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Dear Friend, As I write this email, my beautiful home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is experiencing multiple crises: a recent volcanic eruption that damaged Goma’s water supply, rising cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, and food insecurity and conflict exacerbated by the climate crisis. Our teams in the DRC are coordinating emergency relief, but we need reliable, consistent funding and resources to build long-term solutions to the complex issues we face. Monthly givers provide sustained support when and where it’s needed most. As a monthly giver, your committed support helps Mercy Corps invest in communities around the world and sustains our long-term efforts. Monthly giving is also the most efficient way for you to give, and helps reduce our processing costs, ensuring more of your gift goes to supporting people in need. Make a monthly gift today to help Mercy Corps staff and local communities respond quickly and effectively to crises around the world. 
When Mercy Corps responds to a crisis situation, we aren’t working alone. We join with people like Aimerance Wabingwa, a healthcare worker and member of her community action group in the DRC. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercy Corps trained Aimerance and others to advocate for disease prevention during the DRC’s Ebola outbreaks, and worked to identify what families needed to stay safe, like clean water and hygiene education. But the community’s access to clean water was cut off when the Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted without warning earlier this year. With support from generous givers and our global community of donors, Mercy Corps is meeting immediate drinking water needs for more than 30,000 people, averting a secondary, water-borne disease crisis. Our teams are also working with the community on a permanent solution: rebuilding the water network in Goma. This is just one example of how our teams respond to immediate needs and support long-term efforts. Your monthly support can help Mercy Corps carry out this kind of work in communities where it’s needed most. Will you become a monthly giver today? With your support we can be in a better position to respond quickly when crises strike — and stay for as long as our help is needed. Thank you,
Odette’s passion for helping others is based on her own past experience as a displaced person. As Mercy Corps Communications Manager in her country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she wants to increase global understanding of what life is like for those displaced by conflict and disasters, and to inspire people everywhere to build a more peaceful world.
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