As Jamaica and the Caribbean start to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, the decision for pressing monetary assist grows louder. Caribbean Strong, a volunteer-led community of Caribbean nationals in South Florida, has launched the Hurricane Melissa $1 Million Catastrophe Reduction Problem — a regional fundraising drive to assist maintain aid efforts already underway.
The marketing campaign’s objective is straightforward but bold: 10,000 individuals every donating $100 by the top of November. Each contribution goes straight towards retaining meals, clear water, and shelter flowing to households hardest hit by the storm.
Why Money Is the Most Pressing Want
Reduction organisers have already completed a fantastic deal, however the demand continues to outpace sources. Because the hurricane, Caribbean Robust and its companions have mobilised important assist:
- Over US $1.4 million value of important provides donated by means of their curated Amazon Wishlist — together with meals, hygiene objects, and emergency kits.
- Six cargo planes and twenty containers shipped to Jamaica, with two extra containers sure for Haiti.
- Lots of of volunteers throughout the diaspora serving to with sorting, packaging, and coordination.
But regardless of this extraordinary effort, money donations stay critically low. Up to now, the marketing campaign has raised roughly US $62,000 from round 300 donors, a fraction of what’s wanted to keep up aid operations and attain the 1000’s of households nonetheless in pressing want.
“Provides are important, however cash is what retains the aid pipeline open,” stated Michael Capponi, CEO and President of Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), which companions with Caribbean Robust to handle logistics and distribution. “We’ve raised over one million {dollars}’ value of products, however to maintain deliveries and reply to new emergencies, we should attain our US $1 million money goal.”
Trusted Companions, Clear Giving
All donations are processed by means of the US Caribbean Robust Reduction Fund at The Miami Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation. Funds are distributed on to assist aid and restoration tasks managed by GEM throughout Jamaica and the broader Caribbean.
This construction ensures transparency, accountability, and affect with each greenback traceable from donor to supply. Donations made by means of the official GoFundMe or on to The Miami Basis are tax-deductible in the US.
Each Greenback Makes a Distinction
Up to now, the Caribbean Robust community has channelled thousands and thousands in help and mobilised a whole lot of volunteers, however the hole in money donations threatens to gradual their life-saving work. On this means the $1 Million Problem is greater than a fundraising marketing campaign — it’s a name for unity, resilience, and compassion from Caribbean individuals all over the place.
“The storm is over, however the disaster just isn’t,” the organisers stated. “We will stop a humanitarian catastrophe if everybody performs an element — even $10 helps, however $100 from 10,000 individuals will assist rebuild total communities.”
Your donation immediately ensures that aid continues tomorrow. Let’s present the world what it means to be actually Caribbean Robust.
“One individuals. One mission. Caribbean Robust.”
