MercyCor's Response to Burning Buildings

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Mercycor is very adept at running into burning buildings and knowing how to help. We do what we consider longer term development work, right like doing things to train youths to make sure that they don't get lured in by extremist groups. I'm just so immensely grateful to be able to be colleagues with this team. One of our, i won't tell you how long she served because she might be embarrassed, but our head of security is a fabulous woman named d galuba.

Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, the CEO of Mercy Corps, an NGO on the front lines of the Ukrainian crisis, provides an inside look on how they’re helping address the needs of refugees. Mercy Corps began scenario planning well in advance of Russia’s aggression, and they’re now deploying food, cash, and social services to those in need. She also cautions about potential negative impacts elsewhere, as troubles in Ukraine pull resources from other struggling populations.

Learn more about Mercy Corps: https://www.mercycorps.org

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