DRAGONS FUND RESPONDS TO COVID-19 CRISIS WITH THE COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND

Photo from Aajeevika Bureau

In March 2020, the Dragons Fund, a non-profit ( in partnership with The Common Foundation), launched a Community Relief Fund to support vulnerable people and communities heavily impacted by decreased travel in the time of COVID-19.

As the world battles the spread of COVID-19, people around the world are facing immense hardship. Many Dragons partner communities rely on economic support from travel and tourism to survive, and with travel at a standstill, the impact on livelihoods will be severe.

Photo from Aajeevika Bureau

Thus far, the initiative has been able to raise almost $10,000 and accomplish the following:

• India: A $1,000 grant to Aajeevika Bureau, an Indian nonprofit working on the front lines of the migrant crisis
• Indonesia: A $500 grant in Yogyakarta to provide essential food items to families that have lost income, as well as medical safety equipment for people removing dead bodies from homes
• Senegal: A $700 grant to provide basic food supplies to vulnerable households in seven communities (Dene, Ndioukhane, Yoff, Mouit, Temanto Samba, Dindefelo, and Niodior)
• Additional project proposals underway in Bolivia and Nepal.
  

As global travelers, the Dragons community is acutely aware that the vulnerable always suffer first and most.
We feel a responsibility to take action. This fund will provide financial support to partners and communities who have made Where There Be Dragons programs so incredible over the years.

— The Dragons Fund

Learn more about the Community Relief Fund.

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