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Last weekend, GER3 distributed PPE and property reclamation materials at three distribution centers across Altadena. Our materials reached over fifty families on just Saturday morning alone, as former residents are anxious to return to reclaim what is left at their homes after the devastating Altadena fire.
Materials included:
Hazmat Suits
Soil Sifters
Protective Face Masks and Gloves
Rakes and Shovels
Shoe Covers, Gloves, and Coveralls
GER3 has been active on the ground in LA this week, engaging in assessments and response planning. Program development is underway, targeting livelihood support, rehabilitation of key community spaces and longer term resiliency efforts.
The team has visited many communities, including Altadena and Pasadena, and spoken directly with affected people, partners and agencies who are providing key services.
Additional details to come!
Over the past days, GER3 deployed to and began assessments throughout the Los Angeles area in response to the various wildfires which have destroyed great swaths of the Californian community. The team has met with a variety of actors, including World Central Kitchen, various Red Cross and fire department contacts, and local community members to best understand the most pressing needs of the area.
We will continue to update our progress, and we would be grateful for any and all donations in support of our LA efforts.
The donation link is here: https://www.ger3.org. Thank you!
In the past three months, GER3 has completed repairs at 240 war-damaged households in the Kherson Oblast as apart of our UHF-funded efforts! Before and after comparisons are below!
Repairing windows, doors, and roofs, GER3 has benefited 537 vulnerable community members in the Velykooleksandrivska and Kalynivska hromadas. We are excited to continue our UHF-funded work into the new year!
GER3's Winterization Project, sponsored by the UN's Ukraine Humanitarian Fund has begun! And what better way to announce than with International UN Day!
Targeting the Chernihivska, Sumska, and Kersonska Oblasts, GER3 is committed to insulating 200 households and providing heating supplies to 800 households for the upcoming winter months. The highlighted pictures are from the recent home assessments and supply of firewood to homes in Kherson Oblast.
Ukrainian winter temperatures average between 17°F - 24°F, and as frequent airstrikes target energy facilities, the provision and maintenance of reliable heating is crucial for Ukrainian families.
Special Delivery!
GER3's Ukraine team recently delivered over $20,000 of hygiene supplies to the Chernihiv and Krolevlets geriatric centers. The supplies (diapers and napkins) are equivalent to six months' worth for both centers.
This delivery expands GER3's presence in Ukraine's healthcare sector, as we are also in the process of supplying over $117,000 worth of equipment to Zakarpatska Oblast Clinical Hospital.
At GER3, we seek to aid the most vulnerable community members in each country we serve. The centers currently serve a combined 581 people, both disabled and elderly. Out of the 152 persons of Krolevets geriatric center, 59 are recent transfers due to their prior center being destroyed near the Russian border.
We thank the staff and patients of the geriatric centers for their warm welcome of our team into their communities. We look forward to continuing this partnership, as well as other new endeavors, in the coming months.
We are pleased to announce that our Abaco team has completed the rehabilitation of 11/22 homes of Phase IV: Abaco Home Rehabilitation and Capacity Building Project!
With 11 homes complete, we now have 6 under construction and 5 with materials on site.
We also are pleased to report the tremendous success of our Cash For Work team. Our team has dedicated over 25,470 hours of labor to Phase IV, earning more than $400,445.56 in wages. Additionally, the skills of countertop construction, cutting, and installation have been specifically developed over the past month of work; these trades will serve our Cash for Work team well in their pursuits when our work concludes on Abaco.
Please enjoy the selected photos of our most recent work, and we look forward to sharing more updates as the process continues!
GER3's Ukraine team is pleased to share its new project of supplying $117,246.35 worth of rehabilitation equipment to Zakarpatska Oblast Clinical Hospital!
This clinical hospital is the largest in the Zakarpatska Oblast, with 537 beds and 900 staff members. GER3 is providing vital rehabilitation equipment for its many patients, especially with the influx of injuries sustained in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Examples of the equipment GER3 has already and will continue to provide are:
- 1 Electromyography (EMG) System
- 2 GH3 Ceiling Hoist Systems
- 2 Physiotherapy Complexes
- 2 Rehabilitation Treadmills
- 1 EMS Linear Stepper
- And more!
GER3 is excited to continue the supply of equipment to Zakarpatska Oblast Clinical Hospital, and we look forward to new projects on our horizon!
GER3's Ukraine team was happy to celebrate the opening of Kalynivka Kindergarten, "Veselka"! Check out the before and after pictures of our work!
Veselka is the only operable kindergarten in the Makariv community, which had over 3000 buildings destroyed in 2022 due to Russian hostilities. As a result, Veselka accepts 254 children rather than their standard capacity of 170. Veselka is located near a power station, a frequent target of Russian bombings; it is extremely important for the children to have safe and dignified conditions in which they can shelter during such attacks.
Children and staff had been sheltering in a storage building during air raids, however this building (originally used to store vegetables) was unequipped to serve as a bomb shelter.
GER3 repaired and strengthened the structure's walls, ceiling, stairs, plumbing, water supply, electricity, bathrooms, heating system, and two exits. GER3 also partnered with the local NGO Istok to provide furniture.
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GER3 is happy to share further updates from our GRT assessment of Hurricane Beryl damages on SVG.
GER3 is working on efforts in St. Vincent to launch a GER3-led initiative for fishing livelihoods in the Southern Grenadines. We are awaiting results from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) livelihood assessment. The FAO assessment will determine how GER3 can best allocate resources to support these communities.
We are also near to submitting a Union Island-based roof repair plan to the IOM.
GER3 continues to participates in talks with the educational sector on Union Island, as well as other NGO organizations to coordinate relief efforts.
