A solidarity wave is awakening in Spain from crowdfunding platforms To help those affected by firesto help people who have lost their loved ones, their assets or their livelihoods.
The wave of fires that Spain rides is leaving a tragic balance that has caused the loss of lives, but has also carried a multitude of material damage, leaving shocking stories to the people who have survived, but who have lost everything.
After the flames there is only desolation, burned houses or businesses that have volatilized in a few minutes, circumstances that are aggravated with the most vulnerable peoplethose that have less economic means or that must face high economic situations for different circumstances.
Donation requests
Some Very difficult moments that are being reflected on crowdfunding platformsof micromelezgo, in which economic donation requests begin to appear to get out of a difficult situation to those who have suffered the ravages of the flames.
The fires that affect different autonomous communities in Spain They have started a wave of solidaritywith a series of campaigns on these digital platforms that seek to help those affected by fire.
Support to those who lost everything
From the platform of Crowdfunding Gofundme, have made a special hole to «the initiatives of Support to those who have lost everything for the fires that affect southern Europe: From Spain to Portugal, passing through Greece and Italy ».
«Many people strive to help displaced to start over. On this page, in constant update, you will find some of the most important campaigns. In addition to donating, you can also create a fundraising To support the affected communities, ”they review from this digital space.
Three -song fire
The most striking case and the one that has most attracted the attention of the media is that of Mircea’s family, andThe Romanian citizen who died trying to save horses during the fire of August 11, three songs which calcined about 2,000 hectares.
In this sense, Maria Requejo, a neighbor of the Madrid municipality, has started a donation campaign for the benefit of Mircea Spiridon’s family, the only deadly victim of the fire. These donations will be destined to cover the expenses of the repatriation of the body To his hometown, Tulcea (Romania).
The collection is being carried out through the Gofundme platform, under the title For the family of a three -song hero. So far they have gathered more than 30,000 euros, an amount of more than 5,000 planned. From the platform it is explained that the excess of excess will be intended for other urgent needs.
The funds raised for Mircea’s family will not only serve for the transfer of mortal remains, but also to relieve “funeral costs” and “offer immediate support to the family in a moment of deep pain», As explained on the web.
Rebuild an adapted home
The same fire originated in the Madrid town devastated the lives of Carlos and his son Elian. Thus, Judith Nieto and Jaume Puig have launched a campaign with the aim of reconstructing an adapted home for Elian, with the MEF2C syndrome.
On the platform, the same from which help for Mircea is requested, you can read «We are Judith and Jaume, and together with all the people who love Carlos and his son Elian, We have organized this collection to help them recover their life as soon as possible».
In the devastating fire of three songs (Madrid) completely razed the house that Carlos had built with so much effort and sacrifice. In a matter of hours, they lost everything. There was nothing to save.
Razed farm
The Beecool farm represented a small family paradise with beekeeping, urban garden and animals located in the town of Tres Cantos, which was also razed by the flames. From the platform they explain that «We are a family with 3 children, all passionate about naturebeekeeping and animals ».
«25 years ago we bought empty rural land, without trees or anything but grass for our first horse. Little by little, with effort and dedication, it has become a small paradise », they detail their project, now affected by the flames. Then they started with a horse, a sheep, a chicken coop, rabbits and a pig … They also planted trees, a number that grew every year.
«We continue with An urban garden project so that more people could enjoy in the countrysidesowing and in recent years we decided to dedicate a special place to beekeeping creating the Beecool Project With our hives and bees to protect them and publicize the universe of this small insect so fundamental in our lives, ”they say.
Although they managed to rescue the horses, the rest of the facilities, hives, sheep and trees were destroyed. Therefore, Luis Pernía Martínez’s campaign asks for help to recover the well, rebuild shelters, replant 400 trees and replace 30 hives.
Solidarity in León
Likewise, in León, a crowdfunding campaign organized by the Culturalist Peña in Barcelona was activated, he also sought to channel with the help of crowdfunding andl Help victims of forest fires who devastated natural and human heritage of the medulla.
However, donations have been paralyzed because “the main NGO that acts on the ground” has rejected help. In this case, the economic amounts will be reimbursed to donors.
Valencia, Andalusia and Portugal
Also in Portugal, a collection headed by Julia Ribeiro seeks to help Luis, whose home was completely destroyed by fire. Although he and Amandina, her daughter, left unharmed, have lost everything, except the clothes they dressed.
This type of crowdfunding campaigns that They move emotionally to citizens are not newfrom the numerous aid requests that were activated after the fire of the Residencial Building of El Campanar in Valencia, to the request to help an association to buy media and be able to combat forest fires in the Andalusian mountain range of Sierra Morena.
