Uniting Wellness Communities in Response to Hurricane Beryl

Greetings-

May this message find you well.

On July 3, 2024 Hurricane Beryl devastated our parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica affecting over 150,000 residents. While we give thanks for life, the distruction around us is disasterous.

The Situation:

All across St. Elizabeth, families have lost their roof, electricity remains off and drinking water is scarce. We expect it will take months to restore services. As for food; entire fruit-bearing trees, crucial for family sustenance have been uprooted. While we remain hopeful that the worst is behind us, we continue to face rain and sever weather as we brace ourselves for four more months of hurricane season.

Who We Are: Wise Wellness Centre Jamaica , founded by Empress Thandi Wise, is a woman-owned business of licensed herbalists and holistic practitioners dedicated to ancestral wisdom and plant-based medicine.

Our Focus: To lend support to the subsistence farmers, fishermen, and their families who live on the outskirts of Treasure Beach.

All of our efforts will support folks in: Pedro Plains, Beacon, Newcombe Valley, Southfield, Round Hill, and Top Hill where the communities remain vulnerable to the elements.

The folks in these areas are the lifeline of Treasure Beach. They are the service providers who keep our community tourism businesses operational. Our concern is that they may be last to receive services and may even get overlooked. Immediate action is vital; bureaucratic delays aren't an option.

How You Can Help: Your donation will allow us to provide food, drinking water and essential material to rebuild livelihoods.

Through our lovely studio, we have opened our doors to the community for free yoga classes and our chef at Vegan Cafe iTalMama continues to cook and donate hearty meals to those in need. Together we can do even more.

Join Us: Treasure Beach isn't an isolated place on the map; it's an expansive community of resilient souls whose spirit now calls upon us for support. Let us embody the principles of empathy and service that define our practices.

Together, we can bring light and hope to Treasure Beach and the surrounding areas, ensuring that absolutely no one is left behind in their time of need.

In full Gratitude and Resilience,

Empress Thandi