The coronavirus pandemic lockdown in El Salvador threatens to turn into a humanitarian disaster. Consciente launched a local emergency aid campaign to support the most vulnerable people and families with basic foods and hygiene products. Support us with a donation and help the local volunteers to prevent the worst!
One food package costs $10 and contains around 50 meals to support a family or household.
Consciente distributes food packages with basic products such as rice, beans, corn flour and soap.
Donations to our bank account for the crowdfunding campaign should contain the subject “COVID-19 Emergency Aid”.
Account number: 91-193127-2
IBAN: CH98 0900 0000 9119 3127 2
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Account Name: Consciente – Unterstützungsverein El Salvador, Bern
Bank name: PostFinance AG, Mingerstrasse 20, 3030 Bern
euroSIC Clearing number.: 090002
Account number: 61-755964-1
IBAN: CH23 0900 0000 6175 5964 1
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Account Name: Consciente – Unterstützungsverein El Salvador
Bern
The COVID-19 lockdown in El Salvador threatens to become a humanitarian disaster: Poor health systems, lack of infrastructure and widespread poverty make it difficult to adequately protect people.
Since the end of March, the entire population of El Salvador has been put under preventive quarantine and since then large parts of the economy are at standstill. For the majority of workers this means an abrupt end to their income and thus to their livelihood. As a consequence many people simply don’t know how to feed themselves and their families.
Our local team reacted quickly and launched an emergency aid campaign to provide the most severely affected with basic food and hygiene products. Support our campaign and help people in El Salvador to stay at home and get through this crisis.
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