Hi John - When I began my junior year in high school in Nashville, I had no idea it would end up like this. I was taking 6 AP classes and involved in student activities including as a Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) Student Ambassador. I was looking forward to one of the most important years of my education and getting ready for college. That all fell apart when school shut down due to the pandemic. We went from meeting daily with our teachers to once a week – if they made themselves available. We substituted classroom learning with daily video lessons to get ready for our AP exams. I consider myself incredibly lucky. I have access to high-speed internet and a computer. Incredible learning resources are just a click away. Millions of kids around the world are facing far more serious challenges. Overcrowded housing in refugee camps makes it impossible to socially distance. And girls who are out of school may never return. Worse, they are at greater risk for gender-based violence. You and I can help by urging Congress to support funding for the international pandemic response. Together, we can help the world’s children. Will you join me in sending a message to Congress urging them to help these children? Today is World Refugee Day, and I’ve been learning about how the coronavirus is affecting kids in refugee camps. Girls like Samira*, a 14-year old Syrian, whose family has been displaced from their home for 6 years. Even though she’s 14, she’s only in 4th grade due to several years of lost education. Like me, she was able to attend school before the pandemic hit. But now she is only able to connect with teachers and her fellow students through online group chats on a cell phone. Samira lives in a tent with her entire family. The tent barely fits them. They can’t practice social distancing in the refugee camp. If her parents get sick from the virus, she and her siblings would struggle to meet their basic needs. You and I can help kids like Samira continue their education, stay healthy and thrive. But Congress needs to hear from us so they know this issue is important to the American public. Please use your voice to help kids around the world! Urge your members of Congress to provide robust funding for international response programs in the next coronavirus relief package. Thank you! | 
