what's happening in manaus, brazil
Due to a huge increase in Covid-19 cases, the city of Manaus, located in the Amazon in Brazil, is facing a catastrophe in its health care system. There is no more oxygen in the city to treat any patients, be it Covid patients or any other patient that needs intensive care. the goverment does not have any plan to help.
Donations are needed to help get oxygen cilinders and other medical supplies and equiment to the city of Manaus.
Donations in dollars and euros are extremely helpful; your dollar is worth x5 more in Brazil. PLEASE, help if you can and spread the word!
how to donate
As of now, there are not that many ways for non-brazilians to donate to Manaus. However, there are some available, and your donations are INCREDIBLY important.
Your dollar here is worth 5x more, which means you make FIVE TIMES the impact when you donate any amount, even if it feels small.
So, PLEASE donate if you can.
international donations
Below are Paypal links from people who are gathering donations from international sources and directing the money to trustworthy projects and non-profit organizations that are actively fighting to help Manaus.
For receipts, please check the information of each project.
PROJECTS TO DONATE TO
LIFE GOES ON PROJECT:
a project organized by Brazilian BTS Army to fundraise for Manaus. The project has raised over 20k reais already but the goal is 30k.
Paypal: [email protected]
(info in english)
OXYGEN FOR MANAUS:
An artist who is fundraising for Manaus and offering small comissions for those who want an incentive.
Contact @joliveira_art on twitter to arrange the donation. (check for availability for the comissions first)
PARA DOAÇÕES DENTRO DO BRASIL
PROJETO SOMAR
Pix: Telefone 92 981038708
Responsável: Italo Malveira
Transferência
Bradesco - Ag: 0320 CC: 0822268-1 CPF: 908.105.542-91
Nome: Italo de Oliveira Malveira
INSTITUTO ÁGAPE MANAUS
Para mais informações, ligue: (92) 99498-8675
Pix: [email protected] (@institutoagapemanaus)
Transferência
CPF: 020.981.512-41 Nome: Suelen Karoline Prestes Araújo
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what's happening?
Due to a huge increase in Covid-19 cases, the city of Manaus, located in the Amazon in Brazil, is facing a catastrophe in its health care system. There is no more oxygen in the city to treat any patients, be it Covid patients or any other patient that needs intensive care. The government does not have any plan to help, and the Covid cases are only rising by the minute.
Additionally, there is a High School National Exam (ENEM) scheduled to happen in the next two weeks (Jan 17 and Jan 24) in Brazil, where millions of students will be gathered in classrooms all across the country to take the exam, even during the huge spike of cases. That causes great concern as well, because with if the exam takes place, millions of students and their families will be at risk of getting Covid-19 in Brazil.
NEWS ARTICLES TO READ AND SHARE
Covid eruption in Brazil's largest state leaves health workers begging for help - The Guardian
Brazil rushes to save premature babies as Covid-19 swamps Manaus hospitals - The Guardian
Covid-19: Brazil hospitals 'run out of oxygen' for virus patients - BBC News
Amazon city scrambles to provide oxygen to COVID-19 patients - Associated Press
SPREAD THE WORD ON TWITTER
What's happening in Manaus, according to a local
A thread about the ENEM situation for non-brazilians
Postpone ENEM: join the conversation
17/01 UPDATE:
1. The first day of the Enem exam was taken place today, and it'll continue on next Sunday. While over 50% of students were absent, millions of students still were put at risk and will be again next Sunday for the second day. There's nothing we can do about that anymore, but I'll still leave the information where to spread awareness.
2. Manaus still needs all the help they can get, and so does Brazil as a whole because this is on the path of becoming a country-wide issue, so please keep sharing and donating and bringing light to what's going on.