Hurricane Otis Relief Fund

Thank you—we cannot express enough gratitude for your generous support of GlobalGiving’s Hurricane Otis Relief Fund. Your donation has fueled critical emergency response and recovery work across Guerrero state, led by vetted GlobalGiving nonprofit partners that were the most affected by the devastating storm. 

Here is what one team member at Fondo Semillas shared about their gratitude for your support: 

“The emergency continues, and we will continue to raise funds for this cause, as the reconstruction will take time and we want to support more groups, if possible, for a long time. We thank you for your trust and support throughout this campaign. Without you, we could not have made it this far!”

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported:

• Fundacion de Beneficencia Privada Banco de Alimentos Caritas Puebla has partnered with the Archdiocese of Puebla and local food banks in response to Hurricane Otis. They distributed essential supplies, including non-perishable food items and hygiene kits, to affected communities. With support from the fund, they successfully delivered thousands of food parcels, ensuring food security for the severely affected communities in the coming months.
  

• Cooperacion Comunitaria AC is providing broad recovery and resiliency support to rural and underserved communities in Cacahuatepec, which were heavily affected by Hurricane Otis. Their efforts focus on economic revitalization and reconstruction, such as by providing essential resources like criollo and agroecological corn for community sustenance. To enhance resilience and protect structures from future disasters, they focus on implementing a reinforced adobe system in reconstruction that was developed following previous hurricanes.

• International Community Foundation supports local organizations in Mexico through grants from the ICF Disaster Relief Fund. One of the organizations that benefit from the fund is Fundacion Origen in Acapulco. Fundacion Origen assists 2,000 people with medical and humanitarian aid. This aid is critical due to the overwhelmed health sector in Acapulco, where operational hospitals are scarce for a population of over 1 million, leading to rising health issues and increased risk of diseases like dengue fever.

Your support of this fund is driving community-led disaster relief and recovery. Thank you again for your generosity. As GlobalGiving moves forward with additional support from this fund to advance long-term recovery needs, please expect more email updates like this one in your inbox in the months to come.

With gratitude, 

Victoria + GlobalGiving Team 

Nonprofit Partners Supported by the Fund Include:

• Cooperacion Comunitaria AC
• Fundacion de Beneficencia Privada Banco de Alimentos Caritas Puebla
• TECHO (Un Techo Para Mi Pais) - Mexico
• Fondo Semillas
• International Community Foundation