Doug Mercado
@demerc.bsky.social
Humanitarian / Global Tumbleweed / Often Looking Down
Movement in Refuge is bringing sport to displaced youth—starting in the Rohingya refugee camps. 🏃♀️⚽
We’re running a quick survey to learn how you see the need for organized play in refugee communities.
Takes 5 mins. We’d love your input:
🔗 www.surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#sportsforrefugees
We’re running a quick survey to learn how you see the need for organized play in refugee communities.
Takes 5 mins. We’d love your input:
🔗 www.surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#sportsforrefugees
July 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Movement in Refuge is bringing sport to displaced youth—starting in the Rohingya refugee camps. 🏃♀️⚽
We’re running a quick survey to learn how you see the need for organized play in refugee communities.
Takes 5 mins. We’d love your input:
🔗 www.surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#sportsforrefugees
We’re running a quick survey to learn how you see the need for organized play in refugee communities.
Takes 5 mins. We’d love your input:
🔗 www.surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#sportsforrefugees
Sport is more than a game– it’s a lifeline. Help Movement in Refuge bring sports, play & hope to displaced youth around the world. Take our 5-min survey:
surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#MovementInRefuge #RefugeeRights
surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#MovementInRefuge #RefugeeRights
July 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sport is more than a game– it’s a lifeline. Help Movement in Refuge bring sports, play & hope to displaced youth around the world. Take our 5-min survey:
surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#MovementInRefuge #RefugeeRights
surveymonkey.com/r/6SLLNMN
#MovementInRefuge #RefugeeRights
The former mayor of wartime Tuzla (Bosnia-Herzegovina) shares his views on the importance of international humanitarian assistance.
www.usnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The former mayor of wartime Tuzla (Bosnia-Herzegovina) shares his views on the importance of international humanitarian assistance.
All of a sudden, there lots of misinformation and misguided opinions about US foreign assistance. Thanks to the Brookings Institute for helping to sort fact from fiction when it comes to America's foreign aid.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What every American should know about US foreign aid
George Ingram provides explanations for popular myths surrounding U.S. foreign aid policy and its impacts.
www.brookings.edu
March 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
All of a sudden, there lots of misinformation and misguided opinions about US foreign assistance. Thanks to the Brookings Institute for helping to sort fact from fiction when it comes to America's foreign aid.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
My perspective on the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID, its abandonment of U.S. humanitarian responsibilities, and the renunciation of its vital role in disaster relief.
Column: Dismantling USAID will make US less secure, prosperous
Turning our backs on the world never makes us stronger, and the decimation of USAID threatens to prove that, former international aid officer Doug Mercado writes in a guest column.
www.pilotonline.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My perspective on the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID, its abandonment of U.S. humanitarian responsibilities, and the renunciation of its vital role in disaster relief.
The Trump administration's assault on USAID undermines the moral fabric of the United States and the generosity of the American people.
Opinion | ‘We Are Seeing Complete Destruction’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze (Gift Article)
Testimonials from around the world show that Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze has been damaging and chaotic.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Trump administration's assault on USAID undermines the moral fabric of the United States and the generosity of the American people.