The DANA which passed through Valencia at the beginning of the month had devastating effects throughout the province, with hundreds of deaths and large numbers of people locked in their own homes unable to get out due to the large amount of water flowing through the streets.
In these delicate moments, citizen help was of great importance in resolving the situation of thousands of people. However, there is still a lot of work to dowith many areas where help is still needed, as well as tools and professionals.
Large groups of volunteers have already emerged and gone into the community to help selflessly. In these cases coordination is keyand it is excellent news to see how many citizen-created platforms have emerged to be able to do this.
After all, many people still need supplies, tools and help of all kinds to get back to normal. In EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre we talk to Jorge Saiz and Sandra Navarro, creators of the AyudaTerreta platform
It is a website which has received more than two million visits since its creation and which This allows many people to receive help such as food or medicine.. Furthermore, it also allows those who wish to do so in the best way possible: by meeting the specific needs of others.
Localized help
AyudaTerreta comes in the form of a website that can be very useful, both for people who want to help and for those who need help. The first thing to keep in mind is that, in order to work, this uses a map on which it shows all the information. In this map there are several points that you can click on to display the different icons.
On the map you can see at a glance how many people need or offer help near you, making it easier and more direct for people to agree on how to help. A legend appears at the bottom left to correctly read the map. Red dots, for example, represent people waiting for help.
Help requestTerreta
On the other hand, the yellow dots correspond to people who were able to help, who have already been contacted and confirmed en route. On the other hand, if the icon appears green, it will be because help has already arrived and is not necessary. Volunteers will appear in blue or white if they are specialists, such as masons, plumbers or electricians.
Each person can register and add one of these points to volunteer or ask for help from other people, This can range from cleaning supplies to clothing to services, such as a veterinarian.anything that can help. This way, whoever wants to help can do so directly by solving another person’s specific problem.
The best to help
On this platform, the support provided by the card is essential to “facilitate proximity between people” according to its creators. After all, it’s a way of giving a helping hand to meet a specific need of a person affected by DANA
Having a map to be able to see where help has been requested also allows everyone to focus on the places closest to them, i.e. the place where travel will cost the least Dear. Since its creation, they have received around 2 million visits on the web, and more than 10 million views on Instagram, which says a lot about the support the project receives.
Help InstructionsTerreta
According to their creators, efforts must be measured, “it is expected that help will be necessary for a certain time”, so this type of platform can be ideal for making visible people who are still waiting for help , and who surely, they will continue to need it over the months, which is also important to mitigate the effects of this DANA in the lives of thousands of people.
Esta se une a otros sitios web como DanaValenciaSOS, —de hecho, está incluida aquí— que buscan ofrecer que las personas que más lo necesitan puedan acceder a recursos y pedir ayuda de la forma más directa y cómoda posible. Además, quien quiera ayudar, también podrá recibir indicaciones de cómo hacerñp de la mejor manera posible.
