*[Enwl-eng] Complete annihilation

Sun Sep 27 19:21:55 MSK 2020

Avaaz.org - The World in Action

                  Dear friends,

                  I made the first call, and cried. Then I made a hundred 
more -- talking to Amazon chiefs and elders throughout the rainforest.

                  The voices changed, but it was all one story: of earth's 
most resilient people, passionate guardians of the forest, facing complete 
annihilation by Covid-19. It's killing their elders, their children, wives, 
and warriors.

                  One man was days from any hospital, and his wife was sick. 
The next time we spoke, she was dead. And yet he couldn't stop to grieve. 
Too many of his people still needed help.

                  The scale of the suffering nearly broke me -- but instead, 
I got to work on a plan.

                  I've now mapped out the Amazon's most vulnerable 
communities and what they need to survive. I know where they are, and how we 
reach them -- and I'm hopeful, because with just one good fundraising 
response from the Avaaz community, we can save thousands of lives. Medicine, 
covid tests, urgent food aid -- we can deliver it all.

                  It's an incredibly ambitious plan, but these people -- the 
Waroni, the Yanesha, the Kayapó, and dozens more -- they've given all they 
can to protect their families and the rainforest. Now it's our turn. Donate 
now and Avaaz will spend every penny we get on this urgent response:

                                I'LL DONATE €2

                                I'LL DONATE €4

                                I'LL DONATE €7

                                I'LL DONATE €14

                                I'LL DONATE €28

                                OTHER AMOUNT

                  We can't save the Amazon without the people who call it 
home. Over thousands of years they've grown a deep, intimate wisdom of the 
rainforest, and how we can help it to heal.

                  But they're practically defenceless in the face of this 
virus, and more than 150 tribes in Brazil are already infected. They're 
dying at DOUBLE the rate of the general population. I know how desperate it 
is. They told me through tears.

                  We can get funds into these remote communities, fast. 
Already, thanks to the power of small donations from many of us, we’ve just 
helped over 35,000 indigenous families across the Amazon. It's incredible, 
but we have to do more. So I've mapped it all out, and if we raise enough, 
we can:

                    a.. Provide vital Covid-19 testing kits, medical 
supplies, and food packages for desperate families;
                    b.. Fund mobile health facilities and makeshift ICU beds 
in remote areas and rebuild rundown health centres;
                    c.. Buy vital communication equipment so communities can 
coordinate evacuations, report infections, and call for help.
                  This is our chance to defend the defenders; to lift up the 
people who've cared for and protected the world's most precious rainforest 
for millenia. And I promise that myself, Avaaz colleagues, and all the 
indigenous leaders I spoke to will make every cent count. This can save 
lives, so please donate what you can now:

                                I'LL DONATE €2

                                I'LL DONATE €4

                                I'LL DONATE €7

                                I'LL DONATE €14

                                I'LL DONATE €28

                                OTHER AMOUNT

                  It's been an honour to do this work, and I can't tell you 
how proud it makes me to be a part of this movement with you. The things we 
can do when we come together are truly extraordinary. Thank you.

                  With fierce hope and determination,

                  Oscar, with Mike, Bert, Nell, Martyna, Mouhamed, and the 
whole team at Avaaz

                  PS - Here are a few photos of what our community’s first 
round of donations has already made possible:

                  Testing, treatments, and oxygen tanks -- it's all provided 
in one of the 262 rapid-response ICUs we've helped set up in remote areas of 
the Amazon.

                  Community members receive medical advice and covid-testing 
at a makeshift clinic.

                  There are no roads deep into the Amazon, so here food aid 
and medical supplies are delivered by boat.

                  Medical equipment is disinfected and delivered to one of 
the many indigenous communities we've already helped together.

                  This is one of many community food gardens Avaaz members 
have funded, so families can grow healthy food while supply chains remain 
severely disrupted.

                  Days from the nearest hospital, often the only way to 
reach communities is over rivers or by air. This is one of the planes that 
was used to deliver aid and medical supplies -- again funded by small 
donations from people like you. Thank you!

                  PS - This might be your first donation to our movement 
ever. But what a first donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies entirely on 
small donations from members like you? That's why we're fully independent, 
nimble and effective. Join the over 1 million people who've donated to make 
Avaaz a real force for good in the world.

                  More information:

                  Deforestation, oil spills, and coronavirus: Crises 
converge in the Amazon (Grist)
                  https://grist.org/justice/deforestation-oil-spills-and-coronavirus-crises-converge-in-the-amazon/

                  Protecting the Earth’s First Responders from Covid-19: How 
to Prevent the Extinction of Indigenous Communities in the Amazon (Avaaz 
Report)
                  https://avaazimages.avaaz.org/AVAAZ%20COVID-19%20AMAZON%20REPORT.pdf

                  Coronavirus gets dangerously close to isolated ‘Arrow 
People’ in Amazon (National Geographic)
                  https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2020/08/coronavirus-gets-dangerously-close-to-isolated-arrow-people-in

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Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2020 10:21 AM
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