Donate directly to indigenous organizations working to prevent the impact of COVID-19 on their communities
Donate directly to indigenous organizations working to prevent the impact of COVID-19 on their communities
The COVID-19 crisis touches everyone, no matter where you live or where you are.
One segment of the world's population facing an existential threat from the coronavirus are indigenous peoples. In the Amazon, where the virus is already affecting indigenous peoples, communities are also having to contend with the additional threat posed by the illegal miners, loggers, and coca-growers who are accelerating the destruction of the rainforest inside indigenous territories.
To protect themselves from COVID-19, indigenous peoples across the Amazon have chosen to confine themselves in their territories. Although this measure is vital to keeping the virus at bay, it is also creating hardship for communities that depend on contact with the outside world to purchase soap, food, fuel, and medicine.
Your donation today will provide direct and immediate support to indigenous organizations that are delivering aid and services to these communities.
For now, this campaign is supporting ORPIO (in Peru) and CIR (in Brazil), two partner organizations that have called for our support and that we know will carry out the urgent work needed. Neither ORPIO not CIR waited for national declarations or for their governments to take action. They saw the threat and immediately stepped up to the challenge. We expect to add more organizations as needs emerge.
Indigenous communities, especially those living in isolated regions of the rainforest, are particularly vulnerable to outside diseases, which is why they need our help now more than ever.
Please note that 100% of your donations (exclusive of bank fees) will go towards supporting indigenous peoples through the trusted and reliable organizations that we know are able to provide much needed support to vulnerable communities in the Amazon.
Wherever you may live, we hope you stay well and that you keep practicing healthy and compassionate actions to keep those around you safe.
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