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Today is the 70th World Health
Day — a day founded in
the aftermath of World War II to raise awareness about global health.

But with COVID‑19 already devastating communities across the globe, we
need to do more than raise awareness about our
interconnectedness.
Today, we need to raise our response.

[ [link removed] ]This World Health Day, help Mercy Corps
deliver lifesaving aid to families facing COVID‑19 and
other challenges in more than 40 countries around the world.
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COVID‑19 Resilience Fund today?

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[ Mali ]Mali
(March 2020) Mali team members distribute food, soap and cleaning
products. We have quickly adapted many programs to help communities
respond to COVID‑19.

Mercy Corps is already working to support the most vulnerable communities
— including Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, people fleeing conflict in
Syria and farmers whose crops have been destroyed by locusts in Kenya,
Ethiopia and Uganda. We’re ready to support the people who need emergency
help the most.

Here’s how we’re responding:

[ [link removed] ][IMG] Protect against outbreaks of COVID‑19. Mercy Corps is
identifying and helping the most vulnerable people at risk of
being devastated by an outbreak where they live.

For example, we’re providing clean water and soap to
displaced families in northwest Syria, where crowding in the
camps makes it especially difficult to prevent the spread of
disease. In Pakistan, we’re providing medical teams with
personal protective equipment (PPE) and information on how
the public can reduce the spread.

[ [link removed] ][IMG] Meet immediate needs. As restrictions are placed on the daily
interactions and trading that millions of people rely on to
survive, Mercy Corps is supporting families and communities
to meet their most urgent needs.

For instance, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we’re
providing small amounts of cash to 15,000 vulnerable families
to purchase food, soap and health supplies. In Colombia,
we’re going door to door to hand out cash cards and providing
hygiene kits to help families prevent infection.

[ [link removed] ][IMG] Prepare for economic shock. Mercy Corps is drawing on decades
of experience helping the most vulnerable communities
anticipate and survive the economic shock that follows
natural disasters and conflict—helping farmers, craftspeople
and small business owners recover their livelihoods as
quickly as possible.

We’re stepping up our work providing access to markets and
financial services to small businesses, especially farmers
who often operate on the smallest of margins even when the
world isn’t mired in a global crisis.

As a member of this humanitarian community,
you know the need
for lifesaving aid was great long before the new coronavirus arrived. But
with COVID‑19, that need grows exponentially, day after day, particularly
for communities already at risk from hunger, conflict and other crises.

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It’s heartbreaking. We can’t ignore that, but we can choose how we show
up. At Mercy Corps, we’re committed to helping as many people survive this
crisis as we can, but our reach depends on how much support we receive
from fellow humanitarians like you.

If you’re able, I hope you’ll [ [link removed] ]join us in
helping vulnerable families around the world survive the COVID‑19 crisis
and more by choosing World Health Day to make your first gift to Mercy
Corps.

Sincerely,

[33]Adrienne Karecki
Adrienne Karecki, Mercy Corps Chief Development and Marketing Officer

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