Background: Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Across the world, Mercy Corps intervenes in situations of disaster, conflict, crisis and displacement to provide emergency assistance to people in need and to lay to groundwork for recovery. In 20 countries, Mercy Corps is implementing emergency response programming funded by USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). When designing new and follow-on interventions, Mercy Corps strives to provide the best possible assessment data to justify the need for BHA investment to promote human welfare, alleviate suffering, and provide the foundations for transformative change and self-reliance.