Urgent: Help Save Indigenous Medicine & Water Access

“Water is health; water is life. It affected our plants; it affected families, not just my family but the entire community.” Indigenous healer, Dourados Indigenous Reserve.

The Dourados Indigenous Reserve, home to 25,000 people, is facing severe drought, threatening medicinal gardens that are their main healthcare. This is not just their problem; it's our shared responsibility. Families are losing their healing plants, children miss school due to dehydration, and broken water pipes leave many without access to clean water. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

How You Can Help

The community URGENTLY NEEDS a backhoe to repair water pipes and expand access to the reservoir. A total of $40,000 will ensure:

➡️ Clean water for families in crisis

➡️ Restoration of medicinal gardens—their only pharmacy

➡️ Survival of ancestral knowledge for future generations

Every donation brings water, health, and hope. For more information, please visit: https://u.osu.edu/castilhodasilvasresearch/culture-of-care-at-the-dourados-indigenous-reserve/

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“The greatest wealth one can have is not money: it is a good medicinal garden.” Lenir Flores, Founder of the Dourados Indigenous Women’s Association

Act now—before more gardens disappear. Your immediate donation, no matter how small, can make a significant difference.