May 5, 2020
Appeal for Native Americans affected by Covid-19 sees surge in Irish support
Author: Denise O’Donoghue
An appeal to raise funds for a community of Native Americans "devastated" by coronavirus has seen a surge in support from Irish people.
The Rural Utah Project Education Fund hopes to raise $2m (€1.85m) to support Navajo communities struggling to survive amid the Covid-19 pandemic. One-third of the area's residents do not have access to running water and it has high numbers of elderly and immuno-compromised residents. Just under 200,000 people in the area are served by only 16 grocery stores.
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