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Folks,

Every day, refugee essential workers are on the frontlines fighting against COVID-19.

They are doctors and nurses caring for the sick, volunteers making masks and distributing food and many others stepping up to keep their communities safe and strong.

This World Refugee Day, we invite you, to read and share the stories of refugee essential workers — and to send them a few words of gratitude to keep them going.

Your message of thanks will reach doctors like Dr. Edna Patricia Gomez, a gynecologist who works for the IRC in Cúcuta, Colombia. Dr. Edna fled Venezuela in 2018 with her family as the country spiraled into a profound socioeconomic crisis.

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Dr. Edna is helping other Venezuelans in Colombia with screening and treatment for the coronavirus. She also continues to provide women's health services, including critical prenatal care for expectant mothers.

"Medicine is the best," she says of her profession. "It’s hopeful. It’s positive.” Dr. Edna stresses that the world must come together if we are to beat the COVID-19 pandemic—and that refugees are a critical part of that response.

You’ll also be standing with asylum seekers in America like Lincy Sopall. As a transgender woman in Honduras, Lincy faced abuse, violence and persecution. After a dangerous journey through Mexico and several months in U.S. immigration detention, she was granted asylum in 2018 and now lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Before the coronavirus, Lincy was growing her fashion business. While the pandemic has made it difficult to reach customers, Lincy has improvised and pivoted to making the masks her friends and neighbors need to stay safe.

“When people couldn’t find masks, I started to make a product that could help protect everyone,” she says.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, refugees who were forced to seek protection from conflict and persecution have stepped up to protect others. In hospitals, clinics and communities around the world, they are putting their own lives at risk to help the sick and vulnerable.

What stands out most is their hope in humanity. As they’ve faced some of the toughest crises in the world, they have each carried with them an enduring hope. Now, they are creating hope for others.

These are just a few of the amazing stories of the refugee essential workers in our global community. This World Refugee Day, we hope you will join us in reading their stories and saying “thank you.”

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In humanity,

Emily Martin
Director, USA Digital Fundraising
International Rescue Committee






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