With wind gales as strong as 160 mph, Hurricane Maria blasted through the country, damaging 90% of all structures and knocking out all power, water and telecoms.
Our team is now stepping in to help with one of the island’s greatest recovery needs – getting children back to school by rebuilding the Paix Bouche Primary School. The school provides education for four communities and has been consistently recognized for significantly impacting national development over the last 50 years. All Hands and Hearts – Smart Response will retrofit the entire school with disaster resistant walls and roof and repair the interiors of the buildings, the electrical system, a computer lab, the playground and all the outdoor fencing.
When complete the new school will provide a safe, disaster-resilient school for 78 students and projected to help be more than 260 children over the next 10 years. It will also serve as a place of refuge, when the next hurricane inevitably comes, for over 900 community members given its disaster resilient design.
Requirements
We cannot accept volunteers under the age of 16. 16 and 17 year olds are able to Day Volunteer with us but must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Volunteers 18+ can stay on our base as Residential Volunteers.
We Provide:
1. three simple meals on work days; 2. basic accommodation; 3. All the necessary support and logistics for you to have a positive and productive volunteer experience.
You must cover the cost of:
1. travel to and from the program; 2. meals on your days off; 3. costs associated with any breaks.
