Charity Regatão - COVID-19

Through Idesam’s institutional website (idesam.org/apoie), during the campaign’s fundraising period (May to September), R$1,414.57 was raised, enabling the purchase of 25 food parcels and hygiene kits (each valued at R$57).

In partnership with the local production company Fábrica de Eventos, Idesam received a donation of 50 food hampers from the singer Thiaguinho, raised through a live stream held on the singer’s YouTube channel on 23 April.

Through the mediation of Impact Hub and the social enterprise Um Por Cento, the Brazilian band Melim donated 400 kg of food, equivalent to 25 food parcels. In total, the band donated 1,000 kg of food, almost R$17,000 and 100 packed lunches, which were distributed among eight Brazilian charities supporting people in vulnerable situations during the pandemic.

In partnership with Ifam and a local group of 20 seamstresses, the Aliança Guaraná de Maués is producing and distributing more than 20,000 fabric face masks free of charge, to be distributed to healthcare professionals and the municipality’s low-income population;

Through an anonymous donation, we received 20 food parcels and 20 hygiene kits to be distributed as part of the campaign;

Artisan Maria Ney, from Maués, donated 20 special masks for healthcare professionals, made from reused materials;

Through a call for proposals by the Banco do Brasil Foundation and its partners, Idesam was selected to receive R$84,842, which will be used to purchase 1,600 food parcels and 1,600 hygiene kits. Of this amount, R$ 610 will be used for the logistics of distributing the food parcels;

Ambev donated 1,000 litres of alcohol, which is being distributed to the population of Maués and also to local healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, primary care centres and the indigenous health centre.

We have received a donation of 300 face masks from Greenpeace, which will be distributed in the communities where the campaign is active;

Sobrebarba, a natural beard care products company and Idesam’s partner in the Carbon Neutral Programme, has donated 6 litres of hand sanitiser, which will be sent to producer associations in the interior, in Apuí and the Uatumã reserve;

União Amazonas provided Idesam with 100 food parcels and 100 hygiene kits;

Through União Amazonas, Idesam received a donation of 2,000 bottles of hand sanitiser, donated by the Boticário Group Institute;

Through União Amazonas, Idesam received a donation of 40,000 cloth face masks, donated by Malwee, which were distributed throughout the campaign’s activities;

In February 2021, a further partnership between Idesam, União.br and União Amazonas enabled the receipt of 390 food parcels, donated by the Phi Institute.

In 2022, through a partnership with the Arte.Social Project, the proceeds from watercolour paintings were donated to Idesam to strengthen the campaign’s institutional capacity; this contribution is equivalent to 30 food parcels for Apuí, as well as helping to cover logistics costs (fuel).

Through a call for proposals by the Banco do Brasil Foundation and partners, Idesam was selected to receive R$ 84,842, which will be used to purchase 1,600 food parcels and 1,600 hygiene kits. Of this amount, R$ 610 will be used for the logistics of distributing the food parcels;

As part of the ‘United Against Covid-19 in Agro-extractive Territories in the Amazon’ project, a partnership with the Beraca Institute and the DoTerra/Healing Hands Institute, we secured funding of R$ 15,070.00, used to purchase 70 food parcels and 70 hygiene kits, distributed in the municipalities of Apuí and Silves (including logistics costs of R$ 5,720.00);

Through Sitawi and The Coca-Cola Foundation, the campaign invested R$ 30,689.50 in the purchase of medicines and PPE, intended for communities in the municipalities of Lábrea, Apuí, Itapiranga, São Sebastião do Uatumã and Maués;

Mercado Livre and Mercado Pago donated R$ 128,400.00 to Regatão do Bem, which enabled the purchase of 2,220 food parcels and hygiene kits, distributed to social institutions in Manaus;

Following the second wave of COVID-19 that affected Manaus earlier this year, the Banco do Brasil Foundation established a new partnership with the institute, donating R$ 99,982.90 in February, enabling the purchase of 835 food parcels and hygiene kits.

Later in 2021, with the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impacts, particularly on the most vulnerable populations, the Regatão do Bem campaign was continued.This initiative was made possible thanks to a partnership between Idesam and the Banco do Brasil Foundation (FBB), which donated R$ 500,000 to various organisations across several states in the country as part of efforts to combat the pandemic. The partnership between Idesam, FBB, Rema and Onisafra enabled the donation of approximately 50 tonnes of food, equivalent to 3,200 food parcels for indigenous communities and socially vulnerable families. Read more here.

Using funds from the Aliança Guaraná de Maués project, the Idesam team facilitated the purchase of 100 litres of alcohol and a further 200 items, including boxes of gloves, washing-up liquid and bleach, which were distributed to the population of Maués and local health centres;

Using its own administrative funds, Idesam also financed the purchase of 55 food parcels and 55 hygiene kits, which were distributed through the campaign.

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