Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have launched a recovery fund for people who lost their homes in the Maui wildfires. They made the announcement in a video shared on Instagram this Thursday (31).
The two stars together donated US$10 million (R$49.3 million) to start the campaign and are inviting the public to help with the effort.
“We created the Maui People’s Fund that will put money directly into the hands of people who need it right now,” Winfrey said, explaining that adults who lost their homes in the Lahaina and Kula fires are eligible to receive $1,200 (about BRL 5,900). This includes homeowners and renters.
Winfrey said the idea for the fund came from an article she read about Dolly Parton helping her community.
“It’s a cleanup straight from you, straight into their hands and immediately with some real immediacy,” Johnson added.
Funds will be distributed “every month while members of our community are still in need and while the funds last,” according to the fund’s website, where people can donate and apply for assistance.
“Maui residents must decide what recovery will look like for them, their families and their community,” states the website. “People being able to have their own agency, being able to make decisions for themselves about what they need and what their family needs – that’s our goal, is to get that to people now,” Winfrey said in her video message.
Source: CNN Brasil
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