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Dear friend,

The winter months have arrived and temperatures are dropping. That means a greater need for humanitarian assistance — especially in the wake of last month’s air strikes that damaged Ukraine’s electricity and heat-generating infrastructure.

With decades of experience responding to conflict and disasters in places like Syria, Yemen, and Haiti, we know that cash assistance is vital for helping people cope and adapt in the midst of extreme challenges.

Cash offers dignity as well as efficiency — allowing families to make their own choices about what they need most, and the flexibility to secure those needs quickly. In Ukraine and Poland, Mercy Corps has partnered with local organizations to deliver approximately $700,000 to more than 1,500 households.
   
   
     
When they first heard explosions in their hometown of Luhansk, Olena (left), her daughter, Julie (right), and the rest of her family sheltered in their cellar. Eventually, they moved to a temporary hotel in Kyiv where they now live with Olena’s sister and her children. Olena, a primary school teacher, continues to teach online courses for the children and families that stayed behind.

With cash assistance from Mercy Corps, her family purchased food, warm clothes for the winter, and transportation for Olena to visit her husband in the hospital — where he is recovering from injuries caused by an explosion near their home.
 
   
   
     
On August 7, Bezkrovna and her daughters, Darya and Evheniya, left their home in Bakhmut to visit family members in a nearby village. While they were gone, a missile struck their apartment building, landing in their neighbor’s unit – just one wall away from the girls’ bedroom.

They have now relocated to Dnipro where they will receive cash assistance from Mercy Corps to help pay for rent, warm clothes, and increased utility costs in the winter months ahead. They live with their grandfather, who was diagnosed earlier this year with cancer. Getting treatment has been difficult since the war broke out, and they say they feel lucky to find the support he needs in Dnipro.
 
In the coming months, thousands of Ukrainians will require warm shelter, cold weather gear, food, medical supplies, and other critical aid.

In addition, the ripple effect of the war in Ukraine will continue to put strain on disaster response in many other countries around the world.

We are so grateful for the work of our teams and partners, along with the support of our global community.

As humanitarian needs around the world grow, one of the best ways you can help deliver urgent aid to people facing crises in Ukraine and 40+ countries where we work is by becoming a monthly donor.
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Thank you again for showing up in this time of urgent need for families like Olena’s and Bezkrovna’s. Your compassion and dedication have helped make a difference for people around the world who need it most.

We’ll be in touch again soon with more updates from Ukraine and across the world.

Sincerely,

The Mercy Corps team