Solar Powered First Response Center in Puerto Rico

This year is a very important one because we are focused on economic, social and community development. We are moved by the real need of the families of Nuestra Escuela, where the great majority of the participants come from scarce resources, disadvantaged communities and lacerated by their early exit from the education system. Nuestra Escuela, thanks to the contributions of GlobalGiving, launched the Solar Powered First Response Center project in Puerto Rico. This project will allow the construction of a space that will serve both as a cafeteria for our students and as a first response center in case of emergencies for the community. There, people will have access to electricity, communications and will receive at least one hot meal per day.

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.

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.

Thank you for supporting us! Gracias!