Hurricane Beryl Disaster Relief Fund: Your Help is Needed!

The Caribbean has been hit hard by Hurricane Beryl, causing widespread devastation across multiple islands. SOCAL is urgently calling for support to aid those affected. Here’s a brief overview of the impact and how you can help:

Affected Countries

Barbados:

• Damage: Severe damage to the south coast; over 200 fishing vessels destroyed.

• Needs: Urgent restoration of the fishing industry and relief supplies.

Grenada:

• Affected Areas: St. Patrick, St. David, and St. Andrew.

• Damage: Significant housing and agricultural losses; Carriacou and Petit Martinique saw 70% and 97% building damage respectively.

• Needs: Emergency relief items, water supplies, and shelter materials.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines:

• Impact: Union Island, Canouan, and Mayreau suffered extreme devastation. An estimated that 90% of the housing stock is damaged in the most affected islands, with 100% of the people in need.

• Damage: Critical infrastructure, schools, hospitals destroyed; severe water and electricity shortages.

• Needs: Tarpaulins, roofing materials, basic supplies.

Jamaica:

• Damage: Housing and infrastructure damage in Manchester and St. Elizabeth; blocked roadways, fallen trees, and landslides.

• Needs: Support for infrastructure repairs and housing restoration.

How You Can Help:

Below are the available government and NGO channels to ensure aid reaches those in need. We will continue to update our community as more disaster relief initiatives come online and made available to the public.

Support for Grenada:

Grenada Disaster Relief Fund: Donate Here

Support for St. Vincent and the Grenadines:

St Vincent and the Grenadines Disaster Relief Fund: Donate Here

Support for Jamaica:

Jamaica Disaster Relief Fund: Donate Here (UK) and Donate Here (international)

Food for the Poor Jamaica: Donate Here

Every donation, no matter how small, will help provide much-needed relief and support the rebuilding efforts in our communities. If you or your organisation are engaged in other initiatives to support the recovery efforts, please let us know so we can share them within our network.

Together, we have the power to make a difference and restore our communities.

Thank you for your support.

SOCAL