Lezi kwaze kwaba yizinyangana ezinzima kithi sonke. Njengabaningi benu, ngivuka nsuku zonke ngihlukaniswe nabangane nozakwethu engisebenza nabo, ngizibuza ukuthi kazi umhlaba usiphatheleni. Njengoba ngibona izindaba nsuku zonke, inhliziyo yami izwelana nawo wonke amazwe, imiphakathi, nemindeni ekhungathekiswe ubukhulu kanye negalelo lale nkinga.

Naphakathi kwakho konke lokhu, imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ime nsi. Izindiza azindizi futhi imingcele ivaliwe. Iningi lethu—okuhlanganisa nezivakashi zethu—singaphansi kokuvalelwa ezindlini okuvela kuhulumeni, asikwazi ukuphuma ezindlini zethu. Ukuthatha uhambo njengoba sazi cishe akunakwenzeka.

Ngo-March 11, lapho i-World Health Organisation imemezela ubhubhane, sabhekana nesimo esibucayi. Uma sivumele izivakashi ukuthi zikhansele futhi zibuyiselwe imali, sazile ukuthi kungaba nobunzima obukhulu endleleni yenu yokuziphilisa. Kepha, besingenakukwazi ukwenza izivakashi nababungazi bazizwe becindezelwe ukuba bazifake ezimweni ezingaphephile futhi badalele umphakathi ezinye izingozi zezempilo. Sinqume ukuthi bekufanele sivumele izivakashi zakho ukuba zikhansele futhi zibuyiselwe imali ephelele—okuhlanganisa nazo zonke izimali zethu. Sicela wazi ukuthi lesi sinqumo bekungesona isinqumo esicabangela ibhizinisi, kodwa senziwe kucatshangelwa ukuvikela impilo yomphakathi.

Kodwa-ke, nakuba ngikholelwa ukuthi senze into efanele ngokubeka phambili impilo nokuphepha, ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi sixoxe ngalesi sinqumo nezivakashi singazange sibonisane nawe—njengoba abalingani kufanele benze kanjalo. Sizizwile izikhalo zakho futhi siyazi ukuthi bekufanele sibe ngabalingani abangcono kunalokho esikwenzile.

Yize kungezwakala kungenjalo, eqinisweni siyibo abalingani. Lapho ibhizinisi lakho lifadalala, nelethu ibhizinisi liyafadalala. Siyazi ukuthi njengamanje iningi lenu lidonsa kanzima, futhi enikudingayo kithi yizenzo eziletha usizo, hhayi amazwi nje.

Nazi ezinye zezinto esizenzayo ukukusiza ukwazi ukubhekana nale nhlekelele.

Sizokhokha izigidi ezingu-$250 kubabungazi ekusizeni ukukhokha izindleko zokukhansela ngenxa ye-COVID-19. Lapho isivakashi sikhansela ukubhukhelwa indawo yokuhlala ngenxa yesimo esihlobene ne-COVID-19, okunokungena okuphakathi kuka-March 14 no-May 31, sizokukhokhela u-25% walokho obuzokuthola ngenqubomgomo yakho yokukhansela evamile. Lokhu kuzosebenza nakukho konke ukukhansela okudlulile okuhlobene ne-COVID-19 phakathi nale nkathi. Lokhu kulahlekelwa kuzosingathwa yi-Airbnb ngokuphelele. Lezi zinkokhelo zizoqala ukukhishwa ngo-April. Izivakashi ezinokubhukha okubekelwe u-March 14 noma ngaphambi kwalokho zisazokwazi ukukhansela futhi zibuyiselwe imali ejwayelekile noma isikweletu sohambo esilingana no-100% walokho ezikukhokhele. Ungaya ku- airbnb.com/250Msupport ukuze uthole eminye imininingwane.

Sakha imali eyizigidi ezingu-$10 yesikhwama sokusiza Ababungazi abavelele. Lokhu kwenzelwe Ababungazi abavelele abaqashisa ikhaya labo futhi abadinga usizo lokukhokha irenti yabo noma isikweletu sendlu, kanye nababungazi Bokokuzithokozisa abanesipiliyoni sesikhathi eside abazama ukuhlanganisa impilo. Izisebenzi zethu ziqale lesi sikhwama ngeminikelo efinyelela ku-$1 million ngemali yazo siqu, kuyilapho u-Joe, u-Nate kanye nami sinikela ngo-$9 million osele ovela kweyethu imali. Kusukela ngo-April, ababungazi bangafaka izicelo zoxhaso olufika ku-$5,000 olungadingi ukuthi lubuyiselwe. Ungaya ku- airbnb.com/superhostrelief ukuze uthole eminye imininingwane.

Senza kube lula ngezivakashi zakho zangaphambilini ukuba zithumele usizo lwezimali kuwe ngokuqondile. Sizwile ngezivakashi eziningi ezibonga zingaphezi ngababungazi be-Airbnb abashintshashintsha nezimo futhi abafisa ngempela ukunixhasa ngokwezimali. Sakha indlela yokuba izivakashi zithumele inothi kanye nomnikelo kunoma yimuphi wababungazi abake bahlala kwakhe ngaphambili. Silindele ukuthi lokhu kuqale ukusebenza ngo-April. Siyazi ukuthi ngisho nokuncane kubalulekile kulesi sikhathi esibucayi.

Sisebenze ngokubambisana ekutholeleni ababungazi usizo kuMthethosivivinywa Wokukhulisa kaHulumeni wase-US osanda kwenziwa. Lo mthetho manje uvumela ababungazi base-US ukuba bazuze emalungiselelweni osizo amaningi akhona, ahlanganisa izibonelelo zamabhizinisi amancane, imali-mboleko yabamabhizinisi amancane, kanye nosizo kwabangasebenzi. Sibonga kakhulu ngezingcingo nama-imeyili angaphezu kuka-105,000 eniwenzele amalungu e-Congress.

Siphezu kweminye imizamo yokusiza ngezinye izindlela futhi sizokhipha imininingwane eyengeziwe emavikini azolandela. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukusebenza ngokuzimisela nochwepheshe nezazi zezifo ngezindinganiso zokuhlanzeka ukuze wena nezivakashi zakho nihlale niphephile, umshuwalense wohambo wakho nezivakashi zakho, kanye nezinhlelo zokusiza ekwakheni kabusha ibhizinisi lakho.

Ukuzibophezela kwami kuwe ukwakha kabusha ukubambisana kwethu. Lapho sisebenza ngokubambisana, yilapho sinamandla kakhulu futhi singenza okuningi. Ngibone isibonelo salokhu senzeka muva nje emizamweni yethu ehlangene yokuhlinzeka ngezindlu kwabosizo lokwelapha abangamavulandlela. Ngokubambisana sisiza ekuhlaliseni abahlinzeki bezempilo abangaphezu kuka-100,000, izisebenzi zosizo, kanye nabosizo oluphuthumayo ngokubanikeza izindlu mahhala noma ngoxhaso. Bangaphezu kuka-40,000 kini sebevele bazivezile ukuthi bafuna ukusiza. Vakashela i-airbnb.com/covid19relief ukuze ubajoyine.

Ukwethembana kuyisisekelo sobambiswano, futhi akwakhiwa ngosuku olulodwa. Siyazi ukuthi sinomsebenzi okufanele siwenze wokuniqinisa, kodwa vele kusemqoka kithi futhi sizibophezele kukho. Lapho ukuthatha uhambo kubuya—futhi kuzokwenzeka — sibheke phambili ekwamukeleni izigidi zezivakashi ndawonye.