The challenge we face now? Getting the vaccine to everyone, everywhere

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Dear Friend,

Tomorrow will mark one year since the World Health Organization declared
COVID‑19 a pandemic. This past year has been difficult
for everyone, including members of our global community like you.
The development of effective COVID‑19 vaccines means
we are one step closer to ending the pandemic — but we still collectively
face a defining challenge: Getting the vaccine to our world’s most
vulnerable populations.

In dozens of lower-income countries, only one in 10 people can hope to
receive a vaccine by the end of 2021. This is nowhere near enough to
contain the spread of the virus. In contrast, wealthy nations have bought
enough COVID‑19 vaccine doses to vaccinate their entire populations three
times over by the end of 2021.

Mercy Corps and the global aid sector have a critical role to play in the
global COVID‑19 vaccination effort, particularly when it comes to battling
misinformation and supporting access to hard-to-reach populations. This is
especially true when it comes to reaching vulnerable communities mired by
conflict and poverty — those likely to be among the last to receive
vaccines.

To help fuel this effort, as well as Mercy Corps’ other lifesaving work
around the world, we’ve set a goal to raise $35,000 by midnight tomorrow.
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[ Somalia ]Somalia
In Somalia, we’re training and supporting Community Health Workers who
conduct COVID‑19 information and awareness campaigns in their communities.
Transporting and distributing vaccines around the world will create a
massive logistical challenge, but that’s just part of the equation: Mass
vaccination will also require a coordinated, collaborative effort to build
trust in the vaccine and the governments who will provide it.

In the 40+ countries where we work and in the communities where we’ve
spent decades building trust and relationships, Mercy Corps can play a
central role in helping to combat misinformation and vaccine hesitancy,
and to build trust between vulnerable people and their public health
systems.

Your gift today could help Mercy Corps support the global vaccination
effort by:

• Mobilizing existing networks to educate their peers on COVID‑19
prevention in places like Liberia and the DRC, where we previously
trained 15,000+ community messengers to combat Ebola misinformation.
• Recruiting "truth champions" in places like Nigeria, where local
leaders are responding to rumors about COVID‑19 with accurate
information
• Meeting people where they are in places like Haiti and Colombia,
Puerto Rico and Iraq — via text or voicemail messages, social media
campaigns or in person at local community centers — to empower them
with the facts they need to make informed decisions about protecting
their health.

Even as we focus on building trust in the vaccines, we will continue to
help people stop the spread of the disease, with handwashing stations,
hygiene kits, sanitation training and public education to promote
day-to-day safety. It takes all of us coming together — from supporters
like you to the communities we partner with — to make these lifesaving
efforts possible.

[ [link removed] ]Make your gift today and help us meet our important $35,000
fundraising goal by midnight tomorrow ▸

Thank you for partnering with Mercy Corps to create a brighter future for
everyone.

With gratitude,

Craig Redmond
Senior Vice President of Mercy Corps Programs

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