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As a member of our 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.

It’s heartbreaking. We can’t ignore that, but we can choose how we show
up. How we as individuals choose to take action today will reverberate
around the world. If you’re able, I hope you’ll [ [link removed] ]make an urgent gift to
our COVID-19 Resilience Fund today. Our COVID-19 Resilience Fund helps
support our ongoing worldwide efforts to respond to crises of all kinds,
including those being made worse by the pandemic.

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Thanks to our humanitarian community, here’s how we are already
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.

We’re committed to helping as many people survive this crisis as we can.
We also continue to address crises of all kinds, in more than 40 countries
worldwide — supporting Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, people fleeing
conflict in Syria and farmers whose crops have been destroyed by locusts
in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda.

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Our reach depends on how much support we receive from fellow humanitarians
like you. Thank you for
thinking of those seeking urgent relief today and communities in need of a
more resilient tomorrow.

Sincerely,

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

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