After the passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte, there are numerous calls for donations to help the victims. Here are options to ensure you support the Mahorais.
The Mayotte archipelago is devastated after the passage of Cyclone Chido, with a violence that had not been observed for 90 years, on Saturday December 14. Since then, relief and humanitarian aid have been organized to support the Indian Ocean island and its inhabitants. But the needs are colossal to help the many victims, some of whom no longer have a roof over their heads and suffer from hunger and thirst. It is not only necessary to urgently provide aid to the affected Mahorais, but also to rebuild a whole series of infrastructures, in particular the only hospital in Mayotte and the various health centers or even the roads to be able to re-establish communication with all the inhabitants of the island.
Numerous and costly missions for which several associations are committed. These same organizations have been calling for donations in recent days. Among them, Secours populaire released an emergency fund of 100,000 euros and called for donations to “support the victims, but also provide help to re-equip collective structures”, as specified in its press release. To participate, everything happens on the popular relief site where it is possible to make a traditional donation orattribute this donation to the ongoing emergency in Mayotte especially.
The Secours populaire mainly deals with establishing links with Mahorais associations, but other organizations are on the ground in Mayotte, or in Reunion which acts as a base from which aid is transported, such as La Croix Red. The organization already mobilized is sending emergency kits that can be used for “habitat reconstruction” and including “tarpaulins, solar lamps, hygiene kits, soap generators, tents”.
Other types of equipment are also sent for “water treatment” or to set up a “modular hospital” and support the healthcare system. The Red Cross has put online a pot dedicated to emergencies in Mayotte.
Like the Red Cross, civil protection is mobilized on the ground in Mayotte. Its agents were among the first present to provide emergency support in various missions: distributing essential equipment (care, food, etc.), clearing houses, rescuing and/or supporting affected families. The actions of the National Federation of Civil Protection can be supported via donations and here again the financial aid can be dedicated to Mayotte.
As a reminder, donations made to associations entitle you to tax reductions up to 66% of the amount paid and up to 20% of taxable income. That is to say that for 100 euros of donations, we benefit from a reduction of 66 euros on taxes. Before making a donation, it is better to ensure the reliability of the fund or the organization managing the collection and the proper use that will be made of the money paid. The best solution for this is to rely on organizations recognized for their humanitarian actions.
An evening of support and solidarity in Mayotte
Among the organizations mobilized with Mayotte and its inhabitants we also include the Fondation de France. On site, the latter indicates that it wants to act “in complementarity with the action of the public authorities” and primarily support “the projects of local associations which will help families to rebuild their lives – find a roof and basic equipment, resume an activity – and which will allow the community to rebuild a social, associative and educational life”. To support the inhabitants of Mayotte through the Fondation de France, it is possible to make a financial donation from the organization’s website and choose to help one of the “priority causes of the Fondation de France”.
To encourage donations, the Fondation de France is joining forces with France Télévisions, which is shaking up its programming on Tuesday, December 17 to broadcast live the program “United for Mayotte”. This is a special evening “of support and solidarity for the reconstruction and aid to the populations devastated by Cyclone Chido”. During the evening, organized in close collaboration with the overseas branches of France Télévisions, including Mayotte La 1ère, duplexes and numerous reports will be offered. Several personalities from the world of politics, culture or civil society are invited to testify and several artists will be mobilized on stage. Among them, Nolwenn Leroy, Raphaël, Marc Lavoin, Kimberose, Thomas Dutronc, and many others.