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A “solidarity brigade” created in Villejuif

Posted on Apr 3, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.

Since the start of confinement to fight the spread of Covid-19, a brigade made up of volunteers has been traveling through the city of Villejuif in Val-de-Marne to come to the aid of vulnerable people.

Whether it is doing essential shopping or buying medicines for the sick elderly, volunteers collect requests and then report purchases while respecting the rules of hygiene and necessary distancing, the volunteers having been fitted with gloves, protective masks and hydroalcoholic gel.

“In these difficult times, these solidarity measures are essential to maintain the social link of the most fragile and isolated”, estimates the PCF section of the city, which has contacted many traders to involve them in the device. mutual aid.

Organization between neighbors

Posters were put up in the halls of buildings and in shops offering vulnerable people or people unable to move to call a telephone number, 07.54.55.25.36, every morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. To date, more than 200 residents have requested the solidarity brigade.

Solidarity brigades have been created in many Ile-de-France towns on the initiative of municipalities and residents. Most often, neighbors organize themselves into buildings or residences to help those who cannot move.

The Paris town hall offers posters to stick in the common areas of the buildings in order to share the contact details of volunteers for shopping and people in demand.

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