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When the world locked down in March 2020, Fatima Ait—a 40-something childminder in Lyon, France—decided her workday wasn’t over at 7 p.m. While others stayed safely indoors, she rallied friends to hit the city’s abandoned streets, delivering food and hope to homeless residents left stranded by shuttered NGOs and dry water fountains.
‘Coronavirus is a monster,’ Fatima told NewspaperAmigo.com, ‘but staying home wasn’t an option. How could I let people starve?’ With supermarkets closing and resources vanishing, her grassroots efforts became a lifeline for dozens. Her story isn’t just about charity—it’s a reminder that even small acts of sympathy can rewrite humanity’s script.
While Lyon’s officials scrambled to manage the crisis, Fatima’s crew worked under the radar, proving that heroism often wears an apron, not a cape. ‘We’re just citizens,’ she shrugs, ‘doing what humans should do.’
While others stayed safely indoors, she rallied friends to hit the city’s abandoned streets, delivering food and hope to homeless residents left stranded by shuttered NGOs and dry water fountains. 
With supermarkets closing and resources vanishing, her grassroots efforts became a lifeline for dozens. Her story isn’t just about charity—it’s a reminder that even small acts of sympathy can rewrite humanity’s script. 
‘We’re just citizens,’ she shrugs, ‘doing what humans should do.’
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