Hurricane Melissa ripped through the Caribbean almost a month ago, but for nearly half a million children in Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, classrooms remain a distant dream.
Roofs torn off, walls collapsed, desks buried under mud – thousands of schools are either completely shut or running on emergency mode with no electricity, no books, and sometimes no roof.
Where Things Stand Right Now
- Cuba: 21,000 students waiting for emergency learning kits so they can study at home or in safe spaces.
- Haiti: First 3,000 school kits already handed out in Sud and Nippes; more trucks are loading up for the next round.
- Jamaica: 100 temporary learning tents and classrooms set up, giving 10,000 kids a place to continue lessons.
Bigger Than Just Schools
Melissa didn’t only destroy buildings it knocked out power, roads, and water systems across three islands, affecting more than 5 million people in total.
Aid teams and governments are racing against time to get children back to learning before an entire school year slips away.
One classroom at a time, the Caribbean is trying to rise from the rubble.
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