{"id":271218,"date":"2020-04-13T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=271218"},"modified":"2020-04-09T15:18:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:18:42","slug":"brazilian-families-in-lebanon-getting-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-families-in-lebanon-getting-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian families in Lebanon getting aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Created by Brazilian-born women who reside in Lebanon, the Brazilian Friendship in the Middle East Group (Grupo Amizade Brasil no Oriente M\u00e9dio<\/em>) is donating food kits, hand sanitizer, medicine, diapers and powdered milk to Brazilian families who are out of work and pay amid the quarantine.<\/p>\n

The group made its first donations late last March, after self-isolation began. \u201cWe haven\u2019t left the house for three weeks now. We have specific times to go out, and no one can be out after 5 pm. Only the drugstores and supermarkets are open, and it seems we\u2019ll have two more weeks of this,\u201d the group\u2019s vice president L\u00edvia Tawil (pictured, with a facemask on<\/em>) told ANBA over the phone from Beirut.<\/p>\n

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Donated food items get sent to families in need<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lebanon has 575 cases and 19 deaths from Covid-19, as per current World Health Organization (WHO) numbers. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem like much, but it\u2019s a lot considering the country\u2019s size,\u201d said Tawil.<\/p>\n

The group comprises some 100 Brazilian women who moved to Lebanon after marrying local men. They get together to keep their culture and traditions alive, as well as to help people out.<\/p>\n

Tawil remarks that the country\u2019s economy wasn\u2019t going great as far back as October 2019, with demonstrations going on in the streets. \u201cNow, the coronavirus has made it worse, because everyone is locked in, the country\u2019s in a standstill. We have a lot of unregistered workers, women who do nails or bake cakes for. No one\u2019s getting paid, so we decided to help,\u201d said Tawil. A native of Salvador, Bahia who\u2019s been in Lebanon for twenty years, she works as a tour guide, so she\u2019s also out of work right now.<\/p>\n

The group decided to extend its campaign to Brazilian families across all Lebanon. Incoming donations get delivered from Beirut via delivery apps, or by a private driver for destinations further from the capital. \u201cWe have helped some 15 families and we intend to help some more before the shutdown is over. This could last another month or two, we just don\u2019t know,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

To donate or to ask for help, please get in touch with the Brazilian Friendship Group on social media or by calling the number below.<\/p>\n

Quick facts <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brazilian Friendship in the Middle East Group
\nFacebook<\/a>
\nInstagram<\/a>
\ngabnom@hotmail.com<\/a>
\nbrazilfriendshipgroup@gmail.com<\/a>
\n+961 81 085 040
\n+961 70 201 502 (L\u00edvia)<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
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