Mercy Corps Visit - JS

Mercy Core

Today our class went to Mercy Core, it was fun. We learned about Poverty around the world, specifically Afghanistan, and what Mercy Core does to help. While we were there we watched a movie called “What Are The Basic Needs.” It showed us what basic needs a person would need to survive, I thought it was epical. We talked about the cycle of poverty and the 5 reasons people become poor, a lot of times it had to do with war. We also learned about girls in Afghanistan not being able to go to school past 6th grade. I felt sad for them because the reason they had to stay home was so that they could take care of the home and to help take care of the family. We also heard people from Afghanistan talk about their life. I learned a lot and it was a lot of fun. There was also a giant screen with a Google earth map on it and it labeled all the places Mercy Core works and the major problems there are there. I want to go back there sometime on my own to learn about what Mercy Corp is about and I can get involved.