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Emergency / Disaster Relief
Hurricanes and flooding are a constant threat to our beneficiaries. After Hurricane
Mitch in 1998, Peace and Hope Trust was the first organization to visit many of the
villages on the Matagalpa River. While the direct hurricane damage was northwest, severe
flooding and mudslides razed many villages to the east. In communities like Esperanza
and Guadaloupe, a forty foot wall / wave of mud decimated their village, destroying
buildings and devastating crops. Peace and Hope Trust had the capacity to travel up
river to these isolated areas and provide desperately needed food, medicine,
transportation and other such necessities as lanterns and mosquito nets.
In October of 2005, the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua received damage from yet another
hurricane, Hurricane Beta. Peace and Hope Trust responded with an emergency delivery
of relief supplies within two days of the storm.
That spirit lives on today as we continue to reach these remote locations. Peace and Hope
Trust owns and operates a fast 15 passenger boat, as well as a slower 20 passenger boat.
With these boats we have the capacity to deliver disaster relief supplies and provide
emergency transport to and from over 25 villages.
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