Emergency Relief for Indigenous in Peru
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https://www.facebook.com/Uncovered.C4News/videos/379801522952448/
I dare you to watch this video and not cry. It will help you to better understand the magnitude of the economic crisis that is happening in Peru right now.
I've had the privilege of spending October - January in Peru, and came back on March 10th with the intention of going into the jungle, but basically as soon as we arrived in Cusco from Lima, on March 15th the president announced the quarantine and shut down the entire country.
Peru does not have medical infrastructure able to support a widespread pandemic, so they acted swiftly and strictly to minimize the spread of the virus and set some of the strictest prevention protocols in South America which have been absolutely detrimental to the economy here. Everyone is to essentially stay inside their home at all times (except going to the market or ATM near your house*), there is a 6pm curfew, and all other shops/restaurants/etc have been shut down.
Many of the high-mountain communities have ZERO economic activity right now, and there's very little food that grows in such high elevations. We have gotten word that over the last 2-3 weeks they have started sacrificing their animals to sell the meat that otherwise would be used for milk or for working in the fields.
My amazing sister Meredith and I did an informal fundraiser just through our Facebooks and immediate community, and managed to raise ~$7000 to bring aid here! Through leveraging relationships that we've developed with the locals, we've been able to get connected to various leaders from different indigenous communities in the region and am currently coordinating with them on how to best distribute the support.
So far, we have connected with Eusebio, the leader of Pacchanta and helped their people with $1500+ in support.
We have sent $1034 to Khyati Veronica Holman who is organizing food/medical supplies to be distributed in Shipibo Maestro Papa Gilberto's village .
We have sent $444 to some of the Shipibo communities that Kent Osborn works with in San Salvador who were literally starving.
And we have been connected to the president of the Amarus, + the communities of Orongote, the Q'eros (last remaining descendants of the Incas), and are coordinating with them on how we can best support.
Even $1 goes a long way here y'all! The indigenous communities here are some of the carriers of the deepest ancient wisdom that is still alive on our planet. We must help support them during this time of crisis.
If you aren't in a position to donate, helping get the message out is still greatly helpful!
I dare you to watch this video and not cry. It will help you to better understand the magnitude of the economic crisis that is happening in Peru right now.
I've had the privilege of spending October - January in Peru, and came back on March 10th with the intention of going into the jungle, but basically as soon as we arrived in Cusco from Lima, on March 15th the president announced the quarantine and shut down the entire country.
Peru does not have medical infrastructure able to support a widespread pandemic, so they acted swiftly and strictly to minimize the spread of the virus and set some of the strictest prevention protocols in South America which have been absolutely detrimental to the economy here. Everyone is to essentially stay inside their home at all times (except going to the market or ATM near your house*), there is a 6pm curfew, and all other shops/restaurants/etc have been shut down.
Many of the high-mountain communities have ZERO economic activity right now, and there's very little food that grows in such high elevations. We have gotten word that over the last 2-3 weeks they have started sacrificing their animals to sell the meat that otherwise would be used for milk or for working in the fields.
My amazing sister Meredith and I did an informal fundraiser just through our Facebooks and immediate community, and managed to raise ~$7000 to bring aid here! Through leveraging relationships that we've developed with the locals, we've been able to get connected to various leaders from different indigenous communities in the region and am currently coordinating with them on how to best distribute the support.
So far, we have connected with Eusebio, the leader of Pacchanta and helped their people with $1500+ in support.
We have sent $1034 to Khyati Veronica Holman who is organizing food/medical supplies to be distributed in Shipibo Maestro Papa Gilberto's village .
We have sent $444 to some of the Shipibo communities that Kent Osborn works with in San Salvador who were literally starving.
And we have been connected to the president of the Amarus, + the communities of Orongote, the Q'eros (last remaining descendants of the Incas), and are coordinating with them on how we can best support.
Even $1 goes a long way here y'all! The indigenous communities here are some of the carriers of the deepest ancient wisdom that is still alive on our planet. We must help support them during this time of crisis.
If you aren't in a position to donate, helping get the message out is still greatly helpful!
Organizer
Isis Anchalee
Organizer
San Francisco, CA