This article first appeared in California 18 on January 14, 2024.
“It is important because we are doing it in honor of Martin Luther King Junior and what we want is to inspire and motivate people to do an act of service and that will contribute to helping repair the world,” says Dahiana Tavarez, organizer Repair the World.” “Martin Luther King Jr. inspired us to repair the world through small acts of service. And one person, a migrant family who has gone perhaps a long period of time without being able to bathe, brush their teeth, things that we take for granted. sitting down, the fact of receiving a hygiene package can repair the world for that person or family,” concludes Julia Málaga, Director of Repair the World Operations.