GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC

GEM funds the full education of 37 children at Ecole Baptiste De Saint Cyr (Kindergarten and Primary), Ecole Baptiste De Saint Cyr (Hosanna College) and Ecole Chretienne Evangelique De Lauture (Primary and Middle School) in Jacmel, Haiti. HEM also provides all transportation, school supplies, uniforms, school meal plans as well as tutoring programs and computer training during the summer. In addition, HEM has also provided vocational training for these students parents.

GEM responds in three distinct phases following a natural disaster.

First Response Phase- Disaster Relief
(Immediate response to global disasters and civic emergencies. Goal is to restore hope and opportunity in the lives of those most affected.)

Reconnaissance and assessment
Search, rescue, and loss mitigation
Identify and form strategic partnerships

Second Response Phase- The Gap Period
(Time between first response and government or other permanent infrastructure. Goal to minimize the time in which this gap period exists.)

Temporary housing and shelter
Establish criteria, beneficiary identification and distribution of vital funds
Stabilization efforts and sustenance supplies

Third Response Phase - Sustainable Development
(Long Term response in coordination with governments and public private partners. Goal to create a self sufficient and thriving community.)

Permanent and durable housing and infrastructure
Facilitator of economic and educational programs
Implementing empowerment and livelihood programs

The organization has created a distribution program which offers and includes food, water, water filters, clothing, shoes, hygiene products, security lights, special necessities for infants and toddlers, mattresses, bedding etc. Individuals participating in the programs must meet poverty guidelines and be committed to contributing to make their children's lives better.

Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) is managing 3 warehouses, where supplies that have been donated from all over the United States are being sorted, crated and flown overseas to the most hard-hit areas. Our combined efforts have resulted in over 40 planes sent to Puerto Rico with millions in aid. We sent a large ship with hundreds of containers to Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Dominca.

Since September 2022, GEM has been responding to the great need in the Ft. Myers community after Hurricane Ian. We have a hub serving Lee and Collier Counties.
This is ongoing relief work and we appreciate your support.

Puerto Rico Earthquake. GEM #bstrong and our Puerto Rico ground partner, Yo No Me Quito, was on the ground within 48 hours of the January 7, 2020 earthquake. Distributed $20,000 in strong cash cards to earthquake survivors in shelters in the towns of Ponce, Yauco, Guanayilla, Guanica and Penuelas. In addition to providing generators to the elderly and sending containers of aid.

GEM has responded to wildfires in California, Oregon, Amazon and Australia. GEM was on the ground within days of these wild fires assessing needs of victims and fire fighting agencies as well as animal shelters and communities. GEM visited shelters to distribute cash cards to evacuees and fire survivors. Provided fire gear and necessary support to fire departments for long-term efforts. In the Amazon GEM supplies fire fighters gear for 700 volunteer fire fighters. In California GEM provided emergency response as well as long term programs of assisting the victims that had lost their homes a housing or relocation grant in addition to a tool gift program to get victims back to work through our “Get Back to Work” grant program. GEM received grants of over $300,000.00 from agencies so that GEM could facilitate the cash card distribution programs and relocation programs.

Post Hurricane Dorian GEM has focuses on the outer islands of Moores and Abaco and is assisting with the repairs and rebuilding of over 500 homes and 3 schools. 15 barge shipments to 3 Abaco Islands totaling over 3.5 million lbs of aid and building supplies have been delivered. GEM evacuated 859 people from the disaster zone. GEM has a long term committed to stabilizing these communities by repairing homes, reopening schools and repairing businesses. I addition GEM has created a Adopt a Fisherman program that aids these person to receive fishing gear and crab/lobster traps so their business can reactivate and provide independence. GEM has also donated over 20 fishing boats to these communities, as well as repairing local businesses and restaurants.

In 2022, GEM, in partnership with SmartAID, LHI, and MWCF, created an education initiative and network to support Ukrainian students in Poland, Romania, Moldova, and beyond. With an influx of hundreds of thousands of new students under refugee status, schools and families are facing multiple difficulties. In response to this, the Smart Class program was created.

Smart Classes are Ukrainian-taught classrooms, which will be fully supplied with everything students need to continue their education from a new location. Each Smart Class can serve 45 students, and will be tailored to the specific venue, which can range from existing school classrooms to refugee shelters. Every class is equipped with laptops, projectors, tablets, speakers, headphones, and interactive boards to allow for an effective, safe, and stable learning environment for students.

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Southern Turkey and Syria early February 6th. Thousands are expected to have lost their lives, with countless more injured. Entire buildings collapsed and flattened, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced outside in the snow and cold. This is the most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey since 1939. Because of GEM Europe’s propositioning for European disasters, our team was able to deploy immediately the same morning.

Our Headquarters in Doral will be collecting supplies from counties all throughout South Florida for the next 60 days. These supplies will be shipped via Turkish airlines and brought directly into the areas of need by Turkey’s disaster agency AFAD. We want the thank the Turkish Embassy and the Consul General of Miami. GEM’s proven model of efficiency is based on smart partnerships.