In Geneva, the distribution of food aid to the Vernets ice rink is attracting more and more people. Saturday, 2600 bags were given to people pushed into precariousness by the health crisis, against 1683 a week ago.
“The first arrived at 4:30 am while the doors open at 9:00 am,” said Silvana Mastromatteo, head of the Solidarity Caravan, the association behind this distribution. In the middle of the morning, the tail stretched for more than a kilometer, to the tip of the Junction.
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You had to wait several hours to get your supply package. In this disciplined queue supervised by volunteers, many illegals who work in the domestic economy or catering. The pandemic suddenly cut their income.
Despite the record attendance on Saturday, everyone could be served, says the City of Geneva, which coordinates the distribution. The magistrate in charge of social cohesion, Esther Alder, fears that the situation will deteriorate. The Green elected notably calls for the renewal of the Papyrus regularization operation.
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Solidarity
“This massive distribution of food has also revealed the tremendous solidarity which Geneva can demonstrate,” added the magistrate. Since Friday morning, donors have also been lining up at Les Vernets to bring food. The packages were prepared by 200 volunteers until the middle of the night. Packages were also filled with baby supplies.
Silvana Mastromatteo is concerned about the increasing number of people who come to the distributions. “We have to think about the rest of the movement with all the partners, public and associative,” she said. A priori, the association should be able to use the infrastructure of the Vernets ice rink until June 6.
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