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Friend,
Did you see this email over the weekend from Mercy Corps’ Director of Food Security, Cathy Bergman? Global hunger is on the rise, due in part to an increase in extreme poverty and inequity caused by the pandemic. Mercy Corps is determined to meet these challenges, and I hope you’ll join us. I also wanted to make sure you saw that we have a Matching Gift Challenge happening now: A group of generous donors contributed to our Matching Gift Challenge Fund to encourage supporters like you to match their gifts. Our goal is to raise $60,000 in matching gifts by July 31. Combined with our Matching Gift Challenge Fund, your matching gift today can help us make an even greater difference for communities facing hunger, violent conflict, COVID-19, and more. Thank you for partnering with Mercy Corps, and supporting smart solutions to the complex problem of global hunger. With gratitude, —Adrienne ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cathy @ Mercy Corps <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 8:09 AM Subject: Can we change the way the world sees hunger? |
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Dear Friend, I’d like to talk to you about hunger. As Mercy Corps’ Director of Food Security and Nutrition, I’ve noticed how news stories and nonprofit emails about global hunger are often paired with images of frail children, or families wondering where the next meal will come from — portraying them as helpless people who simply need to be fed. At Mercy Corps, we believe it’s time to change the way the world sees hunger — and the people experiencing it. When our team responds to hunger, we don’t stop at providing people with nutritious food or cash vouchers to purchase what they need to survive right now. We collaborate with them to address the issues that prevent them from growing or buying food in the first place. We join with local communities to identify the root causes of hunger. Whether by improving crop production, supporting peacekeeping efforts, or developing more reliable income sources, we work together to build a foundation of well-being, so that people can create the secure, productive, and just communities they envision for themselves. 
When drought in Niger decimated Hadiara’s harvest, Mercy Corps helped her secure seeds and a goat. The goat’s milk provided extra nutrition for her family, plus a new source of potential income.
Will you make a first-time gift to support this work? Now is a wonderful time to give, because a group of donors has contributed to our Matching Gift Challenge Fund to encourage new supporters like you to match their gifts. Our goal is to raise $60,000 in matching gifts by July 31. Worldwide, 795 million people remain undernourished, at least 528 million of whom live in countries where Mercy Corps serves. And we know firsthand that the underlying causes of hunger are as complex as the solutions. When you support us as we partner with communities to improve their resilience to the effects of climate change, build job opportunities, or prevent the spread of COVID‑19, you are helping us fight hunger, too. Because food security is an outcome of many of our programs. And the people facing these challenges are not helpless — they are their communities’ most powerful agents of change. I hope you’ll join us by making a donation today, as we work together to change the way the world sees and responds to the challenges of global hunger. Your support makes a difference. In partnership, Cathy Bergman, Director for Food Security and Nutrition, Mercy Corps |
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