Today marks 6 months since Israel suffered its vicious attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
We are one of two orgs supporting civilians affected by both sides of this conflict.
Here’s our GEM - SmartAID Response
SUPPORTING EVACUEES ACROSS
ISRAEL IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS
- 80,300 Evacuees supported.
- 525,000 Hot meals provided.
- 6 Safe Spaces established in Merhavim Municipality serving hundreds of children.
- 3 Safe Spaces already renovated, serving farmers in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Kibbutz Be’eri and Kibbutz Cfar Aza with a plan to help 5 more Kibbutzim who were directly affected.
- 6 Cargo planes with 250 TONS of Food & Non Food essentials were distributed in 6 affected cities and 49 Kibbutzim.
- 245 volunteers provided 15,680 volunteer hours.
- 3 logistical warehouses operated at full capacity for months in a partnership the Kibbutz Movement and the National Municipality System.
- Trauma Center offering counselling to hundreds of traumatised civilians from 15 Kibbutzim who were directly impacted.
- 111 pallets valued at $1,681,810.42 sent from GEM HQ.
- Processed $1,986,462.70 for short-term incidental cash for Israelis living in shelters through our Israeli Evacuee fund.
-GEM also hosted Israeli-American families entering the United States through the US Government’s evacuation planes in Tampa.
GEM & SmartAID have provided support to people from all walks of life who were impacted in Israel. Among them Jews, Christians, Muslims, Ethiopians, Ukrainians and many more.
We at GEM wholeheartedly condemn the horrific attacks that took place & stand against all forms of terrorism. We pray for all hostages to be released immediately.
@globalempowermentmission @smartaidint @stableroadfoundation
Distributions inside Gaza by GEM MENA team today.
Our team never pulled out and continues supporting the people in Gaza.
#gemmissions #gaza #palestinian #gemmena
IMPORTANT READ…..
Our @globalempowermentmissionmena & @globalempowermentmissionua mission leads have extensive experience in these matters. One of our team members in Gaza was a Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps, working as a Logistics and Operations planner. He also worked as an Operations Officer in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. We have been doing similar humanitarian runs on the same road that this happened on.
The labeling of a targeted attack can have a multitude of meanings. Outlined below is a potential explantion on Al technology. This MUST be immediately analyzed so this can NEVER happen again.
Al systems performs target identification, but the process of target neutralization still requires human review and release of the payload. We believe the lAF drone teams had preemptive approval to neutralize possible threats, rather than having to request target review and final approval post identification.
That belief leaves an opening for two things to be correct at the same time: While the convoy was indeed intentionally targeted, the lAF may not have known it contained WCK workers, because the process did not include a standard target review after being identified, to include looking at deconfliction data for that area.
This possiblity allows civilian entities to be right in saying the attack was intentional, while also allowing AF to say that they didn’t intend to kill aid workers.
The failure is, IMO, that the target was not seriously considered after target identification, regardless of the identification method being Al or human. Israeli military units, like the drone teams, should revisit their rules of engagement and change operations from preemptive authorizations, to adopting a ‘responsive’ system for target neutralization that requires review of deconfliction data.
We chose to write this because we feel it’s important that aid groups are not discouraged from supporting Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Palestinians need us more than ever now and we cannot turn our backs on them.
We are all they have at this point. Without food, water and medical support, over 2 M people’s chances of survival would be extremely low. @bbcnews
@chrisccuomo interview with #GEM Founder and President @michaelcapponi regarding the current assessment on the aid situation, on the ground inside. @newsnationnow #gemmissions #chriscuomo
The GEM Hawaii branch works closely with the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services to support their Rental Assistance Program (RAP). This program provides housing support for survivors who are not eligible for FEMA assistance.
DHS’s Rental Assistance Program (RAP), works to financially secure housing for up to 12 months for eligible households.
To date, our portion of the rental assistance program has housed 121 households or 334 individuals for one year.
If you have a house you’d like to enter into the program, please apply at www.helpingmaui.org and select to apply for GEM. @globalempowermentmission @govhawaii @countyofmaui #maui #hawaii #gemmissions
@nbcsandiego story on what the @globalempowermentmission USA West branch is doing for 2024 flood survivors in this region. @good360usa #bstrong #voad #sandiego #california
Morning meetings with our incredibly brave front line mission leads @globalempowermentmissionua. This is where intel is shared and strategy is implemented by GEM UA ops director Andriy Negrych. Every Monday this team splits up and heads out east to the 6 main oblasts (states) under constant bombardment. These warriors risk their lives everyday to ensure that civilians caught inside this war have basic human living essentials.
We are currently servicing over 375 towns per month.
225,000 GEM HGBF family necessities kits are packed by IDP’s in Kyiv. 15 to 25 full semi trucks of aid leave here daily. The food in our boxes is homegrown in Ukraine. This program supports 6 farms and a consortium of food factories.
This is what a modernized and efficient, fine tuned humanitarian model looks like.
In 2023, we reduced imports by 90% therefore empowering the people and countries we support. This model has been scaled and implemented now across multiple continents.
#ukraine #empowerment #disruption
GEM Bstrong teams are on the ground in the Texas Panhandle distributing Bstrong cash cards to those affected by the fires. The Smokehouse Creek Fire alone has burned over 1 Million acres in Texas and Oklahoma as of yesterday - becoming the second largest fire in US history.
There are still disaster declarations in place for 60 counties and a temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility. GEM Bstrong will also be providing pallets of disaster relief throughout the affected regions to assist those impacted by fires. Stay tuned for updates and please visit the link in our bio section above to learn how you can help support this mission. #GEM #Bstrong #texas #panhandle #wildfire #smokehousecreekfire #disasterrelief @bethennyfrankel
GEM Bstrong is responding to the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire in the Texas Panhandle. This is the second-largest fire in Texas state history. There are multiple fires that have cumulatively burned through over 500,000 acres of land, prompting evacuation orders in several counties. The full extent of the destruction is still being assessed, but due to homes lost and significant infrastructural damage, people are dealing with power outages and water shortages. A disaster declaration is in place for 60 counties and a temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility has taken place. GEM Bstrong is providing pallets of disaster relief throughout the affected regions to assist those impacted by fires. To learn more about this mission, please visit the link in our bio above.
#GEM #bstrong #Texas #SmokehouseCreekWildfire @bethennyfrankel #wildfire @kayebentley
Snippets from our GEM Europe branch in Warsaw, Poland. In 2023 this branch and chapter distributed a combined $16,543,724 of humanitarian aid to the region.
One arm is solely focused on supporting Ukrainians year round through our partnership with HGBF. The other arm supported disasters in Türkiye, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Iceland.
Dollar versus Impact is what we pride ourselves upon. Our @globalempowermenteurope team consists of only eight Polish employees. This branch’s corporate overhead in 2023 was 3% which is identical to our US operation’s overhead.
#poland #ukraine #Greece #iceland #Slovenia
#Italy
GEM representatives at the Ukrainian week 🇺🇦 in Washington DC. David Brooks, GEM’s Strategic Partnerships advisor, moderated a humanitarian panel during the event.
Audience guests included US and UA government officials, NGO and social leaders, MPs and UA veterans.
#ukraine #washingtondc #gemmissions #hgbf
This is a very important case study for our donors. These are the results of the UN’s 2023 Cluster reporting system for Ukraine for Food Security, Wash, Livelihoods, Job Creation and Light to Medium Repairs. It will shed light on our dollar versus impact achievements. Our @globalempowermentmissionua HGBF programs clearly reach more people in need than many multi billion dollar agencies. This is mainly due to our nimbleness and our smart partnership model. #smartpartnerships #ukraine
Here’s a glimpse into our continuous work in Israel with our partners @smartaidint.
Since the October 7, th attacks, our teams have been supporting Israelis, Bedouin’s and Ethiopians with much needed supplies.
GEM is one of very few organizations that are serving Israeli civilians as well as Palestinian civilians. Our aim is alleviate human suffering in all the world’s diversified people.
Please visit our bio-link to see what we’re doing for both important causes.
@bbcnews story on @globalempowermentmissionmena’s Nura Bashir. This is her story and what we’re doing for Palestinian civilians in tent cities.
GEM USA West teams have been on the ground in San Diego County responding to the storms and flash flooding events. This includes Mountain View Shell town and South Crest areas.
Our GEM USA West branch is distributing family necessities kits, cleaning supplies, hazmat muk boots and other supplies to individuals and families affected.
To learn more about GEM’s work on the ground in the San Diego region, please visit our main website in our bio-link tree. #sandiego #flood #california #disaster #relief #flashflooding #atmosphericriver
14 years ago today, Haiti was ravaged by a massive earthquake that devastated much of the country. The mission to provide aid and disaster relief became the beginning of what GEM has become today. We are so proud of all the students that have been a part of GEM’s programs in Haiti. On this day of remembrance, we wanted to share a letter from our Haiti students:
“Words won’t be enough to express how blessed we feel to have you. We, young Haitian people, having GEM in our lives, show us what we could become, and are still fighting today to make our dreams come true with your and God’s help. You never feel exhausted with us. You still share love, hard work, teaching us to become independent, have good health by teaching us to share with others in need, to be creative, to become the perfect version of ourselves. The person I am today is different from that person I was 14 years ago. All is because of you. We don’t know how the future will be, but we will make sure to make you proud. We will be the captains of our own destiny. It’s been 14 years today since you’ve been restoring hope and creating opportunities for us. GEM Haiti’s 🇭🇹 impact is directly beneficial to thousands of people here in Haiti since you began your missions here. Many students have graduated from high schools, professional/technical schools, and many are still in school so that their lives can be shaped for a better future. We thank GEM for who we are today because of your great work. Thank you so much, GEM. God bless you, and all who have contributed over the last 14 years to the person we are now, and will be in the future. Love you.” #gemhaiti #empowerment #education #humanitarian #haiti #humanity #futureleaders
Our GEM Bstrong team has mobilized and dispatched a truck of aid to the Florida Panhandle to assist those affected by the tornadoes. GEM ground teams will follow the storms’ trajectory and assist those counties that are heavily affected. #Florida #tornadoes #disasterrelief #GEM #Bstrong #gemmissions @bethennyfrankel @flewthecoop_ Stay tuned to our website, link above in our bio for updates. @kayebentley
Our GEM Asia team is mobilizing and will be headed to Japan next week to assess and perform recon of the damage caused by the major earthquake there. #globalempowermentasia #japan #japanearthquake #earthquake #globaldisaster #humanitarian #disasterrelief #gem #gemmissions #asia
One of the key battles occurred on this very famous street in Bucha, Ukraine. The third slide shows you how it looked in April 2022.
In May 2022, GEM visited Bucha to see what we could do. We wanted to find a way to bring HOPE back to this city in a Big, Powerful and Impactful manner. We immediately created a partnership with @bucha.rada and by late May we broke ground on our first apartment building repair project. @globalempowermentmission has 2 main arms. One is Disaster Response and the other is Recovery.
These videos and slides will give you a tiny glimpse into Bucha’s 2.5 stretch of Vokzalna Street today. We did this all with Private Grant Funds and not any of your donations. The complete restoration of this street was funded by HGBF, GEM and Bucha City Council in a modernized public/private partnership that we created. This now serves as a model of HOPE for all Ukrainians.
Soon, most of these areas will all be rebuilt. We have done this in many countries and we’re also doing similar projects in #Lahaina #Maui by GEM Maui. To date, in Bucha alone, we have been able to support over 17,000 people with some form of rebuild or light repairs like window replacements. To learn more about this mission and how you can help, please visit the link in our bio above and donate.
@globalempowermentmissionua #Ukraine #Hope #Recovery Special thanks to @shannonsedg @virginunite @richardbranson @jeanoelwang @kamilkrzysztof @pbunitedway @pxdinstas
Wishing every Human on this planet the happiest of holidays, and may everyone of your hearts and souls be full of joy. Bless you. All of our best, the GEM Global Team #GEM #holidays2023 #peace #joy #happiness #humanityfirst #love #healing
