#DontForgetPuertoRico

#DontForgetPuertoRico

Easy ways to help Puerto Rico's hurricane recovery

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#DontForgetPuertoRico is a social project dedicated to helping Puerto Rico's hurricane recovery efforts. We enable participation in the following 3 ways: - 3 Ways You Can Help Put a Roof Over Someone's Head - Hire a Puerto Rican Freelancer - Shop for Puerto Rican Products.
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Charity & Giving
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Michael Thomas
Hey PH, Earlier this year I went to Puerto Rico to work on a short documentary about Hurricane Maria. There I met some amazing people working on long term recovery projects. I also realized how underfunded and important these projects are. Today is the 6 month anniversary of Hurricane Maria and in collaboration with a bunch of non-profits and community leaders in Puerto Rico I'm launching #DontForgetPuertoRico The goal is to raise awareness for the fact that 10% of Puerto Rico's population has fallen into poverty since Maria struck, 11% of the island still doesn't have power, and 40% of small businesses closed. But I also wanted to make it easy for people to help. For the launch we have 3 ways to help: 1. Hire a Puerto Rican freelancer 2. Buy Puerto Rican products online 3. Donate to a long term recovery project We've also got a "Submit a Project" feature and the plan is to feature a new project every week. I also want to create a way for freelancers and business owners to create profiles too. Excited to get everyone's feedback!
Trevor Sookraj
Great way to raise awareness and leverage the power of tech! Look forward to seeing where this goes.
Michael Thomas
@trevorsookraj thanks Trevor!
Conrad Egusa
great job Michael!
Michael Thomas
@conradegusa thanks Conrad! Appreciate all your support on this project :)