Hi Friend,

Are you just getting up? Couldn't get to sleep?

There's one thing that's been keeping me up: according to UNHCR, one person becomes displaced every 3 seconds—that’s less than the time it takes to read this sentence.

With World Refugee Day less than a week away, all of us here at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are reflecting on the profound impact this pandemic will continue to have on the lives of those forced from home in search of safety. That’s why one of our generous donors is offering a match to the entire MSF community starting tomorrow.

I wanted to get this offer out to our most loyal supporters as quickly as possible, and you're on that list, Friend.

Please take this opportunity to match your gift, dollar for dollar, to double your impact and help MSF teams provide lifesaving care to displaced people around the world.

The reality faced by more than 79 million forcibly displaced people is grim—and has only become more urgent since the pandemic began. Many refugees, like those in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, or Vathy camp in Greece, have been forced to live in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions that make preventing the spread of COVID-19 virtually impossible.

Our teams provide medical and mental health care to those who need it most, promote health education, and help implement vital infection prevention and control measures. Between the pandemic and the many challenges that existed before it, the patients in the communities we serve need more help now than they ever have before.

Friend, your early match could mean more medicine, more supplies, or even more lifesaving aid for vulnerable refugees around the world. But your gift will only be matched until 11:59pm on June 20.

You give $10 = we get $20

You give $15 = we get $30

You give $30 = we get $60

You give $60 = we get $120

You have from now until 11:59pm on World Refugee Day to make a matched gift. Don’t miss this special opportunity to support our teams and, most importantly, our patients with twice the impact.

Thank you,

Mary Taylor
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

All gifts given, up to $250,000, will be doubled through 11:59 PM EST on June 20. Every dollar you give will be matched with $1. Gifts received after the match has been met will not be matched, but will be used where needed most.