Community Health
Mahabat had infused that young woman with encouragement and confidence that she could do it, and together they did!
Access to Clean Water
The WASH project has taught us many valuable things, one of which being the necessity of having access to clean water, which can help us avoid many diseases.
Health and Nutrition Promoters
Operation Mercy in Afghanistan runs a program training women in the community to become health and nutrition promoters. This program empowers women to voluntarily serve their communities,
Clean Drinking Water
In November 2023 Operation Mercy in Afghanistan started building a solar water supply network in a district in Kabul. We were joined at the opening ceremony by local officials and members of the community.
Midwives in the Mountains: Education and Coaching for Remote Villages
The three staff workers assigned each of the participants to a coach. They were then given materials and taught how to share what they had learned with others.
An Exercise Programme For Women
At the end of 2024, we ran a six week exercise program for Jordanian and Syrian women in Zarqa. The women who attended hadn’t had any connection with Operation Mercy in the past.
Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health
In Afghanistan we have had the privilege of running a health programme in a number of communities where we train men and women on essential elements of nutrition and health during pregnancy and in the early formative years of a child’s life.
Quality Health Videos
All of these health conditions have multiple underlying causes, but poor dietary habits are high among the risk factors.
Discovering the Greatest Needs
Staff from our partner organization are reaching out to a Roma community in the south of Kyrgyzstan.
Breathing Through to a Safe Birth
Beka’s story is a powerful reminder of how knowledge, preparation, and confidence can transform the experience of childbirth. Through simple, practical education, women like Beka are empowered to face one of life’s greatest moments with strength and peace.
Heart Surgery Saves Grandfather
In our Operation Mercy Community Health clinics in Jordan, we screen patients who need diagnostic tests and specialist follow up.
Perseverance in Health
Two months later, Serah was improving from the malnutrition.
Proper Nutrition For Children
Malnutrition continues to increase across Afghanistan. The United Nations now reports 3.2 million children in Afghanistan face acute malnutrition. We expect this to worsen over the winter as the bitter cold forces many families to divert part of their funds towards heating instead of food.