By Nancy Croft Baker | Communications Director
In the three months since INMED Brasil launched its GlobalGiving campaign to raise funds to implement INMED Aquaponics® in the Amazon, the COVID-19 pandemic has reached crisis proportions. The Brazilian Amazon has become a breeding ground for new and more deadly variants of the coronavirus. In the past month, the health system completely collapsed in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state. Hospitals have exceeded capacity and are turning away new patients, people are dying in record numbers, and each day brings a new round of mass burials.
In the remote indigenous communities surrounding Manaus, the situation is even more bleak. With limited access to healthcare, sanitation, sources of income and fresh, nutritious food, entire families are being lost.
Although quarantines have prevented our team at INMED Brasil from visiting the Amazon, they have been working diligently with project partner Foundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS) to keep our work moving forward. Here are some highlights:
In the next few months, our aquaponics experts will finalize the system design and training curricula. All we need now are the funds to make it happen!
Our teams at INMED Brasil, FAS and the community of Tumbira are grateful for your support. Please share this project with your friends, colleagues and family. We need all hands on deck to turn the devastating tide of destruction in the Amazon.
(Special thanks to the Foundation for Amazon Sustainability for use of the photos.)
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