Help refugees, displaced families and vulnerable people around the world facing the worst kinds of weather. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
🕛 24-Hour Challenge: Give by midnight tonight and help refugees, displaced families and vulnerable people around the world facing winter weather and other crises ▸ Make my matching gift




My name is Max Baldwin. As Northwest Syria Area Director for Mercy Corps, I know this winter has been brutal for our Syrian team members and the families they serve. Wind, rain and freezing temperatures — along with soaring food prices and rising COVID-19 cases — are all compounding the challenges displaced Syrians face.

Would you consider giving help and hope to families in Syria and around the globe with your first-time gift today?

Give to help us go twice as far

Your gift today can help us go twice as far, thanks to a generous group of Mercy Corps supporters who have contributed to our Matching Gift Challenge Fund to encourage people like you to match their gifts, up to $70,000.

We’ve set a goal to raise these crucial funds by midnight tonight: Make your matching gift now and help rush support to families who need it most.

24-HOUR CHALLENGE: GIVE NOW







Last month, freezing temperatures, heavy rain and wind in Northwest Syria forced more than 24,000 displaced people to abandon their shelters after heavy flooding. Our teams and community partners are helping people salvage what they can and providing essential supplies.

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A mother keeps water and snow away from her tent in a camp in Northwest Syria, where she lives with her husband and children.

The slow and steady uptick in violence through the autumn of last year forced families across Idlib to flee and return repeatedly with no abatement. There is no fixed, permanent safe place for those in this region. The winter rains and cold on top of all they’ve lost makes every aspect of life harder.

Since the start of the conflict in Syria 10 years ago, Mercy Corps partners, communities we work with and donors like you have been committed to reaching families with lifesaving and life-sustaining support, including food, protection, shelter, clean water and hygiene supplies — and we remain committed today.

And Syria is just one of more than 40 countries around the world where our teams are battling challenges like hunger, disease and lack of shelter:

• In Sudan, where flooding has increased the risk of disease especially for displaced Ethiopians, Mercy Corps established a health clinic
• In Indonesia, when heavy rain caused multiple flash floods that swept away entire communities, Mercy Corps provided emergency aid, including access to clean water
• And in Yemen, when a flood nearly destroyed a camp for people who have fled their homes, Mercy Corps provided essentials such as vouchers for food
Your matching gift before midnight tonight could help us go twice as far for people facing harsh winter conditions in Syria and people facing crises of all kinds, all around the world. Please give today.

Thank you,

Max Baldwin
Northwest Syria Area Director for Mercy Corps

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