{"id":16415,"date":"2024-07-27T04:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T11:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gkfhf3spiv.wpdns.site\/?p=16415"},"modified":"2024-07-31T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T02:20:11","slug":"urgent-appeal-responding-to-crisis-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/urgent-appeal-responding-to-crisis-in-drc\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Appeal: Responding to Crisis in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In the remote region of MAI-NDOMBE, the Democratic Republic of Congo, families are facing a harrowing humanitarian crisis. Inter-ethnic conflict has forced thousands to flee their homes, leaving them vulnerable and in desperate need of support. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medical Ambassadors International (MAI) has received a distressing plea for help. Our Community Health Education (CHE) coordinator, in collaboration with the Mennonite church, is on the ground targeting 200 vulnerable families. These families urgently require a balanced food basket and essential household items to survive. Homes and farm equipment have been destroyed by conflict and fires. MAI has sent initial funding from our crisis response fund, but more funding is desperately needed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16418 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-48x36.jpg 48w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16420 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-48x36.jpg 48w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-34-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many of these Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are sheltering with host families or occupying churches, relying entirely on external aid for their survival. Shockingly, according to Provincial Humanitarian Coordination, over 31,851 individuals, including 5,570 children under 17, have been displaced since the conflict began.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>While we initiate Traum<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>a Healing training for community leaders, the immediate need for survival resources cannot be overstated.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16419\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-27x36.jpg 27w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-36x48.jpg 36w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PHOTO-2024-07-26-08-17-36-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Please donate now and join us in prayer for this community.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your generous donation will directly support a family, providing them with the critical aid they need to survive this crisis. Together, we can bring hope and relief to those who have lost everything.<\/p>\n<p>MAI has created a <strong>\u2018Crisis Response Fund\u2019 [U 020<\/strong>] so we can respond within 48-72 hours when a CHE community reaches out to us for help.\u00a0If you want to join us in our efforts to immediately respond to different types of disasters that affect the\u00a0communities that we work with in our CHE programs around the world, please donate to this fund.<\/p>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-2xzicf-a63062035a4abe789fe88df601fa215c-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalambassadors.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/give-to-an-mai-program\" class=\"avia-button av-2xzicf-a63062035a4abe789fe88df601fa215c av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color\" aria-label=\"GIVE TO CRISIS RESPONSE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >GIVE TO CRISIS RESPONSE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the remote region of MAI-NDOMBE, the Democratic Republic of Congo, families are facing a harrowing humanitarian crisis. Inter-ethnic conflict has forced thousands to flee their homes, leaving them vulnerable and in desperate need of support. Medical Ambassadors International (MAI) has received a distressing plea for help. Our Community Health Education (CHE) coordinator, in collaboration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":16417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crisis-fund","category-uncategorized"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16415"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16436,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16415\/revisions\/16436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}