Provide Disaster Health Kits for Irma Survivors

MAP International is no longer providing Disaster Health Kits to survivors of hurricane Irma in Florida and Georgia. While the damage in both states has been great, residents are able to return to their homes and/or have found alternate housing. There are no longer shelters or distribution points for MAP's Disaster Health Kits.  

MAP recently shared this blog post describing the aftermath of Irma and how it affected staff of MAP International living in Georgia:

"It could have been so much worse,” is a phrase I’ve now heard from people standing in the midst of rubble to those surveying the flood-damaged ruins in front yards. It’s a statement of gratitude but also a realization that even when the worst didn’t happen, it will take weeks, months or years to rebuild many lives.  

That’s why I’m grateful that we’re receiving daily feedback from our partners on the ground telling us how MAP supplies are helping ease the suffering of so many. MAP is giving hope, something that is becoming rarer as the days of suffering continue.

MAP International staff, many of whom had to evacuate their homes and are still without electricity, are responding to their neighbors in Savannah, taking DHKs to a shelter yesterday. They are also responding to other shelters in surrounding areas, trying to alleviate the suffering of so many, even while they deal with their own challenges.

Yes, it could have been worse. But the suffering of so many is very real. I’m so grateful to work with people who feel the needs of others so deeply and are willing to do whatever it takes to respond. And I’m especially grateful for our donors who enable us to respond now when the needs are so great.

Thank you for your support of this project. We appreciate your support of MAP International and our efforts to help those who were impacted by Hurricane Irma.