Dear John,
Happy Mother's Day! Today we hope you’re able to celebrate the mothers who are important to you in a meaningful way.
This Mother’s Day, we're also thinking of the women and girls around the world affected by the global refugee crisis. Refugee mothers, like mothers everywhere, are responsible for keeping their children healthy and safe. At the same time, millions of refugee women experience gender-based violence. Providing assistance to these women and girls during the pandemic has become ever more challenging for HIAS staff around the world.
Displaced women and girls worldwide are in urgent need of critical aid. At HIAS, we’re making sure they have access to all the support we can provide them in this challenging time: remote guidance, support networks, and emergency cash assistance that helps meet basic needs. We understand these are difficult times, but if you’re in a position to give today, it would make a world of difference for those who urgently need our support:
I’ve seen how gender inequality, and now the stress of the pandemic, puts women and girls at risk for physical and sexual violence. And I’ve seen how devastating this violence can be. That’s why our teams are doing everything they can to help, like providing phone- and Zoom-based mental health services, creating safety plans for survivors of domestic abuse and empowering women with critical information through social media. And for the thousands of refugees who have lost their jobs and cannot afford water, food or hygiene products, we’re offering cash assistance so they can meet their basic needs.
HIAS is fully committed to helping women, girls and other refugees build new lives free from violence and oppression – but we can’t do this crucial work alone. So if you can, please make a gift today:
Thank you for your compassion on this special day. We hope you and your loved ones are safe and well.
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