International
Twenty years ago, I was a volunteer with Operation Mercy when we worked with UNESCO to establish a workshop reviving natural dye-making, silk carpet weaving, and 15th century carpet designs, lost but for exquisitely-detailed manuscript illuminations.
Community Development Transforms People
At its best, community development transforms people through an exchange of worldviews…
Transferring Lessons Learned
When ISIS surged through Northern Iraq, many people fled from their homes to nearby cities, seeking safety and protection.
Invite for the Annual General Meeting 2021
Inviting all Operation Mercy Members and Donors to an Online Annual General Meeting!
A Different Kind of Hospitality – a Reflection on Rumi’s “The Guest House”
I recently found this poem from Rumi online and it touched me deeply because I think that here we read what hospitality really means.
We do complicated
It takes a community to do community development. We do complicated … but not alone.
A Growing Response
The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons (also known as cyclones or hurricanes). But when Typhoon Yolanda hit, the scale of damage was far greater than anyone had anticipated.
Do you know how Operation Mercy started?
This year we’re celebrating Operation Mercy’s 30th birthday!
Meet Our International Director
Andrea Vogt became our Operational Mercy International Director in September 2019
Worldview and Eight Other Roots of Poverty
The poorest of the poor may experience all these nine causes simultaneously. My heart aches with the thought of it.
Happy Birthday Operation Mercy
To our dear friends and members of Operation Mercy, and to our workers in our countries …
COVID-19 Response, Tajikistan
In March and the beginning of April 2020, OPM Tajikistan implemented their COVID-19 education response.
The Effectiveness of Operation Mercy’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
How effectively has Operation Mercy responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what role has the integration of culture sensitivity played in the level of effectiveness?
Financial accountability
Any organisation which uses public funding to achieve its aims and objectives is bound by law to adhere to certain ‘Accounting and Reporting Standards’ – both in the countries where the funds are raised and in the countries where the funds are expensed.
Projects: A Brief History of Operation Mercy’s Work in Tajikistan, 1993 – 2020
Since 1993, Operation Mercy has been working diligently alongside the Tajik people. We have experienced Tajik hospitality and generosity, often being offering the best of what they have.
Christmas Message
One of Operation Mercy’s great strengths is our presence with people. Our international volunteers as well as our our local staff, pay a lot of attention to “being with” people,
Organisational Statement of Position
Organisational Statement of Position
A Message for International Women’s Day
In Operation Mercy, we see women. We see you because God sees you.
Beginnings: A Brief History of Operation Mercy’s work in Tajikistan, 1993 – 2020
In January 1993, Operation Mercy signed an memoradum of understanding with a nonprofit in Tajikistan, Payvand.
The Swedish Celebration of St Lucia and the Power of Light over Darkness
In a week’s time, on December 13th, we will celebrate St. Lucia here in Sweden, where Operation Mercy’s head office is. Let us look a little bit closer at what this young woman stood for and what links us in Operation Mercy to her and the holiday.
Khiva Carpet Workshop turns 20
Twenty years ago, I was a volunteer with Operation Mercy when we worked with UNESCO to establish a workshop reviving natural dye-making, silk carpet weaving, and 15th century carpet designs,