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While the Ebola virus and the coronavirus are very different, we've learned a lot from Ebola that can—and must—be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Families in the Dallas area, including refugees, are relying on produce ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ New Roots coordinator Isabella Chamberlain harvests from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s New Roots gardens every week. The gardens were created as a way for newly arrived refugees to settle into their new communities, earn an income from what they grow, and enjoy more fresh produce at home. But now Isabella is working alone, for safety.

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ president and CEO David Miliband provides a weekly video update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s response.

Tamara, an ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ pharmacist, is providing Syrian women at the Azraq refugee camp with access to medicine for reproductive health. Amid a national lockdown in Jordan due to the coronavirus, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ health programs continue to operate.

After her family fled war in Liberia and was resettled in Oakland, California by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Torbertha Torbor became a nurse practitioner in the hopes of giving back to her community. She's now on the frontlines fighting COVID-19.

Despair and devastation ring loud in headlines defined by the hopelessness and loss felt by millions everywhere. The weight of those words is heavy, and the futures of many communities seem uncertain at best. But brave individuals are rewriting their story.

David Miliband provides a weekly update on the impact of COVID-19 and the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s coronavirus response around the world.

Game of Thrones actor and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Voice Lena Headey, at home in London, caught up with ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ psychologist Kiki Michailidou in Greece to hear how refugees she had met on her visits there were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Lena asked Kiki how anyone could self-isolate in a crowded refugee camp—it must be impossible. "It is impossible," Kiki told her. Watch their conversation and learn how you can help.

 Over 70 million refugees and displaced people are at risk of a crisis level the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet seen. We can stay home and still come together to make a difference. Please donate.

Ahlan Simsim, created by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) and Sesame Workshop, is an early childhood development program that gives millions of refugee and displaced children and their families in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq the support they need to cope with crises and build a brighter future. The program has adapted to COVID-19 by providing caregivers with learning activities for their children via WhatsApp.