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[Hurricane Mitch] [Costa Rica and Panama Flood] [Hurricane Katrina] [Guatemala Flood 2005]
In October of 2005, flooding again struck Central America, this time the rains
fell to the north and caused flash flooding in
Guatemala. The sudden flooding caught many off-guard and resulted in damage to
homes, infrastructure, and loss of personal
belongings.
Event:
Guatemala Flood
Date:
October, 2005
Country Affected:
Guatemala
Chiquita Community Affected:
COBIGUA Division, Port Quetzal
Operations
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WE
CARE IN ACTION
We
Care granted an immediate $10,000 grant in order to provide food and health
supplies to the communities in need as other aid organizations had difficulty
reaching the area to distribute aid.
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In addition to the
immediate community aid provided, a census following the flood verified that
some employees sustained losses of personal property. Those employees were
given replacement items to ensure that they and their families had a dry, safe
place to sleep and the means to prepare food for themselves.
Number of Employees:
11
Number of Family Members:
32
What
(item listing):
Mattresses, Gas
Stoves, Sheets, Utensils, Kitchen Sets
Who was it distributed to:
Employees and their
families
Total Expenditure:
$4,128.24
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Item |
Qty |
Cost |
Extended |
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Guatemala |
Double mattresses |
8 |
$150.00 |
$1,199 |
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Single mattresses |
13 |
$99.87 |
$1,298 |
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Gas Stoves |
5 |
$126.87 |
$634 |
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Double Bed sheets |
8 |
$25.00 |
$200 |
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Single Bed sheets |
13 |
$12.50 |
$162 |
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Utensil sets |
6 |
$25.00 |
$150 |
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Kitchen Sets |
4 |
$121.00 |
$484 |
IMPACT
Immediate
assistance allowed for workers to feed their family in wake of the disaster, the
additional aid helped those workers that suffered the worst damages regain a bit
of normalcy in their households.
Thank you for caring and
making this work possible...
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