahan Margaret and Jerome Mylet Stephen and Sara Reger Thomas and Lois Smith Mrs. Helen Tucker Ms.Tyre Williams Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cox Ben Mejia Donna Hodge Annie and Ken Klein Dione and Paul Maier Harriet Naf Edward Reid Willa A. Smith-Murray M. Caroline Turner Willie Williams Mrs. C. J. Cramer Carol Gajdatsy Abdollah Homaifar and Joan Kleszics Teresa and Todd Mains Robert and Gay E. Neal Annie and Brent Reschak Nea Sneckner Don Tuttle Miriam Willson Rev. David Cramer Robert E. Gardner Mahin Taremian Maria Klijn Nora Mallgren David and Pat Nelson Thomas and Teita Reveley Becki Snellenberg Wendy Tyler Ms.Viola Wintz John R. Crane Debbie and Angelo Gargano Derek Homman Glenn Kloss Terri Mallory Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson Andrew Rice Patricia Snow Larry Tyree Marilee Wirkkala Paul Crane Mickey and Judy Gaynor Stephen Hopkins David and Jean-Anne Steven and Linda Mandala Timothy Newcomb Misuk Rice Kristin Sogn Hugh and Ingrid Tyson Bill and Betty Wise Caroline Crawford Rrustem Gecaj Helen Horvath Knebelsberger Rev. and Mrs. Michael R. Mandel Earl Noar Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts Ted and Pat Sohn A. Keith and Eugenia M. John Wolfe Donna Crouch Donald Geddes and Mona Todd Phyllis Houston Jack and Ruby Knierim Mr. and Mrs. Ross Martin Marian G. Nuber Jane Robins Virginia and Theodore Sommer Uddenberg Harlan Wolff Aleise Cumins Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gemme Gaylord Howard June Knight John Martinis and Karen Miles Ed and Susie O’Brien Monica Rodriguez Rick and Janet Sorensen Kelly Ure Daniel Wolinski Thomas Curran Martin and Alicia Georgianni John Hoyt Mark and Kasey Kobzowicz Linda Mason & Roger Brown, Jr. Michael and Sally O’Connor Guy and Joni Romero Mr. Ronald Soriano Sheila and Ken Urie Kevin Woolsey Raymond and Barbara Daoust John Gilbert Ava Hrodey Patrick and Carmela Koeplin Arthur and Pauline Maynard Daniel and Cherry O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. G. Christian Romig, III Elizabeth A. Spangler Katharina Van Den Haak H. Peter and Viktoria M.Wuerth Kristine and Larry Darnell James Gill Yi-Jing Hsieh Mr.William C. Kohler Paul McCarthy Daniel and Maria O’Neill Pat and Anne Rooney Garry Spire Mr. and Ms. Richard Deh-Chuang Yeh Gregory DaSilva and Linda Terrence J. Gillespie Mr. Michael Huemmer Marion Kornfeld Thomas McCarthy Gloria Ochoa Mr. and Mrs. Gene Roose, Jr. Douglas Spiro Van DeWater Mr. and Mrs. Christian A.Young Grant-DaSilva John Gish and Starling Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Daryle Huff Carol Korty Tim McClellan Margaret Orlett Mr. Chris Rosenbaum Sarah and Tom Stadelman Mr. and Mrs. Fred Van Roessel Ms. Mary Agnes Zaleski Marcelo Dasilva Dr. Michael Glassley Jannette Hughes William and Linda Kraemer Winifred McDonald Osman Osmani Sarah Rosner John Stahl Mr. Paul VanCura C.V. Zaser Christopher and Patty Davis Kimberly B. Glazier Jonathan Hughes Rebecca and Elbert Kuhns Francis and Peggy McElgunn Caren Anne Otis Helen Roth Ray and Amanda Stamper Robert Vanden Bos and Paul and Irene Zawicki Ian and Irene Davis Ted Goerschner Omar and Nafees Hussain Quercus and Carolyn Kulog Steven McGeady and Armin and Mildred Ottemoeller A. Alan and Trudy Rowland Judith Stampler Elaine Howard Mr. and Mrs. Karl Zimmerman Todd Davis Christopher Goetz Willemijn Ilcisin Joseph and Robin Kunkel Linda Taylor Ms. Shirley Otto Craig Rusch Stephen and Emily Stanley David and Sherri VanderVelde Steven J. Zobro Janet De Morgan Sharon Gordon Richard Ingles Robert Kurilec Robert and Julie McGill Woody Pak Dr. Peter C. Russ Ms. Belinda Stanton Lee Vandivort Frances Zulawinski Jerome DeGraaff Mrs. A. J. Graham, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jon R. Jacobs Luther Kurtz, Jr. and Ethel Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. John D. McGrann Joseph and Susan Palmieri Paul and Susie Russo Mary Ellen Stapleton Mahak Monica Vaziri Mary Ann Zulawinski David DeLuca David and Margaret Gray Harry and Else Jacobsen David and Terese Kvasnicka Mr. Kevin McKeigue Joyce and Joe Park Dr. and Mrs. Garrett Ryder Scott M. Stauffer Rick Verhaeghe Sabadine Zullo Mr. Charles Demere Jacqueline Grayum Matthew and Valerie Jauregui Dr. David Kwan and Michael McLaughlin Harbison Parker Luisa Sabori Richard Steckler Bill and Vivian Vernon Mr. Dave Dickey Gail Green Douglas N. Jewett Pauline Kwan Joy McMurray Paul and Deborah Stephen Saindon Don Steffensen Mary Anne and Paul Victor Rhonda Dietrich Michael and Anne Grier Mr. Dan Johnson Michael Kysar Mary Ann McNeal Parker-Johnson Doug and Paula Saintignon Jude Steinberg Teresa Vigil Phyllis and Frank Dobyns Mrs.Victoria L. Griffith Diane Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L’Allier Cheryl McNees and Kurt Gores Alex and Massie Parsadayan Robert Sample Robert Stephenson Phil and Kate Villers Gladys and Irwin Dolberg Terry and Colleen Grover Jim and Judy Johnson Richard and Ann La Gravenese Mary Catherine and Jean Parshall Roy Sandvig Anita Sterling Mr. and Mrs. George Visk Samuel J. Domino, Jr. Suzanne Guiragoss Joy S. Johnson Ruthann La Point Frank Medved Mr. and Mrs. Jay Patel Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sanford Sharon Stewart Eugene Vliet James Dorsey Rev. Santiago Guitron Paul Johnson Lawrence Lagerquist Kenneth and Gail Ann Mehlig Wayne Patterson Donald Saunders Rawn Stone Marvin and Patricia Wade Eugenia Duffy Heidi Haber Paula and Eric Johnson Andrew Laidlaw Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mendoza Ancil and Valerie Payne Stephen Savory Tom Storkan Mary Frances Wagley Michael and Christine Duffy Walter Haines Randy Johnson Mary Clo Laird Amy V. Metz Velda Pearson Joan Sawyers Heidi Olsen Strauch Charles and Elissa Wagner Rita and John Dunbar Lynne Hajmiragha Steve and Naomi Johnson Leah Lane Glenn and Amy Meyer William Peissig Richard Scafidi Kim Strauss Glen and Kathleen Wagner Glenn Dunlop David and Beverly Hall Barbara Jones John and Ann Lang David Michaud Kathy Peltier Norm and Helen Schaaf Sylvia Stuck Mr. Russ Wagner Carolyn Dunmire Richard Hall Ms. Georgia Jones Florence Langhorne Mr. Joseph Micheals The Honorable Charles Percy Dr. Mike Schaefer Margaret Sturtevant Peter Waldo Michael and Leslie Dunn Michael and Frances Hall Jerry and Kristyani Jones Maizie E. Lanier Lon Mickelson and Lorraine Percy Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Schaem John and Colette Suminski Steve Waldo Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Dutkowsky Kieschnick Patricia Jones David Lanz Edith S. Middleton Mr. Chris Perry Doris Scharpf David Sutherland Ann and William Waldrep Francis Dwyer Donna J. Hammann Ruth Jones Ginny Larkins Greg Miller Jim and Della Peterson John Schmidt Tolbert G. Swanegan Charles and Stella Walker Margaret Easterbrooks Ustino S. C. Han Ms. Patricia Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Neil Latanzi Martha Miller Dr. Douglas G. Pfeiffer Richard Schoenman Alberta Sweeny Mrs. Joyce Walker Michael Edwards Albert and Michelle Hanna M. Albin Jubitz, Jr. Carol Ann and Costa Lazzaretti Earl and Karen Ming James Phillips John and Patricia Schroeder Terri Swetnam Bryan Walls Mr. and Mrs. Mark Egizi Mr. Christopher Hansen Tanya Kahl Pam Leach-Graber Sapna Mirchandani Robert Phillips Rob Schulman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tackett John and Shirley Walsh Nessa Elila John Harger Ms. Dana Kaminstein Ann and Maurice Lee Mehrdad Mirzanian Angela Bunkley Plowman Ann Baird Schuyler Lee Tae-Yung and Robert Barton Jonathan and Jessica Walthour Bob Elkind Fred and Patricia Harkins William and Janice Karaffa Michael Lee Clifford and Barbara Moeller John and Nila Pounds Valerie Scott Lane Taglio Ms. Donna Walton Dr. Barbara Elliot William and Delany Harmond Richard and Mary Kasper Mr. Richard Lee Lee and Linda Moench Ellen Power Marjorie Scripps Kathleen A.Tank Sue and Mark Walton Janis I. Elliott Justin Harris M. Arthur Kassennan Lisa Lindborg Ernie Monaco Marie and James Powers Greg Segars Roger Tarno Kelly Marie Ward Dean Eng Raymond Harris Stephen and Caroline Kaufer Lance and Sherry Linder Wayne Monbleau Enrique Prado Scott and Kathleen Seiber Lloyd A.Tate Patrick C. Warren Cathie and Philip Engen Mr. Michael J. Harrison Virginia Kaylor William and Jean Lindsay Mr. and Mrs.William Montemer Shannon and Mildred Pratt Steve Sekel Mark and Shelly Tatreau George Waters John and Karen English Ted and Cheryl Hart Katherine and Gordon Keane William Liniewicz Chris Monty Mr. and Mrs. Dean Prouty Raymond Serway Leslie Taylor Jim Watkins

54 55 Resource Partners

Mercy Corps multiplies resources and the impact of its work through a growing, global network of partnerships with CJ America, Inc. King Family Foundation Qbiquity Faith Communities Mariners Church (Irvine, CA) Liz Claiborne KING-TV (Seattle,WA) R & L Painting Beautiful Savior Lutheran Mary, Queen of Peace Parish outstanding public, private and humanitarian organisations, and the generosity of forward thinking foundations and Clark Foundation KINK-FM (Portland, OR) REM/Athens, LLC Church (Portland, OR) (Issaquah,WA) CMF (Washington, DC) KIRO-AM (Seattle,WA) Rainier Nissan-Mazda Beaverton Mission Church- Memorial Chapel benefactors. We offer our gratitude to these partners. CNF Transportation, Inc. KOIN-TV (Portland, OR) (Centralia,WA) Korean (Beaverton, OR) (Yountville, CA) Community Management, Inc. KONG-TV (Seattle,WA) Don Rasmussen Company Bethlehem Christian Fellowship NAB Little Creek Chapel United Nations, Organisational Partners Counterpart Consortium MAP International Union Rescue Mission Compton Foundation, Inc. KREM-TV (Spokane,WA) Recreation Equipment (Seattle,WA) (Norfolk,VA) World Bank and ACDI/VOCA Creative Associates Maryland Charity Campaign United Methodist Committee Computer Service Group KTVB-TV (Boise, ID) Incorporated (REI) Catholic Charismatic Renewal Oasis Christian Life Center Government Partners Adventist Development and International, Inc. Marylhurst University/OASIS on Relief (UMCOR) Concise Financial Planning Albert Kunstadter Family Thom Ross Furniture Design Service of Little Rock (Keizer, OR) 741st Army Postal Unit Relief Agency International Direct Relief International Medical Emergency Relief United Way Copeland Lumber Foundation Rural Electric, Inc. Catholic Community Oregon City Evangelical Church (Orlando, FL) (ADRA) Do Unto Others International (MERLIN) University of Washington Creating a New Paradyme KVI-AM (Seattle,WA) Sagebrush Painting (Silverdale,WA) (Oregon City, OR) City of Portland/Bureau of Albanian Aid Society Episcopal Relief and Mercies Unlimited (Seattle) Cybersight LandSea Systems, Inc. The Seattle Foundation Calvary Chapel of Westchester Our Savior Lutheran Church Housing and Community Alistar International Development Mercy High School US Institute of Peace DA Davidson Laurel Foundation The Servants Charitable Trust County (Yonkers, NY) (Centereach, NY) Development American Chamber of Eritrean Development (Middletown, CT) Ve’ahavta/Canadian Jewish Davis Wright Tremaine Love Foundation for Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Calvary Presbyterian Church Park Ave Community Church Department for International Commerce (Seoul, Korea) Foundation Mother Teresa Humanitarian Committee Denenberg Foundation North Korea SG Foundation (Timonium, MD) (Sommerdale, NJ) Development (United American Friends Service European Children’s Trust Charitable Society (Kosovo) Walt Whitman High School Disney Company (FL) M Financial Group Skagit Valley Red Robin Church of the Brethren Peace Lutheran Church Kingdom) Committee European Community National Lottery Charities Board (Huntington Station, NY) Distribution Services and John and Martha Marks Fund of Vera L. Smith Charitable The Church of Today (Salem, OR) Embassy of Japan in Lebanon American Jewish Joint Humanitarian Organization (United Kingdom) Winrock International Warehousing, Inc. the Oregon Community Foundation (Warren, MI) Portland Korean Methodist European Community Distribution Committee (ECHO) Nautilus Institute World Affairs Council of Oregon The Domain Group Foundation So-Hum Foundation The Church on the Way Church (Beaverton, OR) Humanitarian Organization American Jewish World Service Frontier Junior High School Omaha Woodsmen (Oxnard, CA) World Relief Mildred Mary Donlin Charitable Matrix Communications Somekh Family Foundation (Van Nuys, CA) The Reorganized Church of European Union/DG1A American Red Cross (Vancouver,WA) Open Door Incentives World Vision, Inc. Corporation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. Congregational Church Jesus Christ of Latter Day Government of Mongolia American University of Beirut George Fox College Oregon Consular Corps Yale University Doubletree Hotels MERIA Standard TV and Appliance Limington (Standish, ME) Saints Government of Taiwan Associates in Rural (Newberg, OR) Oregon Health Sciences YMCA/Lebanon Duraguard Products, Inc. MetLife Stewardship Foundation Crimean Church of Istanbul Seong Bokum Church Know How Fund (United Development, Inc. (ARD) Gregory Heights Middle School University eGrants.org Meyer Memorial Trust Stoll, Stoll, Berne, Lokting and Diocese of Joliet (Joliet, IL) (Everett,WA) Kingdom) The Association for Business (Portland, OR) Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundations and EGS Enterprises, Inc. Micel Wireless Corp. Shlachter, PC Dongan Church (Seoul, Korea) Sisters of the Holy Names METRO (Portland, OR) Women (Tajikistan) Health Alliance International (HAI) Oregon Repertory Singers Corporations Electronics International, Inc. Microsoft Telephone Pioneers Dungeness Community Church (Canada) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AG Bell Elementary HOPE International ORT @once EMI USA Mildren Design Group, P.C. Thornwood Furniture (Sequim,WA) St Andrew Catholic Church Taiwan (Kirkland,WA) Horizonti Pact, Inc. 206 Tours, Inc. Karen Weiner Escalera Miller Paint Manufacturing, Inc. Episcopal Parish of St John The (Rochester, MI) Multnomah County (OR) Bina Desa (Indonesia) InterAction Panalpina AccuKraft, Inc. Associates, Inc. Mills Family Foundation Tides Foundation Baptist (Portland, OR) St Anne Outreach Oregon Department of BOTHAR International Catholic Migration Partners of the Americas Adidas America The Eurasia Foundation Monsanto Fund Treco Eternal Perspective Ministries (Ferndale,WA) Agriculture Broadview Thomsen Elementary Commission (ICMC) Pathfinder International Allied Christian Foundation Euromotor Cars, Inc. Dudley L. Moore, Jr. Family Tzu Chi Foundation (Taiwan) (Gresham, OR) St Ignatius of Antioch Church Oregon Grass Commission (Edmonds,WA) International Christian Aid Peace Winds Japan Allstate Insurance EVAS Foundation, Inc. Ulan Bator Foundation First Albanian Teke Bektashiane (Yardley, PA) Oregon Potato Commission CA/NV Lions Sight & Hearing (Hollsopple, PA) Peking University-Guanghua Amerivision Communications, Inc. Evergreen International Airlines, MTV Interactive Unigard Insurance Group in America (Ann Arbor, MI) St Joseph Church (Ferndale,WA) UNICEF CARE International Federation of Red School of Management Anshutz Foundation Inc. Museum Design Urban Millwork and Supply First Baptist Church of Gravel St Mary’s Church (Lake City, MN) UNIFIL Irish Battalion Cascade Aids Project Cross and Red Crescent Pilgrim Lutheran School The ARCA Foundation First World Communications Nassau West Hair Design US Bank of Oregon Ridge (Jacksonville, AR) St Matthew Lutheran Church United Nations Development Cascadia Revolving Fund International Medical Corps (IMC) (Portland, OR) Associated Bindery, Inc. Follansbee Steel National Christian Charitable William R. and Marjory G.Varitz First Unitarian Church (Beaverton, OR) Programme Catholic Charities (Portland, OR) International Refugee Center of Portland Community College (OR) Bank of America The Foundation for Roanoke Foundation Foundation (Portland, OR) St Therese Catholic Church United Nations Economic, Catholic Near East Welfare Oregon (IRCO) Portland State University (OR) Bayer Company Valley Newman’s Own VIA Mission Franciscan Sisters T.O.R. (Mooresville, NC) Social, and Cultural Association/Pontifical Mission International Relief Friendship Proyecto Aldea Global (PAG) Belo Corporation Fox Family Charitable Trust Nike, Inc. Waitt Family Foundation (Toronto, OH) St Thomas Episcopal Church Organization of Western Asia Catholic Relief Services Foundation Proyecto Aldea Global Jinotega Pat Boone Foundation, Inc. Frankfort Rotary Club (IN) Northwest Cable News Walsh Construction Garden City Congregational (Medina,WA) (UNESCWA) Catlin Gabel School International Rescue Committee (PAGJINO) Bright Horizons Family The Bill and Melinda Gates Northwest Christian Community Wanke Cascade Church (Garden City, AL) Temple Emunah, Inc. United Nations Food and (Portland, OR) (IRC) The Rebuilding Center of Our Solutions Foundation Foundation Watson Refrigeration Co, Inc. Good News Ministries (Lexington, MA) Agriculture Organization Central Asian American Jackson Catholic Middle School United Villages Bring Recycling The Genesis Consulting Group, Open Door Incentives Wells Fargo and Company (Seattle,WA) Trinity Baptist Church (UNFAO) Enterprise Fund (CAAEF) (Jackson, MI) Relief International Hugh and Helena Brogan LLC The Oregon Community Wheelchair Foundation Grace Community Church (Portland, OR) United Nations High Central Washington University Jewish Coalition for Kosovo Rotary Club of Beaverton (OR) Foundation, Inc. Golder Associates, Inc. Foundation Wheeler Family Foundation (Tualatin, OR) Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Commissioner for Refugees Charlottesville Center for Peace Relief and Assistance Rotary International Brooks Enterprises GreaterGood.com Oregon Jewish Community The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Grace Lutheran Church (Portland, OR) (UNHCR) and Justice Helen Keller International (Vancouver,WA) Business Service Center of Greenwood Resources Foundation Humanity (Vancouver,WA) United Parish of Auburndale US Agency for International Children’s Aid Direct Korean American Sharing Save the Children/USA Bellevue Dr. Harold Heintz Pacific Machine Working Assets Korean American Church (Newton Center, MA) Development (USAID) China Foundation for Poverty Movement Sequim High School (WA) Business Solutions Group Heller, Ehrman,White Paccess WPH Architecture (Columbia, MD) Valley Community Presbyterian US Department of Agriculture Alleviation Lakeside School (Seattle,WA) Small Change Aileen V. and Redman Callaway and McAuliffe Palm Computing xpedx Korean Central Presbyterian Church (Portland, OR) (USDA) China-US Center for Sustainable Land O’Lakes International Solidarities Fund of the Greater Kansas Hollywood Lights Pax Industries, Inc. Yahoo! Church (Vienna,VA) Village Baptist Church US Peace Corps Development Division Southern Cross Shipping City Community Foundation The Hunger Site Pax World Management Korean Church Council of Triad (Beaverton, OR) US State Department/Bureau of Church World Service Lebanese American University Southridge High School Campbell Research Ideal Manufactured Home Sales, Corporation (Greensboro, NC) Washington Cathedral Population, Refugees and Civil Coordination Center (Turkey) LDS Charities (Beaverton, OR) Capper & Keller, M.D., P.A. Inc. Pennzoil Caspian Corporation Korean First Presbyterian (Redmond,WA) Migration (BPRM) Columbia River Peace Corps Lions Club of Turkey Sphere Project Cargill Ideal Mobile Home Community Pioneer Church (Greensboro, NC) West Hills Friends Church The World Bank Association Lloyd Lions Club (Portland, OR) Sponsors Organized to Assist Chanil Foundation InFocus Corporation Pittsburgh Valve and Fitting Korean Immanuel Presbyterian (Portland, OR) World Food Programme (UN) Concern Worldwide (Ireland) Local Independent Charities of Refugees (SOAR) Charis Fund Investment Management Company Church (Hoboken, NJ) Westwood Community World Health Organization (UN) Conflict Management Group America St Hilary School (Tiburon, CA) Chatlos Foundation, Inc. Consultants, Inc. Portland General Electric Korean Orthodox Presbyterian Fellowship (Milwaukie, OR) Cooperative Housing Lutheran World Relief The Dalles Junior High School (OR) Chattanooga Christian DA Jerome Electric Portland General Holdings, Inc. Church (McLean,VA) Foundation (CHF) Management Systems Three Pillars Societe Community Foundation JVE Mechanical Inc Precision Strip, Inc. Lake Grove Presbyterian Church CORE Group International Turkey Red Crescent Chrome Data JVC Contractors PTL Enterprises, Inc. (Lake Grove, OR) Bess Kaiser Hospital Puget Sound Builders Laurelwood Baptist Church KGW-TV (Portland, OR) Purdy Corporation (Vancouver,WA)

56 57 Mercy Corps — An Exemplary Stewardship Record Who We Are Officers/Board Members Executive Staff Credits Mercy Corps exists to alleviate Mercy Corps Daniel W. O’Neill, Editor Board of Directors President and Co-Founder Lisa Kenn The resources of Mercy Corps’ global operations totaled more than $128 million in fiscal year 2000 — the highest total in the suffering, poverty and oppres- organisation's 22-year history and a 36 percent increase from fiscal year 1999.Significant growth in material aid, govern- Senator Mark O. Hatfield, Honorary Chair Neal L. Keny-Guyer, Contributors sion by helping people build Dr. Jay A. Barber, Jr., Chair Chief Executive Officer Christine Gray ment grants,and private fundraising enabled us to provide more relief and development assistance than ever before. At Robert D. Newell, J.D., Vice Chair secure, productive and just Laura Guimond the same time, we increased efficiency to 95.2 percent and increased our leveraging factor to 20.17 (see chart, p. 49). Phyllis Dobyns, Secretary/Treasurer Steve Zimmerman, Mary Keegan communities. Our more than Daniel W. O’Neill, President and Co-Founder Chief Operating Officer Christopher Lee Ensuring that resources are wisely spent is the cornerstone of our values, vision and strategy for future growth. Neal L. Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer Alissa Zwanger Ellsworth Culver, 1,000 staff, volunteers and Edward Bartholomew Program Officers, Mercy Corps Headquarters Elizabeth Goebel Senior Vice President and partners worldwide provide Arthur W. Johnson Co-Founder Mercy Corps Field Contributors Global Financial Summary Audited Financial Summary Dusty Kidd Pam Eser food, shelter, health care and Nancy Lindborg, Margaret Larson Bill Graham Support, Revenue and Expenditures of Mercy Corps International Condensed Summary of Support,Revenue and Expenditures for Executive Vice President and Worldwide Affiliates Mercy Corps International economic opportunity to over Linda A. Mason Selma Jahic R. Stephen Nicholson, Ph.D. Matthew De Galan Tina Miller FY 2000 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 1999 5 million people in 29 regions Support & Revenue Support & Revenue Raymond E.Vath, M.D. Chief Development Officer Sasha Muench Affiliate Revenue Government Grants $ 41,813,948 $ 29,957,649 and countries. In 2000, our Richard Worthing-Davies El Shinta Primadona Catherine Rothenberger Proyecto Aldea Global $ 1,796,188 $ 1,979,982 Other Grants: global resources totaled more Mercy Corps Scotland 13,067,706 16,478,000 Mercy Corps Scotland Senad Sinanovic International Organisations 8,799,185 1,929,131 than $128 million. Since 1979, Board of Trustees Chinara Usubalieva Mercy Corps International 60,785,864 38,668,942 Private 3,740,511 1,720,126 Nicole Wanner Subtotal: Cash Revenue 75,649,758 57,126,924 we have provided more than Richard Worthing-Davies, Chair International Headquarters Private Contributions 6,049,692 4,379,568 John Musson, Vice Chair, Material Aid (In Kind) 52,953,891 37,723,799 3015 SW First Avenue Design Other Revenue 382,528 682,468 $576 million in assistance to Hon. Company Secretary Barnebey & Owen, Inc. TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE $ 128,603,649 $ 94,850,723 Material Aid (In Kind) 52,953,891 37,723,799 Brigadier Allan Alstead Portland, OR 97201 people in 73 nations. Lady Djemila Cope Phone: (800) 292-3355 Photo Credits TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE $ 113,739,755 $ 76,392,741 Expenditures Ellsworth Culver (503) 796-6800 front cover: Raymond Depardon/ Magnum Photos Program: Expenditures Francis Davis Fax: (503) 796-6844 Affiliate Expenditures Our Vision Neal L. Keny-Guyer page 1: Richard Lord Project Expenditures $ 54,408,437 $ 32,495,145 Email: [email protected] Proyecto Aldea Global $ 1,887,402 $ 1,453,584 Material Aid 52,953,891 37,723,799 Dr.William Squire page 2: Steve Shelton Mercy Corps envisions a world Ernst van Eeghen Website: mercycorps.org Mercy Corps Scotland 12,767,385 16,216,000 page 3: Cathy Cheney Subtotal $ 107,362,328 $ 70,218,944 Frank Westerduin Mercy Corps International in which acts of mercy, justice Support Services pages 4-10; 18-22: Thatcher Cook for Project Expenditures 54,408,437 32,495,145 European Headquarters Mercy Corps General & Administration $ 3,993,475 $ 2,733,634 and compassion overcome Pax World Service Subtotal: Cash Expenditures 69,063,224 50,164,729 10 Beaverhall Road pages 12-16: Gorm Gaare for Mercy Corps Resource Development 2,161,253 2,421,643 hate, violence, poverty Standing Committee Material Aid (In Kind) 52,953,891 37,723,799 Edinburgh EH7 4JE pages 24, 26 (right): Karla Pearcy/Mercy Corps Subtotal $6,154,728 $5,155,277 Wm. Harvey Wise, Chair and despair — a world where page 25: Mercy Corps/Proyecto Aldea Global Total Program $ 122,017,115 $ 87,888,528 Malcolm Butler, President Scotland, UK TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 113,517,056 $ 75,374,221 children experience a caring Edward Bartholomew Phone: 44-131-477-3677 page 26 (left): Mercy Corps/Proyecto Support Services: Aldea Global General & Administration $ 3,993,475 $ 2,733,634 NET $ 222,699 $ 1,018,520 Diana Dajani Fax: 44-131-477-3678 family, a nurturing community, Rev. Joseph T. Eldridge pages 27 (left),37,38: Kim Johnston/Mercy Corps Resource Development 2,161,253 2,421,643 Email: Arthur W. Johnson pages 27 (right), 28: Nicole Wanner/Mercy Corps a sacred environment, love and [email protected] Total Support Services $ 6,154,728 $ 5,155,277 Douglas Nelson pages 30, 40: G. Pinkhassov/Magnum Photos Balance Sheet the opportunity to fulfill their Website: mercycorps-scotland.org TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 128,171,843 $ 93,043,805 pages31, 32 (left): Susan Meiselas/ FY 2000 FY 1999 God-given potential. International Board of Advisors Magnum Photos NET $ 431,806 $ 1,806,918 Assets Cash $ 11,525,144 $ 4,228,523 Dr. Hanan Ashrawi Washington, DC page 32 (right): N. Econompoulos/ Receivables 7,924,923 7,207,469 Dr. Landrum Bolling 1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW,#707 Magnum Photos How Our Resources Were Spent Inventories 5,074,972 5,943,076 How You Can Help Father Elias Chacour page 33 (left): Chris Steele-Perkins/ Kathie Lee Gifford Washington, DC 20036 Magnum Photos Property and Equipment (Net) 643,316 582,483 Your support can make a crucial Representative Tony Hall Phone: (202) 463-7383 Other 335,425 196,864 page 33 (right): Steve McCurry/ and enduring difference in the Jack Kemp Fax: (202) 463-7322 Magnum Photos $ 25,503,780 $ 18,158,415 Walter Russell Mead page 34: A. Guler/Magnum Photos life of a poor family. To find out Senator Charles Percy Liabilities Doug Wead Washington State page 36: Roger Sathre/Mercy Corps Payables & Accrued Liabilities $ 5,506,232 $ 2,456,199 more about how you can help, 10900 NE 8th Street, #900 page 48, 49: Laura Guimond/Mercy Corps Deferred Revenue 15,363,251 10,466,202 Bellevue,WA 98004 page 50: Mercy Corps/Partner Microcredit please call us at 1-800-292-3355, Organisation $ 20,869,483 $ 12,922,401 Phone: (425) 462-5710 ext. 250, or visit our website at back cover: John Vink/Magnum Photos Net Assets Fax: (425) 462-5712 Unrestricted $ 2,473,233 $ 2,250,534 mercycorps.org. ■ = Total Global Programs: 95.2% Temporarily Restricted 2,161,064 2,985,480 ■ $ 4,634,297 $ 5,236,014 = Total Global Support Services: 4.8% back cover photo: Honduran child. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 25,503,780 $ 18,158,415

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