Indigenous child swallows coin - direct help with the inauguration of our new TARGET hospital ward

Chief Dionísio from the indigenous Gurani-Kaiowá people in Brazil can hardly believe his luck at the inauguration of the infirmary built by TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg: "A dream has come true: We are receiving medical help directly on our land." The fact that two-year-old Tainara's emergency could be treated on the very day of the inauguration shows how important local help is. The coin she found and then swallowed had been stuck in her throat for days and the doctor was able to treat her before the inauguration ceremony.

The chief had fought and won. After many years of negotiations, he was able to reclaim 7,000 hectares of former Guarani-Kaiowá land for his people from the hands of the large landowners - an important step back to their ancestral origins. He is now building a future for his people here. The village of Arroyo-Korá on the border with Paraguay has 250 families. There is already a school. TARGET e. V. has built a health clinic in memory of its founder, adventurer and human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg (deceased 2020), despite all coronavirus-related difficulties.

On February 15, it was inaugurated by TARGET board member Sophie Nehberg-Weber, Rüdiger Nehberg's stepdaughter and the person responsible for TARGET's projects with indigenous peoples. The Brazilian MPs Robson Santos da Silva from the Ministry of Health and Ângela Gandra Martins from the Ministry of Human Rights had traveled from the capital Brasília to visit the project and to strengthen the cooperation with TARGET e. V.. Both expressed their admiration for this project and described this fruitful collaboration with a non-governmental organization as exceptional.

The Guarani-Kaiowá are the second indigenous people we are committed to

"Our vision is to bring medical aid to as many of Brazil's indigenous peoples as possible in their villages and thus create a basis for their desire to live on the land of their ancestors. Especially for the many tribes still living in the rainforest, TARGET's contribution is to protect the green lungs of the earth, Amazonia. Depending on the donations we receive from our supporters, we can take off again," says Sophie Nehberg-Weber, looking to the near future. "The Guarani-Kaiowá are the second indigenous people we are supporting. We have been active with the Waiãpi since 2000". She practically grew up with the Waiãpi through the Nehberg family's travels; the indigenous peoples are family to her. A family that grows with every new health station.