<div><strong>Support Our People. Protect Our Community. Rebuild Our Future.</strong>
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<div><strong>Delivering immediate, on-the-ground support to communities in crisis.</strong>
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<div>Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica. Families have been displaced. Livelihoods have been destroyed. Communities are in crisis.
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<div><strong>We’re acting immediately </strong>to provide relief and prepare for the long road to recovery, and we need your help.
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<div><strong>Your donation is a lifeline today and in the days to come.</strong>
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<div><strong>Accountability &amp; Transparency: Led with Integrity</strong>
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<div>JACANA is a Jamaican wellness company with deep roots in St. Ann.
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<div><strong>We have set up the JACANA Foundation, a not for profit organization — and we’re stepping up in this crisis to help our community survive and recover.</strong>
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<div><strong> With local operations, specialised team members, and tractors/vehicles and equipment already in place,</strong> we’re uniquely positioned to respond faster than anyone else. Our team lives and works in these communities, giving us the access, trust, and capability to deliver <strong>immediate, on-the-ground support</strong> where it’s needed most.
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<div><strong>This relief fund for Hurricane Melissa will ensure that 100% of donations go directly to relief and rebuilding efforts across our communities.</strong>
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<li>Clear line-item reporting with full transparency
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<li>Regular updates, photos, and stories from our team on the ground
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<li>Any surplus funds will go to long-term community initiatives in education, children’s support, and healthcare
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<div><strong>Who Are JACANA?</strong>
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<div>Founded in 2017, JACANA is a proud Jamaican company. Our mission is grounded in plant-powered healing and the strength of our people and land.
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<div><strong>This is more than relief. This is renewal.</strong>
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<div>Let’s stand together to protect what we’ve built, care for those affected, and rebuild Jamaica’s future, stronger and more united than ever.
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<div><strong>Donate today to the JACANA Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund.</strong>
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<div>Every dollar helps. Every act of generosity matters.
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<div>If you have questions or want to support in other ways, please reach out, and we’ll respond as quickly as possible.
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<div><strong>Additional Details</strong>
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<div>I'm Alexandra Chong, CEO at Jacana. I’m organising this fundraiser on behalf of families and small businesses in St Ann and surrounding communities affected by Hurricane Melissa, with our 80+ JACANA team supporting them on the ground. With our operations in the heart of St Ann, we have an advantage to quickly mobilise our team and resources (vehicles, tractors, equipment) to get critical support out to affected members of St Ann and neighboring communities.
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<div><strong><em>Who receives the funds</em></strong>
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<div>Donations will be paid out to JACANA USA Wellness Inc. (a US-registered corporation). These funds will then be transferred to our Jamaican Not for Profit, The JACANA Foundation, which is coordinating the local relief effort.
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<div><strong><em>How funds will be used </em></strong>
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<div>Phase 1 - Emergency Relief (Days 0–30): clean water, ready-to-eat meals, shelter kits (tarps, blankets, solar lamps, hygiene), urgent medical support and evacuations, and clearing roads/debris to reopen access for aid.
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<div>Phase 2 — Recovery &amp; Rebuild: rebuilding homes and livelihoods; restarting small businesses; reconstructing critical infrastructure (irrigation, backup power, cold storage, access roads) to protect jobs and local supply chains; restoring community essentials (schools, roads, water, power).
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<div><strong><em>If we manage funds for beneficiaries</em></strong>
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<div>With consent from beneficiaries, Jacana will manage funds on their behalf by:
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<li>Direct procurement &amp; distribution of supplies to households and farm workers;
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<li>Utilising our labor force to support in the on-going relief efforts
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<li>Vendor payments for verified repairs and essential services;
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<li>Targeted cash assistance (where appropriate) to the most impacted families/small businesses, with receipt collection and verification.
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<div><strong><em>Transparency: </em></strong>
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<div>We will publish regular updates and a clear line-item report showing how funds were allocated by category and location on our JACANA channels.
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Hurricane Melissa Emergency Relief Fund - JACANA Jamaica

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