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This
has been an unprecedented year.

300 million people across 70 countries are in need of urgent assistance —
more than double the number just six years ago.

As war, famine, and other disasters pushed millions to the brink of
survival, their lifeline was severed when the U.S. slashed billions in
humanitarian aid funding.

These cuts have significantly affected Mercy Corps’ ability to deliver
critical assistance in crisis zones worldwide.

Mercy Corps received termination notices for more than half our U.S.
government funded programs. Some of these supported families facing hunger
crises in Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria. Now children are wasting away
because clinics are closed and supplies of therapeutic peanut paste have
run out.

It’s unthinkable that children are suffering when the situation is
preventable.

I don’t tell you this because I believe all is lost. But rather because
another story is beginning to emerge: In the face of immense challenges,
committed individuals and courageous communities have found ways to meet
the moment. It’s a reminder that when we take action together, lives are
saved, and progress remains possible.

[ [link removed] ]You are of those committed individuals,
and I’m asking you right now to show up with a generous year-end gift that
will go twice as far thanks to a generous donor who has chosen to meet
this unprecedented moment with us.


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The fallout from the funding cuts has been swift, sweeping, and
catastrophic — and the consequences can be measured in lives lost and
futures uprooted.

Kids who once relied on a school feeding program for one nutritious meal a
day are now going hungry. Parents who relied on health clinics to save
their malnourished children are now watching them die. Wells and pumps to
provide safe drinking water lie half-dug and unfinished because funding
was abruptly stopped.


    In Nigeria, 12,000 pregnant women and 55,000 children lost a critical
healthcare and nutrition program.
 
    In Democratic Republic of Congo, 162,000 people lost access to water
for drinking, sanitation, cooking, and basic daily living.
 
    In Somalia, about 2 million children lost a program that serves meals
and provides malnutrition treatment.


These numbers are real, and they break my heart. But we are determined to
keep doing the most we can, wherever we can. Mercy Corps is on the ground
in 35 countries delivering life-saving assistance. Our team of 43,000
humanitarians are working day and night, and our commitment is unwavering.

So right now it is imperative that we move forward with urgency — that we
come together around the future we still believe in, where civilians
affected by war have access to lifesaving resources, local partnerships
power lasting progress, and smart solutions are scaled to spark profound
impact across the world we share.

What happens next truly is up to all of us. [ [link removed] ]I hope you’ll do your part
right now to make sure that 2026 is a better year ahead. Please donate to
our year-end Matching Gift Challenge and see your support go twice as far.

Thanks for all that you do,

Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer

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