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Dear friend,

Thanks for being part of a global community. This email is part of our ongoing series of updates to help keep you informed about Mercy Corps’ emergency response in Ukraine and surrounding countries.

After more than three months of war, the next phase of Mercy Corps’ humanitarian response is coming into focus. As we continue to support dozens of local partner organizations in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania, our teams are also setting up for the long haul — meeting basic needs through cash assistance and establishing a presence where we’re most needed across Ukraine in anticipation of a massive relief and recovery effort.

Read on to learn more about the daily impact our partners are making for Ukrainian refugees with your support, and the foundation we’re building together to continue supporting people in need in the months and years ahead.

Partnering for impact

Mercy Corps is currently partnering with 40 local organizations — 17 in Ukraine, 18 in Poland, and 5 in Romania — that have deep roots and expertise in their communities. With our collective support, they’ve mobilized quickly to assist refugees who have fled Ukraine and people who have remained inside the country — with a special focus on those who are at greatest risk including the elderly, disabled, and people from other countries such as migrant workers who are now stranded in Ukraine.
Alistair Selamolela prepares a meal for refugees at a Mercy Corps partner organization in Poland. Originally a catering company, the organization pivoted to feed refugees when the war started.
Some of the ways we’re helping:
    Evacuating women, children, and people who are elderly, have disabilities or face additional challenges to vacating intense conflict areas
 
    Distributing critically needed supplies — food, water, medical supplies, clothes, diapers, and bedding — to intense conflict areas and to places supporting a large influx of displaced people
 
    Counseling children and their families using art, dance, and games to help them cope with the stress and emotions brought on by these traumatic events
 
    Providing services for children and adults with autism, including counseling, legal services, and medical support
 
    Ensuring those from marginalized communities, including LGBTQIA+, people of color, and third-country nationals, have access to safe accommodation, services, and accurate information
Preparing for the long term

While supporting local organizations across the region, Mercy Corps is also establishing offices in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania. We are onboarding new team members and continuing to build our staffing capacity in each of these offices. In the months ahead we expect to have team members across the region supporting the immense humanitarian needs.

A a gift to Mercy Corps helps us to provide the urgent humanitarian aid needed today — and the long-term support needed in the weeks and months ahead — for families in crisis all over the world. As we stay the course to help people heal and reestablish their lives, one of the best ways you help is by starting a monthly donation to Mercy Corps. We call our monthly givers our Partners In Possibility because your gifts help families build toward brighter futures with new possibilities.

Will you join us as a Partner In Possibility today?
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We are so grateful for the compassion of our community. Thank you for your commitment to building a brighter future for people in 40+ countries. We’ll be in touch again soon with more updates from Ukraine and around the world.

Sincerely,

The Mercy Corps team