08/07/2020
Dear SIT Alumni, Friends, and Supporters,
I am an alumna of the Peru Indigenous People and Globalization program of 2018. The most incredible part of my experience in Peru was the generosity of my homestay families who opened up their homes to me, shared food and stories, and showed me love and compassion. Our programs would not exist without the generosity of these families.
When I was in the Amazon, my host family cared for me like a member of their own family. Right now they are experiencing the worst of the pandemic. They’ve reached out to us, asking for our help. Without access to medical care or running water, many indigenous communities, including their own, are at a structural disadvantage for protecting themselves against the virus. The nearest hospital has collapsed, they have received no help from the Peruvian government, and they have already lost two community members to Covid 19, with many others sick, including my host father and their two little girls. They need funds for medicine, food, and supplies.
Adde Sharp, a fellow SIT alumna, has created a go fund me to collect donations to send directly to their community. These funds will be distributed among families in the community so they can access the food and medicine they need to survive. This is where we need your help. We want to spread this message as far as we can, so we can raise enough money to make a difference. SIT has an incredible community of alumni and supporters who are global leaders and change makers. We need your help.
Please donate what you can, share this with your network, and continue to use your creativity to imagine new possibilities for our shared future. Together we can expand this campaign, bring attention to this issue, and use our power and privilege to make a difference in the lives of the people who not only make SIT possible, but make this world a better place.
They opened their hearts to us and now it is our time to return the favor. Please use https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid-relief-for-indigenous-amazonian-communities?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 to donate and share. I wish you all good health and resilience. Thank you for your help.
With gratitude,
Fiona McNichols
SIT Peru: Indigenous People and Globalization ‘18
B.A. Environmental Studies Denison University ‘2020
Indigenous Amazonian communities are in desperate need of medical relief.… Adde Sharp needs your support for COVID Relief for Indigenous Amazonian Communities
