Fondation de France Program 

Solidarity with Mayotte

On Saturday December 14, cyclone Chido swept across the island of Mayotte, which for a time had been placed under violet vigilance, the highest level, with winds of over 220 km/h and high waves of submersion. 

Impassable roads, shanty towns reduced to rubble, downed electricity and telephone networks... After the passage of cyclone Chido, the face of Mayotte changed. Hundreds of people lost their lives. The toll could be much higher in the hours to come, as rescue workers attempt to reach the worst-affected areas. The precarious housing, which concerns at least a third of the population of the archipelago of 320,000 inhabitants, has been “completely destroyed”, announced the French Minister of the Interior. 

Faced with this catastrophe, Fondation de France is mobilizing urgently to provide assistance to the stricken population. On the strength of its experience in the French West Indies in 2017 (cyclones Irma, José and Maria) and with the support of its local partners in the Indian Ocean region, the Fondation de France is rapidly deploying essential actions to help the victims (shelter, psychological support, relaunching economic activities and associations...). 

Please consider contributing to the response efforts. 

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