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Cazmira, a farmer and mother of eight, was born in Timor-Leste, one of the hungriest places in the world. Extreme weather conditions make farming difficult, yet most people still rely on small-scale, local agriculture to survive. On average, farmers can only grow eight months of food each year. When the food runs out, people can starve. A lot of people would turn away from Cazmira and the people of Timor-Leste. Shut their eyes. Cover their ears. "Too hard." "Lost cause." But not us. And not you either.  The mere fact you opened this email tells me you’re a committed member of the Mercy Corps community of humanitarians, people who know that in a world with incredible technology and opportunity, there’s no good reason to turn our backs on anyone or any place. We know we can do better, because together we see the people who live in tough places, we respect their humanity, learn how best to help them, roll up our sleeves and dig in together. Your tax-deductible, year-end gift to Mercy Corps — doubled thanks to a dollar-for-dollar, $130,000 match! — will help mothers like Cazmira keep her family fed and safe. Please, make your gift today. 
Cazmira lives in a remote mountain village in Timor-Leste. Farmers like Cazmira are going hungry as the dry seasons here are getting longer and the rains are becoming harder to predict.
Cazmira already faces tough challenges farming in Timor-Leste, but the reality is that global warming is making a difficult climate even harder to navigate. The rains are shorter and less predictable, making it hard to know when to plant. For Cazmira and her family, planting too early or too late could mean life or death. But all is not lost for Cazmira. Working with Mercy Corps, she’s learned to grow crops that are more resilient in Timor-Leste’s severe climate and build bamboo walls to protect her gardens from landslides and flash floods that increasingly plague her community. The people who benefit from our emergency aid and anti-poverty programs — people like Cazmira — they’re already doing everything they can to survive. But in almost every case, to get beyond just surviving, they need some help. This holiday season, your year-end gift to Mercy Corps could be the compassionate help the next Cazmira needs to get out of poverty and beat malnutrition, to not only survive but thrive, right where they live. Make your gift now, and it will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $130,000. We have the tools and knowledge to help people living in even the most difficult places lead safe, healthy and long lives. We just need the resources to reach them — resources Mercy Corps donors provide. Sincerely, Alan Glasgow Regional Director | Asia We know you’re hearing a lot from us these days. The reason is simple: Every dollar we raise right now helps us save more people’s lives as we try to meet unprecedented need around the world. If you’ve already made your gift or would rather not get our year-end emails, click here to stop receiving email until January.
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