Updates about our global work: film screening, gratitude video, news
headlines

Important updates about our work SHARE:   [ Share ]FB  [ Tweet ]Tweet [ [link removed] ]DONATE ▸
around the world ▸

View for [ [link removed] ]web

[ Mercy ]Mercy Corps May 2020 Newsletter

[ Desert ]Desert locusts in East Africa

[ [link removed] ]Desert locusts in East Africa: A plague of another order

The timing could not be worse. As communities brace against COVID-19, a
locust plague in East Africa threatens to drive hunger rates to
unprecedented levels. A square kilometer of locusts can eat as much food
in one day as 35,000 people. Learn more ▸
[ [link removed] ]The need for your support has never been greater.

Help ensure the ongoing delivery of our lifesaving programs and reduce
the health, economic and psycho-social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
and other crises on the most vulnerable. Give now to help provide
supplies, food, clean water and emergency support.

[ [link removed] ]GIVE NOW ▸
Top Stories
[ The ]The facts

[ [link removed] ]The facts: What you need to know about global hunger

Being hungry means more than just missing a meal. It’s a debilitating
crisis that has more than 820 million people in its grip. Hunger is a
perilous cycle that passes from one generation to the next, but a
holistic approach is key to breaking that cycle. Get the facts ▸
[ Snapshots ]Snapshots from around the world

[ [link removed] ]Snapshots from around the world: Our COVID-19 response

As COVID-19 continues to spread, we are already on the ground where help
is needed. "In many areas not yet informed through radio, television or
the internet, (our) teams are the first to reach communities with
critical health and safety information." See slideshow ▸
[ Terror ]Terror and Hope

[ [link removed] ]Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience - Documentary Film
Screening

Can stress change our DNA? Yale University scientists, alongside Mercy
Corps’ Jordan team, investigated trauma’s effects on refugee youth— and
the critical work to guide them to a brighter future. RSVP to exclusive
online screening with the filmmaker, 6/18/2020 ▸
[ Sending ]Sending thanks from Colombia, a country in crisis

[ [link removed] ]Sending thanks from Colombia, a country in crisis

A message of thanks inspired the Colombia field team to create this
video — a collage of the people of Colombia and Venezuela. Since 2006,
we have connected thousands of families in the region with the support
and services they need. Watch the video ▸
Mercy Corps in the News

[ NPR ]NPR [ [link removed] ]U.N. Warns Number Of People Starving To Death Could
Double Amid Pandemic, NPR

[ [link removed] ]Thousands of Venezuelan migrants
[ The ]The New Humanitarian return home as Colombia lockdown brings
tough choices, The New Humanitarian

[ Vox ]Vox [ [link removed] ]Africa has so far been spared the worst of the
coronavirus. That could soon change, Vox

[ BBC ]BBC [ [link removed] ](Podcast) Coronavirus: People returning to work, young
carers and Mercy Corps, BBC
[ [link removed] ]Mercy Corps Follow us: [ [link removed] ]Facebook [ [link removed] ]Twitter [ [link removed] ]YouTube

[ [link removed] ]Global Headquarters
Portland, OR, USA
You’re receiving this because you’re a Mercy Corps supporter or
subscribed on our site.
[ [link removed] ]Privacy Policy | [ [link removed] ]Donate ▸
Mercy Corps, Dept. W, National Processing Center
P.O. Box 80020, Prescott, AZ 86304-9801


You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time:
[link removed]