COVID IMPACT IN PERU
AMAZON COMMUNITIES NEED OUR HELP
We were in the middle of doing an artisan workshop in mid-March when COVID hit, the Peruvian government quickly shut down travel and most businesses. In spite of the strict quarantine, the virus rampaged through Iquitos and hospitals were overwhelmed. All four members of our CACE team there got sick, but fortunately they have now all recovered.
Our partners in remote villages had relatively few cases in April and May, but they were suffering from the loss of craft sales and most other sources of income.
COVID, however, has finally reached them. Traditional medicines have helped some, but a few of our friends in the Ampiyacu region have already died and the situation is getting worse. See our full report.
We are now raising $10,000 to send medicines and vital supplies to 600 families in our partner communities.
A donation of just $15 can help treat one sick villager.