<div><strong>Help Us Repair Homes After Hurricane Melissa</strong>
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<div><strong>Who We Are &amp; Why We’re Doing This</strong>
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<div>We are <strong>Sian and Ian</strong>, and we live in <strong>Nunhead, South-East London</strong>. Over the last few years, we’ve spent time in Jamaica connecting with family, making friends, and getting to know communities across the island. During that time, we formed many meaningful relationships — two especially strong ones with <strong>Montana</strong>, a teacher from Hanover, and <strong>Kimberly</strong>, who is an accountant we met through a growing project, born in St. James, Kimberly had lived in Grand Cayman and the U.S. before moving back to Jamaica last year.
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<div>In October<strong> 2025</strong>, Category 5 <strong>Hurricane Melissa</strong> tore through the Jamaica. Montana, Kimberly, and many of our other friends and family saw their communities devastated. Hearing first-hand accounts of roofs ripped away, walls destroyed, homes flooded, and lives reduced to rubble, we knew we had to do something. Montana and Kim were both desperate to find the best way to help their communities recover — and together we began building a plan.
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<div><strong>What We Want To Do</strong>
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<div>We created Help Rebuild Jamaica, a community-driven project to repair roofs, rebuild homes, and make them safe so families can return home and begin rebuilding their lives.
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<div><strong>Our Connection to Those We’re Helping</strong>
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<div>We are in direct contact with households who were severely affected by the hurricane, mostly in Hanover and St James. These are our neighbours, friends, and extended community. Many of these families have no safety net, no insurance, no paperwork, and no means to rebuild alone. Some have even lost their income sources along with their homes.
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<div>Montana and Kimberly, supported by local volunteer tradespeople, are already out in their communities identifying the most vulnerable families, assessing damage, and verifying needs. <strong>Now we need your help to begin rebuilding.</strong>
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<div><strong>What Your Donation Pays For</strong>
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<div>We are seeking support to pay for materials and labour to carry out urgent home repairs. Every pound raised goes directly into Jamaican communities by funding:
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<div>Roof repairs
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<div>Replacement of damaged timber, zinc, blocks, or structural materials
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<div>Securing walls and foundations
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<div>Installing watertight coverings
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<div>Essential safety repairs
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<div>Paying local tradespeople a fair wage
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<div>Purchasing supplies from Jamaican businesses (supporting the local economy)
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<div>Your donation<strong> rebuilds homes and supports local livelihoods.</strong>
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<div>No funds will be used for UK volunteer travel, administrative expenses, or personal benefit. Every home repaired will be documented with <strong>before-and-after photos</strong> for full transparency.
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<div><strong>Our Mission: Local Skills, Local Leadership, Real Results</strong>
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<div>Help Rebuild Jamaica delivers practical, fast, and transparent home repairs for the most vulnerable — done the Jamaican way:<strong> through community</strong>.
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<div><strong>Local Jamaican Team (On the Ground)</strong>
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<div>Our small but determined volunteer team is already:
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<div>Identifying and visiting affected households
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<div>Assessing damage and verifying eligibility
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<div>Collecting documentation and photos
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<div>Prioritising families by urgency
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<div>Pricing materials and sourcing supplies
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<div>Vetting trusted Jamaican builders and labourers
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<div>They are deeply committed to helping their communities recover with dignity.
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<div><strong>UK Coordination Team (Remote Support)</strong>
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<div>Our UK team (currently just the two of us) handles:
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<div>Fundraising and donor communication
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<div>Budgeting and administration
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<div>Project monitoring and reporting
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<div>Purchasing coordination and oversight
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<div>Ensuring every penny is accounted for
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<div>Together, we operate as one <strong>transparent, community-driven team</strong>.
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<div><strong>Our Goals</strong>
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<div><strong>Immediate Goal (Now–Christmas)</strong>
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<div>Get as many families as possible back into safe, livable homes before Christmas. We believe we can get <strong>20 families home for Christmas</strong> maybe more — <em>but only if donations come in quickly</em>.
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<div><strong>Ongoing Goal (2025 and beyond)</strong>
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<div>Continue repairing homes for <strong>as long as donations allow</strong>.
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<div>This is not a one-off project — it is a sustained, long-term rebuild.
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<div><strong>Who We Prioritise</strong>
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<div>We focus on households that meet one or more of the following:
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<div>Elderly, disabled, or medically vulnerable
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<div>Single parents or families with young children
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<div>Homes with severe roof or structural damage
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<div>People who cannot access government or NGO support
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<div>Families recommended by trusted local leaders
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<div>Every home supported will feature <strong>before/after photos</strong>, repair details, and public updates.
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<div><strong>Want to Get Involved?</strong>
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<div>We welcome volunteers who can help with:
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<div>Project coordination
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<div>Fundraising or sponsorship outreach
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<div>Admin, tracking, or record-keeping
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<div>Social media support
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<div>Logistics or communication
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<div>If you feel a pull to help — from anywhere in the world — we’d love to hear from you.
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<div><strong>Be Part of the Rebuild</strong>
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<div>This project exists because communities asked for help — and because we believe every Jamaican family deserves a safe place to sleep, raise their children, and rebuild their lives.
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<div>Your support will:
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<div>Restore roofs
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<div>Rebuild homes
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<div>Strengthen communities
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<div>Bring hope back to families who have lost so much
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<div><strong>Please donate, share, and stand with us.</strong>
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<div><strong>Help Rebuild Jamaica.</strong>
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Urgent Support needed: Help Repair Jamaica.

Urgent Support needed: Help Repair Jamaica.

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