GEM 2019  Mission

Amazon Wildfires

Summary Stats

0
Firefighters Outfitted
0
Containers Shipped

Phase 1:

Disaster Relief

Global Empowerment Mission responded in the first phase, disaster relief, by supplying gear for 700 volunteer firefighters to control the Bolivia Amazon Wildfires. 

GEM Impact

Partnered with Government officials within 3 days of being on grounds to facilitate the following: 

  • Tank vehicles equipped with firefighter resources
  • Water pumping equipment
  • Temporary camp tents 
  • Electric pumps for pumping water wells
  • Drone for inspections 
  • Satellite phones

Partners

  • Oxygen Seven

  • Pledge to Earth

  • Pishevar Foundation

  • Lizzie Easton Montes

  • Indeginous Celebration

Recent Missions

Earthquakes
2023
On November 16th, the GEM Europe team arrived in Iceland to support evacuees, and in anticipation for future volcanic activity. Since late October, Iceland has recorded over 20,000 earthquakes, with as many as 800 in a single day.
Earthquakes
2023
Afghanistan
In response to the Herat earthquake, and the string of smaller quakes since, the GEM MENA team deployed to Afghanistan to provide humanitarian aid to those affected.
2023
Armenia
Over 100,000 refugees have fled from the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, travelling for days in cold temperatures with just the bare minimum they were able to take with them. GEM has deployed to Armenia to distribute humanitarian aid to these individuals, during this crisis.
Floods
2023
Libia
GEM MENA loaded a military ship in Izmir, Turkey with vital supplies for those affected by the recent flooding
Hurricanes
2023
United States
The GEM team is currently on the ground, having responded immediately during the storm. We are prepositioning trucks of aid and will be distributing critical, large-scale supplies to Hurricane Idalia’s most affected zones in the Florida area.