Hurricane: My Story of Resilience
Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gómez-Colón couldn't ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies wouldn't be able to address these issues as well as he could. He founded Light and Hope for Puerto Rico and raised more than $100,000 to purchase and distribute solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines to households in need.With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Salvador recalls living through the catastrophic storm and grappling with the de…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Eggers, Dave (Hrsg.) / Nasrati, Zainab (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-324-01665-6
- EAN: 9781324016656
- Produktnummer: 34786374
- Verlag: Norton Young Readers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Masse: 666 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 2
- Gewicht: 666
- Sonstiges: Ab 9 - 12 J.
Über den Autor
Salvador Gómez-Colón is a climate resilience advocate and the founder of Light and Hope for Puerto Rico. His work has been covered by Time, CNN, the Guardian, and the New York Times, among others. He lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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