the Fondation de has already collected 23 million euros for Mayotte, “an extraordinary surge of solidarity”

The national federation of Civil Protection, for its part, collected 1.5 million euros, while Médecins du monde had 340,000 euros in donations last Sunday.

Published on 27/12/2024 11:34

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In the disadvantaged district of Kawéni (Mayotte), residents queued for hours to collect a pack of water per family on December 21, 2024, a week after the passage of Cyclone Chido. (BORIS LOUMAGNE / FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE)
In the disadvantaged neighborhood of Kawéni (Mayotte), residents queued for hours to collect a pack of water per family on December 21, 2024, a week after the passage of Cyclone Chido. (BORIS LOUMAGNE / FRANCEINFO / RADIO )

The call for solidarity launched by the Fondation de France to help those affected by Cyclone Chido in Mayotte has already raised 23 million euros, Mayotte the 1st learned on Friday December 27. The organization speaks of a “extraordinary surge of solidarity”.

Other associations mobilized at the time of the disaster. The national federation of Civil Protection raised 1.5 million euros, Médecins du monde had donations of 340,000 euros last Sunday and Secours catholique reported a sum of around 300,000 euros, according to information. of Mayotte the 1st. The French Red Cross, for its part, does not advance any amount, but recalls that it has sent 80 reinforcements, in addition to the men and women already on site.

As for how this money will be used, the Fondation de France intends to pay it to various Mayotte associations working in the social sector, and Civil Protection will finance its own actions in favor of Mayotte. Secours catholique and Médecins du monde have teams based on the archipelago, so they will decide on the use of these funds for actions in health, education, logistical or psychological support.

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