It’s
not too late to send a message to Mercy Corps team members for World
Humanitarian Day.

Mercy Corps humanitarians are working to ensure families have access to
clean water, food, and shelter. They’re side-by-side with program
participants as they learn new skills and start new businesses. They’re
engaging communities to create more peaceful tomorrows.

Will you take a moment from your day to send a message of thanks to our
team members for all they do for communities around the world?


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On behalf of the people who are working to create a bolder, brighter
future for us all, thank you for your support.

—The Mercy Corps team

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From: Tjada @ Mercy Corps <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Subject: 🙏 Send a thank you message to our team
members

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Dear friend,

Right now, our team of 5,900+ dedicated humanitarians are working to
deliver life-changing support in some of the world’s most challenging
environments.

In honor of World Humanitarian Day this Saturday, will you take a moment
to send a message of thanks to our extraordinary team members who have
dedicated their lives to helping others?


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Roughly 86 percent of our team members are from the countries in which
they work. They are investing in building stronger, more resilient
communities alongside their fellow citizens. We invite you to meet just a
few of our colleagues below.


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[ [link removed] ]Meet Maria in Colombia
 
[ [link removed] ]Maria discovered Mercy Corps when she migrated to Colombia from
Venezuela and found a safe space for her family through Mercy Corps’
support services. Maria now works as a social change technician for
Mercy Corps, providing emergency assistance to refugees to help them
  meet their basic needs, including clean water, food, and housing.  

She believes she’s able to create a strong connection with the people
she serves because of what she’s been through. "I value having been a
participant and being able to redistribute my knowledge," Maria says.
"They ask me how I got to where I am. And I tell them: by going
through everything that you are."
 


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[ [link removed] ]Meet Eirene in Indonesia
 
[ [link removed] ]Eirene grew up in a low-income community in a rural area — just
south of where she now works as a Mercy Corps health program officer,
serving a community of coffee farmers. She has faced many of the same
barriers to education and financial opportunity that local program
  participants face.  

"I lived in a remote area where to go to a small shop, or meet other
people, we had to walk for kilometers," she says. "Then, I received a
better education. I was touched by my own experience and wanted to
help people living in an area who face difficulties in accessing what
they need."
 


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[ [link removed] ]Meet Justine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
 
[ [link removed] ]Justine is a Mercy Corps health and nutrition officer in DRC,
where she coaches pregnant and breastfeeding women about how to
improve their health and nutrition. She feels that the program has
  been as much of a learning experience for her as it has been in  
service to the women she supports.

"As a woman, I enjoy training and supporting the transformation of my
female participants," she says. "Four years later [since I began
working with the program], they have become self-sufficient...It
motivates me. It is my joy."
 


I am so grateful for all that our team members, volunteers, and local
partners do for families around the world. With the combined efforts of
supporters like you
alongside the communities we serve — we have the power to create a better
tomorrow.

Sincerely,

[15]Tjada D’Oyen McKenna [16]Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna,
Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer

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