Plus hear insights from our CEO about her time in Poland, Somalia and Lebanon ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
May 2023 Newsletter
Urgent needs skyrocket in Sudan
   
Urgent needs skyrocket in Sudan
When violent clashes broke out in Sudan in late April, it exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis in the country. Before this latest escalation in violence, an estimated 15.8 million people — roughly one-third of the country’s population — already required humanitarian assistance. Since 2004, Mercy Corps has worked in Sudan to support hundreds of thousands of people. Learn more about the situation unfolding in Sudan.
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The power of the human spirit

"The power of the human spirit"

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna speaks on our approach to conflict, climate, and the hunger crisis at Voices — an event hosted by Business of Fashion. Hear her share insights from her recent trips to Somalia, Poland, and Lebanon.

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Solar energy transforms healthcare

Solar energy transforms healthcare

Mercy Corps partner Energy 4 Impact installed solar panels at health centers in rural Kenya. This steady source of electricity ensures that vaccines for common viruses and diseases, including COVID‑19, can be reliably refrigerated.

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  Video: Education is opportunity  
   
     
Video: Education is opportunity
 
From Somalia to Jordan to Kyrgyzstan to Nepal, Mercy Corps is working in partnership with schools around the world to help ensure children have access to education — a key ingredient to building opportunity and pathways to a brighter future.
 
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Mercy Corps in the news

This program is helping hundreds of refugees start their own businesses
Fast Company
 
Sudan’s Warring Generals Agree to Weeklong Truce, Says South Sudan
The New York Times
 
UN conference raises less than $1 billion for climate-wracked Horn of Africa in major disappointment
ABC News