{"id":4009,"date":"2021-01-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:30:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:30:59","slug":"women-encourage-volunteering-for-the-south-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/index.php\/2021\/01\/05\/women-encourage-volunteering-for-the-south-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Women encourage volunteering for the South (Puerto Rico)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They became a communication vehicle for non-profit organizations.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1. Network of Volunteers’ Team<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

2020<\/strong> began with the south of Puerto Rico shaking, causing the collapse of schools, homes, and families that lost everything.\u00a0Then the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, but the needs were still there.\u00a0Given this, five women came together to create the “Network of Volunteers” so that help continued to arrive. Mariangie Riestra, Jocelyne Acevedo, Aliz S\u00e1nchez, Marimar Acosta, and Paula Mu\u00f1oz are the women behind the idea of \u200b\u200buniting through a chat about 60 non-profit organizations and 80 people to support and share resources for the South. These five women joined in 2017, making volunteering their way of life.\u00a0In the face of the earthquakes, they realized that there was a lot of effort to help, but that they were being duplicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmpezamos a ver las necesidades de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y que hab\u00edan muchas iniciativas de ayuda, pero la falta de comunicaci\u00f3n entre ellas estaba causando que se duplicaran los esfuerzos,\u201d explained the content creator of the page, Aliz S\u00e1nchez. Given this, the women created the solution to create a network chat of volunteers and unite everyone who was interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGracias al chat pudimos llegar a m\u00e1s personas, obtener m\u00e1s personal para las ayudas, y las organizaciones pod\u00edan comunicar efectivamente qu\u00e9 es lo que faltaba para no duplicar esfuerzos, que la ayuda llegar\u00e1 donde necesitaba llegar\u201d, said the organization’s relationist, Marimar Acosta. The aid faced an obstacle when an unprecedented event hits the island: the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this challenge, the network never ceased operations. People could not visit as before, but the technology was an ally in continuing the work. \u201cMuchos de nosotros no pod\u00edamos llegar a las familias necesitadas, pero el chat nos permite continuar conectandolos con personas que pod\u00edan continuar ayudando a trav\u00e9s de ATH M\u00f3vil o PayPal,\u201d said the organization’s Community Case Manager, Jocelyn Acevedo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the chat, they even have professionals such as engineers who, through Zoom, made home inspections. “With everything and the pandemic, each volunteer group within the chat sought to innovate to make the efforts arrive,” said S\u00e1nchez. Among the needs, they have witnessed have been material as well as mental health. “Las personas necesitaban muebles, neveras, reconstruir su hogar por completo, y al mismo tiempo ayuda para su salud mental\u201d said the content creator of the page. Also, the project manager, Mariangie Riestra, reflected that the need was more than personal hygiene items. \u201dLa gente perdi\u00f3 todo, todo, todo. M\u00e1s all\u00e1 que ropa o comprita se necesitaban camas, muebles, neveras, casas completas\u201d, he added. In the South this past 2020 has not stopped shaking. The women behind this network seek to encourage that aid is not only at the time of the catastrophe, but that it is continuous. “Nos encantar\u00eda lograr una cultura de voluntariado, que sea m\u00e1s all\u00e1 que cuando hay una cat\u00e1strofe o salga en las noticias, pero que realmente estemos todos pendientes a quien tenemos a nuestro lado,” said Riestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To join the Volunteer Network or obtain more information, you can visit its website: https:\/\/networkdevoluntarios.wixsite.com\/website or search for it on Facebook as \u201cNetwork of Volunteers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reference:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rico, S. (2020). Mujeres fomentan el voluntariado para el Sur<\/em>. NotiCel. https:\/\/www.noticel.com\/article\/top-stories\/20210101\/mujeres-fomentan-el-voluntariado-para-el-sur\/https:\/\/www.noticel.com\/article\/top-stories\/20210101\/mujeres-fomentan-el-voluntariado-para-el-sur\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figure 1. Part of the Network of Volunteers’ TeamSource: https:\/\/www.noticel.com\/article\/top-stories\/20210101\/mujeres-fomentan-el-voluntariado-para-el-sur\/https:\/\/www.noticel.com\/article\/top-stories\/20210101\/mujeres-fomentan-el-voluntariado-para-el-sur\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They became a communication vehicle for non-profit organizations. 2020 began with the south of Puerto Rico shaking, causing the collapse of schools, homes, and families that lost everything.\u00a0Then the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, but the needs were still there.\u00a0Given this, five women came together to create the “Network of Volunteers” so that help continued to arrive. … <\/p>\n

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