Latin America Branch

Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
This branch supports Central and South American countries.

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@globalempowermentmission founder & president @michaelcapponi at ground zero with local military & police. #guatemala #gemmissions

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@globalempowermentmission partner @bethennyfrankel distributing #bstrong cash cards to survivors. #volcandefuego #guatemala

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Ground zero, Volcan de Fuego (June 7, 2018). @globalempowermentmission teams working alongside Conred and partners. #guatemala #gemmissions

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On June 6, 2018, Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego fully erupted. Our @globalempowermentmission teams and founder @michaelcapponi were on the ground on day one coordinating with Conred, Guatemala’s emergency agency. #guatemala #gemmissions #volcandefuego

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GEM Latin America Missions

Hurricanes

2022

Hurricane Lisa

Caribbean

Hurricane Lisa intensified into the Caribbean waters, and made landfall in Belize in northern Guatemala. GEM responded immediately by deploying a team & sending containers.

Hurricanes

2020

Hurricane Eta & Iota

Central America

On October 31, 2020, the category 4 hurricane ETA hit Central America devastating the region – reporting 57 dead & hundreds missing. On November 16, another Cat 5 hurricane, Iota ravaged the region.

Fires

2019

Amazon Wildfires

Brazil

In 2019, the Amazon wildfires season saw a surge in fires with more than 906,000 affected hectares occurring in the Amazon rainforest and Amazon biome within Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru.

Migration

2019

Venezuela Refugee Crisis

Venezuela

In 2019, the Venezuelan migration and refugee crisis, the largest refugee crisis in the Americas, is the emigration of 4.6million Venezuelans who fled the country because of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Volcanoes

2018

Guatemala Volcano

Guatemala

On June 3, 2018, Volcán de Fuego eruption was a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows. The eruption included lahars and volcanic ash clouds with no evacuation time causing 200 deaths.