Wings of Emergency Project Supports Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon

The Wings of Emergency Project, in a fight against Covid-19, transported soap, hand sanitizer and around 3,000 cloth masks to São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in the Amazonas state. After being sterilized, the supply was received by the Federation of Indigenous Organizations of the Rio Negro (Federação das Organizações Indígenas do Rio Negro - Foirn, in Portuguese), who dispensed it to villages in the region.

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Asas da Emergência Viabiliza Ajuda Emergencial para Povos Indígenas na Amazônia

Para ajudar no enfrentamento à Covid-19, o projeto Asas da Emergência transportou caixas de sabão, álcool em gel e cerca de três mil máscaras para São Gabriel da Cachoeira (AM), onde o material passou por descontaminação e foi recebido pela Federação das Organizações Indígenas do Rio Negro (Foirn), que realizou a distribuição para as aldeias da região.

Unique identifier: GP1SU2N8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/06/2020

Locations: Amazonas, Brazil, South America

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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São Gabriel da Cachoeira Faces Covid-19 in Brazil

São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in the Amazonas state, known as the most Indigenous city in Brazil, had 2,592 confirmed Covid-19 cases until June 24th, 2020. The Coping with Covid-19 Committee, constituted by Indigenous leaderships, NGOs, government workers, the military and the Catholic Church, is a joint effort to fight the coronavirus Covid-19 spreading amongst Indigenous Peoples in Alto Rio Negro. With the Wings of Emergency project, Greenpeace Brazil is transporting health professionals and health and hygiene supplies to support the Committee's actions in the city.

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