Context

Support Emergency Relief in Jamaica with Global Empowerment Mission

During and after disasters, those affected have no access to basic essential needs such as food, water, electricity, hygiene products, and other various supplies.

GEM’s Caribbean team, based in Kingston, Jamaica, is leading large-scale humanitarian operations across the island in response to Hurricane Melissa. Within the first week alone, over 1 million pounds of emergency aid supplies have been deployed nationwide—reaching the hardest-hit southwestern parishes through a coordinated logistics network.

With two major warehouses strategically located in Kingston, facilities are fully prepositioned to handle both immediate disaster relief and ongoing rebuilding initiatives. This infrastructure enables rapid mobilization of aid, efficient distribution, and continuity of support well beyond the initial emergency phase.

Through established partnerships with ODPEM (Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management), CDEMA (Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency), IOM (International Organization for Migration), and other key stakeholders, every response is coordinated, targeted, and impactful. These collaborations reinforce capacity to reach remote and underserved communities swiftly and effectively.

Goals

This fund aims to provide immediate assistance to regions affected by disasters by distributing the most amount of aid, to the most amount of affected people, in the least amount of time.