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By: campaignforeducationusa || Hello, I'm Will, and welcome to my voicethread about MercyCorps. To start out, MercyCorps is an organization that helps people in need, anywhere. It was founded in 1979, and by Dan O'Neill. This, however, will mainly cover their efforts in the Republic of Congo. ||
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By: greenwichmeantime.com || Mercy Corps is helping in the Republic of Congo. The picture you are seeing is the map of said country. It is relatively medium size compared to some other countries. There are a few natural resources here, like oil, timber, and copper. The ROC has a higher level of development. It still needs help, though. ||
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By: provided Wikispace pictures || One of the big problems in the Republic of Congo is the large unemployment rate, 52% of people over 15 are unemployed. This causes people to have all kinds of problems, like starvation, child soldiers, and extreme poverty. MercyCorps is trying to help that. With the help that is has, it is trying to make communities in the ROC, so that the unemployed can get jobs to support their families. ||
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By: theage.com || These communities are made by the MercyCorps projects. They provide stable jobs and are set up around everyone helping each other out. They have schools and available resources, too. ||
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By: Tanzanian national embassy || The children in these places get a lot from MercyCorps. These children are incredibly lucky to have this help. The schools that MercyCorps provides not only teach basic skills to the children, but also how to learn specific skills that are needed to get jobs. ||
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By: lev_level || MercyCorps is an organization you would want to donate to because...

- It doesn't just give supplies to the countries in need, it helps them build their communities so that the can help themselves.

- It helps in tons of countries all over the world, including Afghanistan, Iran, African countries, Haiti, Mosoon Asia, and South America.

- It uses 89% of its earnings from donations to help the countries in need, compared to other aid organizations, this is a lot. ||
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By: provided Wikispaces pictures || It also provides the things that the usual organizations give, like sanitation and water, as well as setting up possible electricity. || 8 || || Source:
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By: english.prolasa.org || Thanks for watching my slide on MercyCorps. If you had to donate to an organization that gives as much as it can to helping build communities, donate to MercyCorps. ||