Volcano Crisis Fund

Support by making a donation in the custom amount option on the right.

Saturday May 22nd lava flow destroyed 17 villages near Goma and overcame parts of the city subsuming all in its path, igniting fires and terror. Nearly every CC participant and all of our local partner’s staff have been displaced by this volcanic eruption. Four of them have lost everything with over 3000 homes destroyed, 20,000 people are homeless, and 400,000 have evacuated the city leaving their possessions exposed to further damage and theft. So far 31 people are reported dead, and many children are missing; either separated from family, injured or feared dead.

Over 200 earthquakes followed Volcano Nyiragongo’s activity, rattling buildings and fracturing the earth.

Donations in June will support basic supplies for the four young women who now only have essentially the clothes on their backs. In helping them we are also helping their families. Estimated costs for clothes, food, charcoal to heat food, mattresses, water containers, metal sheeting for shelter, and transport of supplies is $1,500 USD.  Join us in supporting them at this moment of crisis. 

Support by making a donation in the custom amount option on the right.

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Colors of Connection
P.O. Box 50371
Brooklyn, NY
11205

Colors of Connection is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN # 46-4114716. No goods or services were provided in exchange for this contribution.