Manuel Fernandez Olivari

Patagonia Wildfire Emergency

Willy O

Lauren Luz

Kay @geleeroyale

Dani Belle

Marko Prljic

James Farrell

Ash Ley

Chuy Garcia

Mateo Daza

Mitch 

David please DYOR

jonny blaze

Scott Hickle

Rodrigo Rojas

Sudhith Xavier

Seven towns in the Northwestern Patagonian region of Argentina have suffered a tremendous tragedy. 
An enormous fire broke out on March 9th affecting approximately 15 thousand hectares, so far. The flames started within a three hour period in towns that are miles apart, a fact which makes it clear that this wasn’t an accident, but a deliberate act. The situation was not only aggravated by powerful winds, but by the governmental apathy, abandonment and incompetence to provide a quick and effective response, at the height of the circumstances.
More than three hundred houses were burnt to the ground. Nothing but ashes remained, desperate home owners had to run for their lives in order to escape from the flames with what they had on their backs and nothing else. Some even saw their pets die in front of their eyes. 
Today, on March 17th some of the fires have been controlled thanks to the rain and the hard work of volunteers.
Most of the people in these small towns live from what the Earth provides: cherries, berries, barley, hops, vegetables and by producing beer, among other things. All of this has been turned into flames, leaving them with no source of income. They have no access to essential services, such as water and electricity, which makes communication extremely difficult. Most importantly, Patagonia is a very cold place, autumn is right around the corner and these people were left without a roof to protect them from the harsh weather conditions in the approaching seasons. Three hundred families need to rebuild their homes and we need your help to achieve this.
The motives that produced such a tragedy are still unknown, but we know that burnt land is exploitable land. We know that those who see land only as profit don’t care who gets in the way of their idea of progress. They don’t see these hectares as habitats, as native forests, as places where animals live, where people live. 

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After a long internal debate on where to deploy the funds, I have gotten in contact with The Neighbors of Love, an amazing group of people. They are coordinating and developing an incredible campaign. So I will adhere to their vision and funnel the funds for them to re build the communities with the funds donated. I'll leave a short description of who they are for anyone who wants to dive deeper into the campaign: We are the Neighbors of Love, a group of self-organized Neighbors in the Andean Region of Argentina. After the fire on March 9 in our home region, we have been helping families and affected people who lost their homes. We started by bringing a truck with adobes. The first day, many people came to ask us for bricks. So, we started asking for donations to try to bring another truck, and then another, and another, and another… and so on...up to 15 trucks of 11,000 bricks each. People never stopped coming to ask for help, and the waiting list has expanded. Donations have arrived and the loving hands of the community have helped to unload and reach those places that cars could not even enter. We have already collaborated with more than 170 families, but so much more help is needed. The Patagonian climate freezes, and there are still many homes to build as quickly as possible. We need more support to continue re-building the community! You can help! All of our momentum has come from donations, from individuals like you, who reached out and expressed solidarity with our cause. Will you help us? Thank you very much, The neighbors of love <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vecinasdelamor" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/vecinasdelamor/</a>

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