Red Cross / Red Crescent
Disaster relief, family tracing and emergency help in almost every country.
For people who lived through fires, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. Talk with people in Brazil who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Brazil circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Disaster relief, family tracing and emergency help in almost every country.
Ask the world for money, goods, time or skills you need right now. Posting is free.
Run by people who have been through student pressure and exams and veterans and military life themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
We help people with immigrating and starting over abroad and going through something hard, in person in Fortaleza and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
โWhen the water comes in, you will think it is the end. It is not. You will lose things, maybe everything on the ground floor. You will be angry and tired. But you will find a dry corner and a neighbour with a spare wrench. Take the help. Write down what you lost for the insurance. And do not forget to eat. The water goes down eventually. I promise.โ
โAbout three years ago, that was me. Wildfire smoke and evacuating. That was my life. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. Bit by bit it comes back. Keep going, even slowly.โ
โFor anyone new to this: I was right where you are two years ago. The flood took the ground floor, and I couldn't see past it. I picked up the guitar again. xโ
โTo whoever needs this: I was in the same place eighteen months ago. A typhoon and the roof, every single day. Today I went for a walk and didn't cry once. The bad days get further apart. From someone who gets it.โ