Kanindé Association

Due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus, the situation of indigenous peoples, already very difficult, has worsened further. Many communities depend on the sale of their products (flour, Brazil nuts, coffee, handicrafts, etc.) and this trade has been greatly reduced or, in most cases, completely stopped.

In addition, many indigenous people who normally receive social support, such as the Bolsa Família or the Aposentadoria, no longer benefit from this aid because they can no longer travel to the city.

It should also be remembered that the immune system of the indigenous peoples is different from that of other populations because their bodies were not or are not accustomed to many diseases, especially lung diseases, which have already taken their toll in the first contacts with our civilisation. To make matters worse, in most cases, access to health care is very difficult for these forest peoples, who have historically been massacred or devastated by hitherto unknown diseases and are now threatened with genocide.

We want to raise the sum of € 10’000.- as soon as possible.

We know that we can do much more with your help! The money collected through this campaign will be entirely converted into baskets, masks, gloves and disinfectant, which will be sanitized and handled with the necessary care, as well as for the cost of gas for the trips to the indigenous lands. For security reasons, deliveries are made to places close to the villages, but never in the cities or in the middle of the communities. As far as possible, products are purchased in small towns where there are still no cases of the new coronavirus. In addition, all transport and logistics are provided by Kanindé and carried out by indigenous technicians who take all the necessary precautions.

The Kanindé Ethno-Environmental Defence Association is a civil society organization of public interest founded in 1992. It is located in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, based in Porto Velho, Rondônia, but it also works in other states such as Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, etc..

Since its foundation, it has worked with dozens of ethnic groups in activities that range from courses and training to monitoring, reforestation and training of indigenous agents to fight fires. Together with traditional peoples, Kanindé is in the front line to defend and develop the Amazon and the peoples of the forest!

The Kanindé association has been a partner of Aquaverde since 2006.