Friend, I’m Chessa Latifi, Deputy Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response at Project HOPE — and I want to personally thank you for helping us respond to so many urgent crises this year.

As someone who’s been doing this work for years now, I can tell you that every emergency is different, but our goal is always the same: getting people the care and support they need as soon as possible.

Whether we’re rushing hygiene kits and medical supplies to hurricane survivors, delivering mental health support to children after the historic wildfires in California, or standing shoulder to shoulder with health workers in Gaza and Ukraine — your support makes all the difference.

Because of you, our emergency response teams are able to act fast when every second counts.

We’ve deployed expert staff and volunteers to disasters around the world this year, delivered lifesaving medicine, and supported frontline healthcare workers providing urgent care in crisis zones. Together, we’ve helped communities recover after earthquakes, storms, and displacement — and strengthened health systems to withstand what comes next. And that’s all thanks to you, Friend.

So from all of us here on Project HOPE’s Emergency Response Team: Thank you for standing with us, and with the people who need us most.

Chessa Latifi
Deputy Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Project HOPE