About This Event
WHERE: Puerto Rico
WHEN: August 4-14, 2022
WHO: Volunteers like yourself from around the world.
Reach New Limits
Volunteers will be participating in IR development projects in three main areas: Education and Food, and Water. This includes school renovation; packing and distributing school kits; packing and distributing food boxes and serving hot meals.
Volunteers will also:
Visit local Islamic Relief projects in the area, and interact with beneficiaries to hear their stories.
Take part in organized sightseeing activities including visiting the Masjids across the island as well as the Islamic architectural and historical sites of Old San Juan.
Participate in a myriad of adventurous and sports activities such as Natural Water slides, horse back riding, cliff jumping , night Kayaking, Hiking, etc.
Support People in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and part of the United States, located in North America. It has struggled with poverty long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 43% of Puerto Rico’s population live in poverty, the majority of them children. The island has also endured multiple disasters, the most recent being the destructive Hurricane Maria and COVID-19. These hardships have weakened Puerto Rico’s economy, infrastructure, and health systems and have left vulnerable groups even more susceptible to poverty. The country’s vulnerability to severe hurricanes has perpetuated poverty in Puerto Rico.
Our colleagues from Islamic Relief USA have been working in Puerto Rico, rebuilding homes, supporting a clinic by building a water infrastructure to provide clean water, distributing food and clean water, and also handing out school kits to children before the school year.