Help Indy get home from Sri Lanka

My mum is currently stuck in Galle in Sri Lanka, and we have been trying to get flights home for her over the last 2 weeks but had no real luck at all as so many borders are closed and flights keep getting cancelled.

We have managed to get her on a Qatar flight leaving Sri Lanka early on the morning of Saturday 11th April and transiting through Doha - however the flight is close to $8000, there are no other options available, and travel insurance is not covering flights like these.

Mum's been alone there for 5 weeks and is copping abuse from locals shouting Corona! Corona! at her, I feel like it’s getting more unsafe the longer she stays there and so I’m keen to get her home ASAP, especially since it might get even harder to travel back in the near future.

She’s registered with the Government as a Kiwi trying to return home but there is not much they can do to help at the moment.

We are truly humbled by the people who messaged wanting to help out with this unfortunate and somewhat stressful situation. Several people have offered to help out with monetary contributions so this givealittle page seemed the best option for that - please don't feel obliged to donate but if you would like to, it would be SO appreciated.

Thanks so much, stay safe and stay home,

Matt