On International Women’s Day, learn how we partner with women to create
change around the world

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Dear friend,

This International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on the challenges facing
women around the world — and in particular, the dire circumstances
confronting women right now in Ukraine and surrounding countries. We know
that the majority of refugees fleeing Ukraine are women, many of them with
children, and it is heartbreaking to think of them crossing borders in the
snow and cold, and the uncertainties they face. At the same time, I’m
inspired by the strength of the women there.

In so many places around the globe, women are disproportionately affected
by conflict and crisis. Yet we also see women playing an essential role in
creating stability, and driving innovation and progress. I find hope in
the stories of women who are courageously advancing change in their
communities.

As Mercy Corps’ Senior Director of Gender Equity and Social Inclusion, I
work with our teams to address gender-based discrimination and social
norms that traditionally keep women out of leadership. Evidence shows that
communities are healthier, safer, and more prosperous when women have more
resources, education, and opportunities. Today, on International Women’s
Day, I’d like to share some of these stories with you.

In Badabaika, Nepal, for example, women are saving their land from severe
flooding due to climate change by assembling bamboo spurs to shore up
riverbanks and growing grass to control soil erosion.


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Urmila Dhakal stands near a bamboo embankment she helped build in
Aathbiskot, Nepal.


When we first began working in Badabaika in 2018, women had not been
engaged in disaster mitigation discussions. Mercy Corps invited both men
and women to these conversations, leading to the nomination of women to
serve on the local Community Disaster Management Committee for the first
time. When the men needed to leave the village to earn money after
COVID-19 hit, women were positioned to continue leading the work by
themselves.

[ [link removed] ]I invite you to read more about this and other stories of women leaders
in the communities we serve around the world.


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Mercy Corps’ vision is to work directly with the people most affected by
conflict and climate change, to move from crisis to opportunity. It’s why
we partner with women in solving their communities’ most difficult
challenges.

We’re glad to include you in our
global community of supporters. Together, we can help advance women’s
rights and challenge harmful gender norms.

In partnership,

Sahar Alnouri
Senior Director, Gender Equity and Social Inclusion

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