The Navajo Nation is home of the largest Native American tribe, covering 27,000 square miles in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah with over 250,000 Navajos living both inside and outside this territory.
On May 18, Navajo Nation had the highest COVID-19 infection rate per capita in the U.S., surpassing New York state. The nation banded together to flatten the curve and save as many people as possible with the support of several nonprofits and outside teams like World Challenge’s partners.
One of World Challenge’s partners in the area began reaching out to help individuals get access to food and water while still keeping themselves and their loved ones safe during the pandemic.
The organization Someone Cares worked together with the Navajo Nation Christian Response Team to make sure that food, hygiene supplies and other essentials were distributed through Navajo pastors and churches to meet the needs in their congregations and communities. NNCRT operates distribution centers where care packages with food and other supplies are assembled and from which they are delivered, both by air and over land.
Recent reports are showing that cases are beginning to decline, and relief finally seems like it’s in sight for locals who have faithfully sheltered in place and worn masks whenever they go out.