FOOD RELIEF PROJECT “GOD’S PROVISION”

In our 2020 Annual Report, we reported that HGW received a grant for “God’s Provision CoVid Food Relief” in October 2020. We are happy to announce that we provided 474 families or 2,256 villagers, across 22 rural communities with food provisions. 196 of these were pregnant or breastfeeding women. As we conclude our Covid relief program we would like to once again, thank everyone who contributed towards these efforts, including donors like you and especially the AMB Foundation.Originally, the objective was to provide 250 needy families (approximately 1250 people ) with enough food staples to last 2 weeks, once a month, for two months. However, both the pandemic and the hurricanes made this timeline untenable. Instead, over a longer period of time, more families were served with a 2-week supply of basic staples. In fact, Reverend Chacon and his team provided staples to a total of 474 families or 2,256 people, across 22 rural communities. 196 of these were pregnant or breastfeeding women.As noted in the original grant request, once the AMB grant was awarded, an online kickoff meeting with Rev. Chacon took place with our Operations Manager to review and discuss the food procurement and distribution, and the documentation process. After each wire transaction, Reverend Chacon purchased bulk food staples at a discount supplier, then, with the help of volunteers, organized and packaged them for delivery. During the weekend Reverend Chacon would drive his pick-up truck up into the mountains to distribute the food, ensuring that each community received the same number of staples. Each family received approximately $21 worth of food, which included items such as rice, cornmeal, powdered milk, and the like. That $21 actually provided quite a large quantity for each family.While the process proved to be nothing short of challenging, especially given the early curfews and travel restrictions, Reverend Chacon was able to obtain the proper permits to conduct these essential services. This process was repeated and took place between October 2020 and May of 2021. Given the dangerous conditions of roads after Hurricanes Eta and Iota, operations were forced to be suspended for two months and reinitiated at the end of December 2020.Read the full report HERE.