This October we received a distress call from Maritza Centeno from the Matagalpa community in Nicaragua, one of the Indigenous Invitees at our annual fundraising, educational and intercultural event Tribal Gathering.
Her sister's humble home was destroyed last weekend when a huge tree fell over it and completely crushed it, injuring one of her 5 children, and rushing him to the hospital. We hope for the best outcome and more news, but in the meantime, the children are in distress and are sleeping outside the house.
Firefighters clearing the fallen treeMaritza asked us if we could possibly organise a crowdfunding or a donation campaign to help her sister's family home to be rebuilt. It is essential to clear everything up from the rubble and then rebuild, and temporary accommodation will be needed for the struggling family.
We are setting a reasonable goal of 5000 USD which we firmly believe together we can achieve. There is a possibility to join this campaign as a fundraiser yourself and share it through your networks, and/or to donate here.
Ruins of Centeno family home after disaster
Please let us all gather in this little act of love and empathy for this Indigenous family living on the land, who now lost everything!
Any donation gets us a step closer to the goal, of a safe simple home for this family.
Please send prayers and good energy for the child's fast recovery!
Work, Love and Respect
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Destroyed home Children left without a home