These materials will help you prepare for CRS Virtual Voices Part I: Encuentro. Check back regularly, as we'll continue to add to this list between now and the session on July 20, 2020.

CRS Overview

• CRS Mission
  • Video: Create a Better World with CRS [English]
  • Vídeo: Crea un Mundo Mejor con CRS [español]
• CRS COVID-19 Response
  • June 2020 Emergency Update: COVID-19 Response [English]
  • June 2020 New York Times Article quoting CRS VP Bill O'Keefe on US Foreign Assistance for COVID-19 Response [English]
  • COVID-19 and Global Hunger - South Sudan, Guatemala, Philippines [English]
  • COVID-19 y el Hambre - Sudán del Sur, Guatemala, Filipinas [español]
• CRS Statement on Systemic Racism [June 3, 2020]

Policy Resources

• COVID-19 Supplemental Foreign Assistance Backgrounder

3 Featured Countries

• Kenya
  • Gaudencia's Story: The Building Blocks of Good Nutrition in Kenya [English]
  • La Historia de Gaudencia: Los Fundamentos de una Buena Nutrición en Kenia [español]
  • Video: CRS Kenya COVID-19 Response [April 2020 - English]
• Philippines
  • Soraya's Story: Safe Spaces Heal Trauma in the Philippines [English]
  • La Historia de Soraya: Los Espacios Seguros Brindan Sanación en Filipinas [español]
  • Video: Resettling the Anibong Community during COVID-19 [English]
• Guatemala
  • Crux article: Central America Aid during COVID-19, featuring CRS Guatemala Country Representative, Paul Townsend [English]
  • Video: Feeding Families in Guatemala during a Pandemic [English]
  • Vídeo: Así evitamos el hambre y la desnutrición crónica durante el COVID-19 [español]

Social Media Resources

• We hope you will share about your experience of CRS Virtual Voices on social media! To get started, check out these sample posts, memes, and ideas we have put together!