Website Unveiled to Coordinate and Channel Help to Quake Victims Yan - Xinhua
go to original October 2, 2017

Update: President Peña Nieto Addresses a Nation Struck By Disasters (Presidency of the Republic)

Mexico's private sector and civil society on have unveiled a website designed to coordinate and channel help to the victims of two recent and powerful earthquakes.

The site, called "Sinergia 19 de Septiembre" (S19S.org), the date of the deadliest quake, is a joint initiative to help both families and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) bounce back from the disaster.

The initiative deals with questions of "business, housing, jobs, aid and consulting," and also offers a forum "for getting involved in this collaborative website and generating synergies with other players," the backers said in a joint press release.



In Mexico, some 4.1 million SMBs account for 41.8 percent of all jobs, according to the release.

Families or businesses that suffered losses in the quakes, from toppled buildings to loss of assets, will be able to register on the site to have their case assessed to access low-interest loans, consultants or other type of aid.

... The site will also serve as a job bank for those who lost their jobs when their place of work was damaged.

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