Nigerian community members at water station.
Welcome to Mercy Corps Nigeria

Since 2012, Mercy Corps has been working in the most marginalized regions of Nigeria to deliver urgent, life-saving assistance and build the resilience of Nigerian communities.

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our vision

Our vision is a Nigeria where all people are empowered, engaged, resilient and secure.

  • 600k

    Nigerians we’re currently serving

  • 100k

    people per month we ensure have enough food to eat

  • 350+

    Mercy Corps team members in Nigeria

  • 92%

    team members from Nigeria
News and features
A farmer displaying groundnuts they harvested from their farm.
Cultivating hope and securing the future through sustainable livelihoods
In 2023, Jere in Borno State faced a food crisis due to a shortened rainy season and insurgency. Mercy Corps provided agricultural resources to curb food insecurity and ensure sustained livelihoods.
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Setting the pace for conflict resolution and paving the way for other women: Adama's story
A female class teacher trained in mediation addresses farmer-herder conflict in her community, showing that, given a chance, women can be agents of change and peace.
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Agriarche; Believing in farmers, digitizing last-mile agriculture market
The USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity (RRA) partners with various key market players to combat the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger through innovative business models, especially in vulnerable, conflict-affected areas of Northeast Nigeria.
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Center for Microenterprise Development: empowering market women to shine brighter by fostering economic resilience
The Rural Resilience Activity (RRA), implemented by Mercy Corps, links private-sector players' finances that allow them to expand their businesses, despite living in conflict-affected areas of Northeast Nigeria.
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Building business resilience and changing gender perception, one masa at a time
The USAID-funded Feed the Future Nigeria, Rural Resilience Activity (RRA), led by Mercy Corps, is partnering with the private sector actors to help MSMEs improve business management to combat poverty and hunger in conflict-affected areas of Northeast Nigeria.
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Thriving Through Crisis: A Year of Success for the THRIVE Program in Jere, Borno State
The Transitioning Households to Recovery from Vulnerability (THRIVE) program has brought food security and housing to Jere, Borno State.
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