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GEM Hawaiʻi Executive Director @danielle.dreis joined Island Life Live to discuss Global Empowerment Mission’s ongoing response following Hurricane Lala and the road to recovery for communities across Hawaiʻi Island. @globalempowermentmissionhawaii

During the segment, Danielle highlighted the extraordinarily generous donation made by UNIQLO and TY Management Founder Tadashi Yanai, who selected GEM as one of four charitable organizations to receive support. We are deeply grateful for this commitment to the people and communities of Hawaiʻi during such a critical time.

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Lala, GEM Hawaiʻi was the first NGO to reach some of the hardest-hit areas, providing cash cards directly to families whose homes and properties were impacted, giving them the ability to address their most urgent needs immediately.

Our teams have also been providing residents with the essential tools and supplies needed to begin the difficult work of cleaning up after the devastating flooding caused by Lala, including shovels, rakes, buckets, gloves, tarps, cleanup kits, and other critical supplies. But the work is only beginning.

GEM is now in the process of establishing a warehouse on Hawaiʻi Island that will serve as a base for continued humanitarian assistance and long-term recovery efforts as families begin rebuilding their homes, businesses, and communities.

At the same time, GEM Hawaiʻi ground teams remain on high alert as additional tropical disturbances develop across the Pacific, with the potential to impact the Hawaiian Islands.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Tadashi Yanai, UNIQLO, TY Management, and all of our partners and supporters helping make this work possible. Special thanks to @laiwohi @uniqlousa

To learn more about GEM’s Hurricane Lala response or to support our Hawaiʻi mission, please visit the link in our bio or GEM.org.
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Sep 2

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Nepal Mission Update

Yesterday, our GEM Asia teams completed an extraordinary 19-hour journey through the #Himalayas to reach #Dhunche in #Rasuwa District, navigating washed-out, muddy roads, heavy rain and river crossings. Vehicles became stuck repeatedly along the route, but our team and local drivers pushed through extremely difficult conditions to deliver two full trucks of critical humanitarian aid to communities devastated by the disaster.

Today, @globalempowermentmissionasia delivered essential supplies, including rice, water, lentils, baby food and formula, diapers, feminine hygiene products, toiletries, cooking oil, clothing and other necessities to the military base in Dhunche, where supplies are being moved by helicopter into isolated communities.

We coordinated directly with the Ward President of Hakubeshi, to ensure GEM aid reaches families in an area that, until now, has received no assistance or supplies. We working with the District Officer of Rasuwa District, and provided brand new specific clothing for the 40 children newly orphaned by the disaster, with the supplies placed directly into his care for distribution.

Our local partners and government counterparts are therefore helping ensure GEM supplies continue moving directly to affected families, including displaced families currently sheltering in Dhunche. Our teams remain on the ground coordinating with local authorities, identifying underserved communities and assessing evolving needs.

Reaching this region was exceptionally difficult, but this is exactly why GEM is here: to reach families and communities that others have not yet been able to reach. Nepal’s first formal government situation report now estimates 1.6 million people affected, with Rasuwa and Nuwakot severely impacted. More than 14,400 people across 3,700 households remain isolated in remote municipalities due to disrupted roads, power and communications.

GEM has multiple cargo flights mobilized and larger influxes of aid is on the way.

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Colombia Earthquake Response Update

In the past three weeks, @globalempowermentmission, in partnership with the U.S. @statedept @usembassybogota and our many incredible collaborators, has delivered 792 pallets of aid, deployed 19 containers, coordinated six humanitarian cargo flights, and mobilized a Colombian Navy vessel, transporting more than 650,000 pounds of life-saving relief valued at over $5 million.

To date, our teams have carried out 85 distributions across six departments, reaching more than 110,000 people with critical aid.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the Government of Colombia, the Office of the First Lady @analu_pineda @armadacolombia, @dhlexpress, @avianca and the U.S. Department of State for helping make this mission possible.

A special thank you as well to the Colombian diaspora, the City of Doral, Mayor Fraga, Councilman Pineyro, and all the community leaders, volunteers, donors, and corporate partners who have stepped up. We couldn’t do this without you.

Together, we’re delivering hope, family by family, and we remain committed to standing with the people of Colombia for the long road ahead.

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Nepal Mission Update

Our GEM USA and @globalempowermentmissionasia teams have been on the ground in #Nepal for the last 48 hours, working around the clock to find real solutions for the thousands of people impacted by this devastating disaster.

In this video, you’ll see two fully-loaded GEM relief trucks carrying vital supplies to a forward base camp. From there, in close coordination with the Government of Nepal, the U.S @statedept, and our teams on the ground, aid will move into communities that remain hard to reach.

Multiple humanitarian cargo flights will depart this week from our @globalempowermentmission headquarters in Miami and our @globalempowermentmissioneurope branch in Warsaw, Poland, delivering critical shelter materials and life-saving relief valued at over1 million dollars.

In partnership with Nepal Peace Scouts, whom we’ve worked with since the 2023 Nepal earthquake, GEM has stepped in to care for 40 newly orphaned children. Nepal Peace Scouts is a respected 67-year-old Nepalese organization with over 1,000 volunteers and deep roots in communities across the country.

Together, we are ensuring these children receive a new safe home, nutritious food, clothing, and daily care for the next six months, side by side with our trusted local partner Nepal Peace Scouts

Our teams will remain on the ground for as long as needed, adapting to the severity and evolving needs of this disaster. Tragically, many more children have been orphaned, and their protection and care will remain a core focus of GEM’s response. To learn more and support the Nepal Special Mission Fund, visit our website.

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Aug 26

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NEPAL–TIBET FLASH FLOOD

GEM Asia is deploying ground teams to respond to the catastrophic flash flood has struck the remote Himalayan border region between Nepal and Tibet, leaving widespread devastation and triggering major search-and-rescue operations.

A massive surge of water, mud, rock, ice and debris tore through communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems, destroying homes and critical infrastructure and cutting off communities across the mountainous region.

According to current reports:
• More than 150 people have been reported dead across Nepal and Tibet, with casualty figures continuing to rise. • Hundreds remain missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims traveling through the region. • The Trishuli River reportedly surged by as much as 30 feet in approximately 30 minutes at one monitoring location. • At least 19 bridges and approximately 25 miles of roadway have reportedly been swept away. • Roads, communications, electrical infrastructure and hydropower facilities have sustained significant damage. • Rescue operations remain extremely difficult due to destroyed access routes, mountainous terrain and isolated communities.

Preliminary scientific assessments indicate the disaster may have been triggered by a massive ice-and-rock avalanche high in the Himalayas, which entered a tributary of the Bhote Koshi and generated a devastating downstream flood wave.

Authorities are also closely monitoring a potential remaining upstream blockage, raising concerns about the possibility of additional flooding.

The full scale of this disaster is still unfolding. More updates to follow as verified information becomes available. @globalempowermentmissionasia Photos by: @reuters @apnews @nytimes

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Aug 25

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GEM HQ Capacity Update | Miami-Dade County Only

These aerial views show our response infrastructure in Miami-Dade County. A special thanks to our long-time warehousing partner @prologis for their continued support in providing critical warehouse space that makes rapid response possible. And to Mayor @christifraga and the @cityofdoral.

Today, GEM is operating more than 655,000 square feet of warehouse space in Miami-Dade alone, all currently filled with life-saving aid, made possible by the extraordinary generosity of our donors, corporate partners and diaspora. To put this in perspective, this is roughly the equivalent of five full-size Costco warehouses, all dedicated to only humanitarian relief in our region.

This is the kind of scale and infrastructure that allows us to respond decisively and mobilize what we know will become the largest humanitarian response in Venezuela’s history. Our HQ infrastructure is always ready and able to respond to crises immediately.

Swipe through to see our capacity in action. GEM also operates multiple regional branches in the United States and globally across 4 continents. Our total global capacity nears 875,000 sq ft. This ensures we are ready and prepositioned when and where disaster strikes. @miamidadeem @miamidadecounty #infastructure #capacity #warehousing @globalempowermentmission ...

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Today marks two months since GEM began serving survivors of the catastrophic twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

What you’re looking at is the largest private/public humanitarian response in Venezuela’s history.

GEM @globalempowermentmission, in partnership with @welove_foundation and the U.S. @statedept, has committed an initial $75 million in aid for Phase 1 Emergency Support.

The scale of this response is extraordinary, but the numbers tell only part of the story. This is ultimately a story about the power of the Venezuelan diaspora, the resilience of the Venezuelan people, and what is possible when the public, private, nonprofit, and humanitarian sectors work together toward one mission.

Our First Two Months of Impact:

• $30M+ in humanitarian aid delivered

• 5,338 pallets shipped

• 30 humanitarian cargo flights

• 175 sea containers

• 125+ direct distributions to affected communities

According to the United Nations Logistics Cluster, GEM has delivered more than 50% of all humanitarian aid entering Venezuela over the last two months.

A very special thank you to our incredible partners at We Love Foundation, the U.S. Department of State, the Venezuelan diaspora, our dedicated volunteers, donors, corporate partners, and every individual who has helped make this historic humanitarian effort possible.

This response is far from over. As we move beyond emergency relief, GEM will continue expanding its programs and preparing for the next phases of recovery and rebuilding.

Learn more through our bio link: Venezuela Earthquake Missions. Special thank you to all of our supporters: @oceanbankus @miamidolphins @amazon @manacommon @publix @royalcaribbean @bankofamerica @felixpago @pricesmart @braves @redsox @astros @aman @loandepot @onespaworld @owpbrokers @bankunited.official @cadillacchampionship @goyafoods @edringtonamericas @monatofficial @intermiamicf @themiamifc @sperformancehub @univisionfoundation @univision @televisaunivision ...

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Aug 21

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Thanks to the support of the U.S. @statedept and @usembassybogota, GEM LATAM teams continue expanding humanitarian operations across Colombia, delivering critical aid directly to communities impacted by the devastating earthquake.

In Valle del Cauca, GEM ground teams are working alongside local governments, private-sector partners, community leaders, and fellow humanitarian organizations to coordinate relief efforts and reach families still awaiting assistance.

Yesterday, operations focused on Bugalagrande, where GEM teams reached 800 families in rural and underserved communities that had not yet received humanitarian aid. Among those served were 75 families forced to evacuate their apartment building after earthquake damage left the structure unsafe.

GEM Colombia Humanitarian Response to Date:
• 219,917 lbs / 99.75 metric tons of humanitarian aid shipped • $1,704,484.78 in humanitarian aid delivered • 232 pallets of aid shipped • 12,545 GEM Family Necessity Kits deployed • 4 humanitarian cargo flights delivered

GEM continues its partnership with First Lady Ana Lucía Pineda’s Colombia Un Solo Corazón initiative and Solidaridad por Colombia, while strengthening our logistics network across Medellín, Pereira, and Cali and building dedicated Colombian ground teams capable of reaching affected communities throughout the country.

From major cities to rural communities that have yet to receive assistance, GEM remains committed to going where the need is greatest and staying for the long road to recovery.

To support GEM’s Colombia Earthquake Response, donate, volunteer, or learn more through the link in our bio or at GEM.org.

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Aug 20

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Special thanks to our incredible partners at @dhlus @dhllatam @dhlexpress and the U.S. @statedept for their continued support of GEM’s humanitarian response in #Colombia.

Another DHL cargo flight has just landed in Bogotá carrying critical humanitarian aid for communities impacted by the recent disasters.

DHL has transported 43 tons of GEM aid so far, with many more flights scheduled. To date, @globalempowermentmissionlatam has delivered more than 150 tons of humanitarian aid into Colombia.

Grateful for partnerships that help us move aid quickly and efficiently to the communities that need it most. 🇺🇸🇨🇴 @usembassybogota @fundacionsolidaridadxcol #colombiaunsolocorazon ...

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Aug 19

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HURRICANE LALA | HAWAIʻI RESPONSE

GEM Hawaiʻi teams are on the ground responding to communities across Hawaiʻi Island impacted by Hurricane Lala, with immediate efforts focused on the hard-hit Kaʻū region.

Nā‘ālehu was among the communities that sustained significant damage. Floodwaters swept away homes, damaged local businesses and Nā‘ālehu Elementary School, and left streets and properties covered in mud and debris. The iconic Punaluʻu Bake Shop, a longtime landmark and gathering place for the community, was also heavily damaged.

In the immediate aftermath of the storm, surrounding Kaʻū communities were effectively isolated. Damaged and blocked roads, disrupted communications, and road closures into Pāhala made it extremely difficult for outside assistance to reach residents.

Because GEM already has an established presence on Hawaiʻi Island, our teams were able to mobilize quickly and move directly into impacted communities. GEM Hawaiʻi is providing families with the practical resources they need to begin the difficult work of recovery, including cleanup kits, buckets, tarps, shovels, gloves, and other essential supplies to clear mud and debris and protect damaged homes.

GEM is also providing immediate cash assistance through cash cards distributed to affected families and community centers, helping those whose homes have become unlivable cover urgent necessities during these first critical days.

For families who have lost so much, recovery begins one home, one family, and one community at a time. GEM Hawaiʻi will continue working alongside local communities as immediate relief transitions into the longer road toward recovery. Every donation makes a difference.

To support GEM’s Hurricane Lala Hawaiʻi Response, please donate, volunteer, or share this post to help us reach more people who want to make a difference.

Learn more through the link in our bio or at GEM.org.

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Aug 19

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In partnership with the U.S. @statedept & @usembassybogota GEM LATAM teams continue expanding humanitarian operations across Colombia’s earthquake-affected regions, delivering critical aid while strengthening the infrastructure needed to reach more communities in the days and weeks ahead.

Across the Coffee Region and Valle del Cauca, our ground teams are working alongside local governments, private-sector partners, community leaders, and fellow humanitarian organizations to coordinate relief efforts and ensure aid reaches families where it is needed most.

Yesterday, GEM operations focused on the municipalities of Caicedonia and Sevilla, while teams simultaneously established the logistics infrastructure for the next phase of distributions in Armenia and surrounding municipalities.

GEM Colombia Humanitarian Response to Date:
• 219,917 lbs / 99.75 metric tons of humanitarian aid shipped • $1,704,484.78 in humanitarian aid delivered • 232 pallets of aid shipped • 12,545 GEM Family Necessity Kits deployed • 4 humanitarian cargo flights delivered • 41,494 people served with food & hydration • 1,374 people served with critical non-food items

GEM continues its partnership with First Lady Ana Lucía Pineda’s Colombia Un Solo Corazón initiative and Solidaridad por Colombia, while expanding our logistics network in Medellín, Pereira, and Cali and building dedicated Colombian ground teams to serve affected communities throughout the country.

From humanitarian cargo flights arriving in Colombia to trucks moving aid, and teams delivering directly into communities, this response continues to grow every day. The mission work continues. @fundacionsolidaridadxcol

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GEM in partnershiip with @colombiaembassyus and US @statedept continues to rapidly expand its humanitarian response across Colombia, reaching communities heavily impacted by the recent earthquake.

In Valle del Cauca, teams have expanded operations to Buenaventura on Colombia’s Pacific Coast and La Unión in the north. In parallel, another GEM crew has deployed to Quibdó, Chocó, to receive humanitarian aid transported from our logistics hub in Cali.

GEM has been on the ground since Day 1. In just the first week:

• 171,836 lbs / 77.94 metric tons of humanitarian aid shipped
• $1.36 million in humanitarian aid delivered
• 188 pallets shipped
• 12,185 GEM Family Necessity Kits deployed
• 2 humanitarian cargo flights delivered

In partnership with First Lady Ana Lucía Pineda’s initiative Colombia un solo Corazón, and together with Solidaridad por Colombia, GEM is establishing regional logistics hubs in Medellín, Pereira, and Cali while building dedicated Colombian teams to serve affected communities nationwide.

GEM continues coordinating closely with local and national authorities while maintaining full control of warehousing, inventory, logistics, and direct distribution ensuring aid moves quickly, efficiently, transparently, and directly into the hands of survivors.

Collecting aid is only the beginning. Getting it where it needs to go, and into the hands of those who need it most, is what defines an effective humanitarian response.

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Aug 16

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GEM’s second humanitarian cargo flight has arrived in #Colombia, marking another major step forward in our nationwide relief operation supporting families and communities impacted by the recent earthquake.

In partnership with First Lady Ana Lucía Pineda and her initiative, Colombia Un Solo Corazón, GEM is working to ensure critical humanitarian aid reaches the communities that need it most.

A heartfelt thank you to @dhlus for helping make this latest humanitarian flight possible. Together with Solidaridad por Colombia, GEM is establishing three regional logistics hubs in Medellín, Pereira, and Cali, while building dedicated Colombian teams to serve some of the hardest-hit areas.

We continue to coordinate closely with all levels of government while maintaining the operational model that defines GEM’s response: strong partnership with local and national authorities, while GEM retains full control of warehousing, inventory, logistics, and direct distribution. This ensures aid moves quickly, efficiently, transparently, and directly into the hands of those who need it.

These efforts are already supporting almost 40,000 people with food, hydration, essential supplies, and critical non-food assistance.

Collecting aid is only the beginning. Getting it there quickly, responsibly, transparently, and directly into the hands of survivors, is what defines an effective humanitarian response.

To learn more about GEM’s response and how you can help, donate, or get involved, visit GEM.org.

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Aug 15

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Proud to announce the arrival of our first humanitarian cargo flight into #Colombia, marking the start of GEM’s nationwide relief operation for families impacted by the recent earthquake.

Heartfelt thanks to Avianca Cargo for making this mission possible, and to the First Lady, Ana Lucía Pineda and her initiative and campaign, Colombia Un Solo Corazón for their partnership and leadership.

GEM in partnership with Solidaridad por Colombia is establishing three regional logistics hubs in Medellín, Pereira, and Cali, building dedicated Colombian teams across the hardest-hit areas. We are coordinating closely with all levels of government while maintaining our model. Partnership with authorities, but Full GEM control of warehousing, inventory, and direct distribution, so aid reaches people efficiently and transparently.

To date, we’ve shipped 188 pallets, 171,836 pounds or 77.94 metric tons with an estimated value of 1.36 million dollars. That includes 9685 GEM Family Necessity Kits, 2,500 locally procured food kits, 24 generators, 219 shelter items, 44 toolkits, 12,960 candles plus water and medical supplies. already supporting 34,344
people with food and hydration plus critical non-food relief.

Collecting aid is the easy part. Delivering it quickly, responsibly, directly into the hands of survivors is what defines effective response.

For almost 2 decades, GEM has built its reputation on speed, transparency and disciplined logistics. This is just the beginning.

We are here for the long haul with the people of Colombia. To learn more visit GEM.org

Special thanks to our partners:
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Aug 13

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Yesterday marked our first major distribution in Pereira, Colombia. These initial distributions are with locally sourced aid.

Our @globalempowermentmission headquarters in Doral, Fl commences daily scheduled cargo flights along with high-capacity maritime sea containers. Due to the immense support of the Colombian🇨🇴 diaspora in the US along with hundreds of US companies, we anticipate transporting over 1000 pallets of aid by fall 2026.

In today’s deployment, we distributed our specialized family necessity kits to hundreds of earthquake survivors who have lost everything are are currently camped out in parks

Additionally, vital pallets of tents and mattresses are being shipped immediately.

This is just the beginning of our $15 million commitment of aid to Colombia for 2026 alone. This effort is in partnership with the Colombian Government, Solidaridad por Colombia, Colombia un Solo Corazon & Motorrad Angels. Also, please join us this weekend in support of charity concert #UnidosPorLosNuestros on August 16th at the Kaseya Center with our friend @marcanthony and many other amazing artists, to support to those affected in Colombia and Venezuela.

Special thanks to our incredible partners and seed donors on this response.

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Aug 12

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Every humanitarian mission is powered by people who show up and that includes the incredible kitchens working behind the scenes.

Over the past weeks, local restaurants have generously kept our volunteers fed, allowing our teams to stay focused on what matters most: delivering life-saving aid to families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela & Colombia.

Generosity multiplies. Every meal you send our way, helps keep us moving, so we could keep moving for Venezuela & Colombia.

THIS is what COMMUNITY response looks like. We could not have done it without you.

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Please share this post and help make a difference for this affected by the Earthquake in Colombia. For additional information, visit: GEM.org

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Aug 11

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GEM Team Member, Spencer Taylor, @spencervybes reporting live from Pereira, Colombia, on @cnn as our teams continue assessing the impact of the devastating earthquake.

#GEM is now mobilizing for large-scale humanitarian aid distributions across earthquake-affected communities throughout #Colombia, delivering critical supplies and support directly to families in need. To learn more visit www.GEM.org ...

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Aug 10

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🇨🇴 COLOMBIA EARTHQUAKE | GEM RESPONSE

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure across the region, with injuries reported as authorities continue to assess the full extent of the impact.

Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) has already deployed ground teams en route to affected communities to assess immediate needs, coordinate with local partners and authorities, and determine where critical humanitarian assistance is needed most.

The earthquake was centered near San José del Palmar in Colombia’s Chocó region, approximately 250 miles west of Bogotá. A 5.0 magnitude aftershock followed less than an hour later.

The force of the earthquake was felt across a wide area, prompting evacuations as far away as Bogotá. Strong shaking was also reported along Colombia’s Caribbean coast in Barranquilla and across the border in neighboring Ecuador.

As aftershocks continue and the full scale of the damage becomes clearer, GEM teams are mobilizing to support impacted individuals and families.

We will continue to provide updates from the ground as our teams reach affected communities and assessments are completed. www.GEM.org ...

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Meet the Team | Alina Kurska Capponi | International Affairs Director & Ukraine Programs Director

International cooperation has shaped Alina’s journey, from diplomacy and international relations to humanitarian action. At GEM, she serves as International Affairs Director and Ukraine Programs Director, leading international engagement and strategic partnerships. Alina manages the portfolio of programs through GEM’s partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation across Ukraine.

Alina graduated magna cum laude from the Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a master’s degree in International Relations, Social Communication, and Regional Studies.

She began her humanitarian journey as a student while volunteering with Amnesty International. After graduation, she joined Yalta European Strategy (YES) as International Projects Coordinator, contributing to high-level international events on security and Ukraine’s future.

From 2021–2023, Alina was selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to serve as Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the @unitednations . In 2022, she addressed the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, calling for youth cooperation for peace.

At the onset of the war in Ukraine, Alina began leading the Relocation Project for former First Lady of Poland, Jolanta Kwaśniewska. In partnership with GEM, the project relocated more than 38,000 Ukrainians to over 40 countries. After the project concluded, Alina joined the GEM team.

In 2023, she completed the U.S. @statedept International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), on Regional Responses to Refugees and Migration. Today, Alina leads GEM’s cooperation with international governments, foundations, donors, and private sector partners.

She frequently participates in GEM’s humanitarian missions worldwide, including Ukraine, Türkiye, Haiti, Venezuela, Japan, Syria, Israel, Jamaica, Egypt, and other countries.

In 2024, Alina received the Youth Humanitarian Hero Award at AidEx Geneva. Alina believes that the true strength of international cooperation lies in trust and a shared commitment to a common purpose. ...

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