Disaster Response Puerto Rico Project #36901

Solar Powered First Response Center in Puerto Rico

by Nuestra Escuela, Inc

Solar Powered First Response Center in Puerto Rico

Project Report | Oct 13, 2020
A cycle of resilience

By Nuestra Escuela | Inc.

Non-profit and community-based organizations continue to respond to the multiple emergencies in Puerto Rico. Such as hurricanes Irma and María in 2017, the earthquakes at the beginning of this year and the crisis due to the pandemic since March. Reinventing ourselves has been the way to continue guaranteeing services, supporting the transformation of girls, boys, youth and adults, but also attending the needs of thousands of people in the middle of different crises.

This project is still in the construction phase. We have hired the construction company to continue towards the next phase, which has been delayed due to the effects that the pandemic has had on the regular rhythm of our operations, that of our suppliers and contractors. We will be sharing with the entire GlobalGiving community pictures of our progress, step by step. We are excited to advance a horizon of resilience and sustainability for the communities of the most disadvantaged sectors of Puerto Rico.

What do we need to complete our project?

We are moving towards having the platform build in concrete for our cafeteria, which will function as an emergency response center, serving the basic needs of our communities. We dream that it will become a space with clean energy, with recycling mechanisms, reusing water and waste. It is a very challenging initiative because we are building a project with a strategic view of resilience seen in an integral way and, at the same time, adapting to new realities due to the emergency. That is why we continue working on proposals and initiatives that support this project. We trust in turning the Cafeteria of Nuestra Escuela in Caguas into a point of reference for the community in the event of possible or future emergencies.

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Reaching the goal in three dimensions

By Nuestra Escuela | Inc.

Feb 18, 2020
We are still dreaming of a first response center

By Nuestra Escuela | INC.

The time period between November - February has been low in donations for this project. However, we know that project time frames may eventually seem longer than what we dreamed at the beginning. A school lunch room that runs on solar energy and has the technology to become a center of first response to the community in the region, remains our goal.

Aiming in that direction, we have received the support of GlobalGiving, through a second grant for this project, which will allow us to continue advancing in the construction. This is a big and challenging project for Nuestra Escuela, although we know that by developing it step by step, we will be in compliance with our objectives and with the regulations and specifications of the space.

Building the foundations for a space of togetherness

Thanks to the support of the grant received, we can move forward in building the foundations of what will be the lunch room area. We know that seeing these foundations built, will encourage many more people to support us in completing the entire project. We plan to end the semester with this built, according to the original design of our project.The work will be fundamentally to build the bases on which the main hall will be deployed, which will be able to house our students every day to offer them lunch service and, in case of an emergency, it could be a center for the community to receive first response.

Hurricanes Irma and María made us recognize the importance of providing food service to our community, as well as identifying how fundamental it can be for the lives of people to have a first response center. This is our main reason to continue advancing in this project.

We count on you!

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