Global Citizen Program
Pax World’s Global Citizen Program enables Pax World shareholders to earmark portions of their dividends and/or capital gains as a contribution to Mercy Corps to support its work. Through this program, Pax World shareholders can support humanitarian relief efforts, peace and reconciliation initiatives, and sustainable development projects around the globe.
For more than 20 years, Pax World has worked with Mercy Corps to bring help and hope to some of the world’s poorest families. In that time, Pax World investors’ donations have supported humanitarian work in areas such as Honduras, North Korea and the Darfur region of Sudan. In particular, Pax World investors’ contributions were pivotal in the creation of the Mercy Corps Global Emergency Operation, which addresses humanitarian crises worldwide and serves as a technical resource on emergency preparedness and security.
By designating portions of their dividend or capital gains distributions, Pax World investors have contributed over $1 million to Mercy Corps since 1998.
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps seeks to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1.5 billion in assistance to people in 106 nations. Supported by headquarters offices in North America and Europe, the agency’s unified global programs employ 3,500 staff worldwide and reach nearly 16.4 million people in more than 35 countries.
Recently, Mercy Corps staff members have been on the ground assisting survivors of the earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China, and Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Mercy Corps is reaching out to Chinese earthquake victims, bringing much needed emergency relief as well as implementing psychosocial programs to aid in the process of long-term healing. In Myanmar, Mercy Corps is helping with medical aid, logistical support, financial resources, and supporting a team of disaster-response experts. In addition to disaster relief, Mercy Corps also addresses a range of global issues, including food shortages, emergency response, the crisis in Sudan, the crisis in Gaza and climate change.
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