• Capacity Development Provider

Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of today's biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. Their mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. They help communities forge new paths to prosperity in the face of disaster, poverty, and the impacts of climate change. In every community where they work, they connct people to the resources and opportunities needed to build strong, stable livelihoods that can withstand future challenges.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

Organization Programs

Indonesia: Resilience and climate change adaptation, Economic opportunities and development

Myanmar: Accelerating inclusive and green economic growth, Responding to emergencies and strengthening resilience

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture
    • Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation

  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Host events for entrepreneurs or entrepreneur support intermediaries
    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs

  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages
    • Investment linkages

  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption

  • Market linkages services

    • Access to infrastructure
    • Access to materials

  • Investment linkages services

    • Access to information/research

  • Program online

    • Primarily in-person

  • Focus Tech

    • No

  • Focus Population

    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Base of the pyramid population
    • Women entrepreneurs
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