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Here’s a glimpse into the dangerous and life sav

Here’s a glimpse into the dangerous and life saving work GEM does daily on the front line regions throughout Ukraine.

This program is in full partnership with HGBF’s Ukraine Foundation. #ukraine #frontlines #bstrong #GemMissions

Story on our phase 3, rebuild programs for #hurric

Story on our phase 3, rebuild programs for #hurricaneian victims in SW Florida. This program is in full partnership with @rotarydistrict6990 and Rotary clubs of Florida. 7 full size trucks carrying over 7000 sheets of drywall was distributed on this mission. Many more of these will take place in the coming weeks. Thank you to all our partners, donors and volunteers.

Our GEM Bstrong teams in partnership with the @mia

Our GEM Bstrong teams in partnership with the @miamifoundation Miami Disaster Fund have been supporting the residents of a #MiamiGardens apartment complex that burnt down. The fire left over 200 Miami Dade residents without a home or belongings. Thank you to all our partners and MF for supporting our work. @miamidadecounty @dadeems @mayordlc @wsvn @lindajjulien

Restoring Hope for Ukrainian civilians. Nothing el

Restoring Hope for Ukrainian civilians. Nothing else really matters. “Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.”
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

#GemMissions #HGBF #TheUkrainianFoundation
#bstrong

A three-alarm fire displaced residents from a Miam

A three-alarm fire displaced residents from a Miami Gardens apartment building. Our teams were there same day to assist the 110 displaced residents by distributing our emergency @MiamiFoundation Dade County necessities kits, plus towels, pillows and quilts. In addition, we distributed Bstrong cash cards from @bethennyfrankel’s Bstrong initiative operated by Gem. These cards give people immediate support for short term incidentals. #GemMissions #bstrong @dadeems #thirdalarmfire #miamifardensfire @mayordlc #miamistrong

Everyday our GEM teams service thousands of Ukrain

Everyday our GEM teams service thousands of Ukrainians across the frontlines. Here is a sneak peek into our critical aid distributions taking place all throughout Ukraine in partnership with the Howard G. Buffet Foundation 🇺🇦 #Ukraine #bstrong @good360usa

Helmet cam footage of our distribution in Bahkmut

Helmet cam footage of our distribution in Bahkmut last week. Just yesterday the road into the city was captured & cut off by Russians 🇷🇺 This may be the last humanitarian support to make it to the frontline of Bahkmut. Last week our team entered the outskirts of the city under 1km from the frontline on foot to deliver aid to an underground community shelter that sleeps over 100 people & services the local community. We heard thousands of explosions that day. #Bahkmut #Ukraine #Donetsk

GEM founder and president @michaelcapponi speaking

GEM founder and president @michaelcapponi speaking at @ukraine.house.davos panel, “Answering the Call, Humanitarian Heroe’s to the Rescue”. Here’s some on the highlights on the work we’re doing in Ukraine since day 2 of the war. @worldeconomicforum @yes_ukraine #worldeconomicforum #ukraine #davos

GEM USA West teams are responding all throughout C

GEM USA West teams are responding all throughout California to the the recent “atmospheric rivers” of rainfall that caused flooding & mudslides throughout the state. Here in Merced California, we are distributing aid for victims of these storms with @flyingembers. @bethennyfrankel #GemBstrong #California #floods @good360usa

GEM teams on the ground outside of Kramatorsk deli

GEM teams on the ground outside of Kramatorsk delivering aid to communities displaced from the destruction of artillery & missile strikes. Just before this distribution 2 missiles struck, one hitting a kindergarten. #Ukraine #Donetsk

Frontline distributions in Avdiivka, Bahkmut & Vuh

Frontline distributions in Avdiivka, Bahkmut & Vuhledar. Many of these villages have been without food for 2-4 months. Our teams are operating under 1km from the frontline in certain situations throughout Donetsk to ensure these communities receive the support they need to survive in sub freezing temperatures ❄️🇺🇦 #Donetsk #Ukraine #bakhmut

Our work featured in the @nytimes Year in Pictures

Our work featured in the @nytimes Year in Pictures 2022 issue. Congrats to our entire team for risking their lives everyday to bring aid to people in need in dangerous places throughout the globe. #bstrong

Here is a short film documenting our efforts in th

Here is a short film documenting our efforts in the frontlines of Donetsk Ukraine. These regions are deoccupied territories or directly within conflict zones. Our kits in partnership with the Howard G Buffet foundation provide essential aid to those in the most need of support. #Ukraine #Donetsk

GEM Bstrong is able to rapidly respond to disaster

GEM Bstrong is able to rapidly respond to disasters because we are positioned across the world with strategic branches. Our new USA Gem West branch is positioned to serve any major disasters in the Western United States & the pacific.

Since November 2018, Global Empowerment Mission has distributed over $3M in supplies & aid to fire victims in surrounding communities in the region.

On January 14th 2023, GEM will distribute over $700,000 in supplies as part of our phase 3 long term recovery commitment to fire survivors at 13700 Skyway, Magalia, California. 11 AM- 5PM.

Supplies include new Dr. Oz mattresses from Malouf Industries & @_augustmission_ . Hollander bedding, and a variety of home goods and small appliances from our partners, @amazon & @good360usa. Aid for fires also includes tents, medical supplies, humidifiers and diabetic readers. This branch is also supporting the latest earthquake & mudslides in the region. #GemBstrong

GEM has been on the ground operating full time in

GEM has been on the ground operating full time in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake.

In the past 12 years, we have seen it all and perseverance is all that matters. Many groups came to help after the earthquake but not many stayed. Haiti needs us more than ever now. We cannot let the people of Haiti suffer due to its current turmoil.

The children from our tent city in January 2010 are all grown up and some in colleges already. GEM has placed them in private schools this entire time.

Here’s some photos of our latest 2023 distribution and some powerful ones from 2010. This was our founder, @michaelcapponi 100th trip to Haiti in 12 years. #haiti #gemmissions

Here are some moments captured of our recent missi

Here are some moments captured of our recent missions distributing family necessity kits throughout the frontline communities of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. Temperatures are dropping as today reached -16 Celsius for this year’s Ukrainian Orthodox Christmas 🙏☦️ #HowardGBuffetFoundation @shannonsedg

Letter from our founder @michaelcapponi. “I want

Letter from our founder @michaelcapponi. “I wanted to personally thank each and everyone of you that has supported us throughout the years. Before we founded Global Empowerment Mission in 2011, I sat on many boards and worked as a philanthropist from the private sector. I helped raise a lot of funds for many orgs, but I never really understood where or how it was being spent. I saw hundreds of millions of dollars being raised for key disasters, but I also saw that the people on the other end were never getting much of anything. I quickly learned that the dollar versus impact ration was severely off in this sector.

For this reason, we founded GEM to revolutionize and reinvent systems that function more efficiently and fluidly. Our core mission is to have the most IMPACT. In the end, all that matters is what was actually accomplished and not what was raised.

This year Global Empowerment Mission Bstrong responded to disasters around the world, all with the idea to get the most amount of aid to the most amount of people, in the shortest amount of time. Whether it was for Ukraine, Fort Myers, or beyond, the support you have given GEM has allowed for us to make a massive impact everywhere we respond.

Please see our 2022 Global Recap video, which highlights the many missions we did this year, as well as the significant work completed. All of this work is possible due to your continued generosity. Everyday we are proving that we can have more impact with less cost to donors than most other orgs. We are proud to have scored 100% by @charitynav on all 4 categories, (impact, financial, leadership and culture). Our corporate overhead this year has remained under 5%.”

Sincerely,
Michael Capponi
Founder & President

Our entire GEM family would like to personally tha

Our entire GEM family would like to personally thank @handlerrich & the @jefferies teams for your invaluable support.

Jefferies initial donation of 1 million dollars allowed us to set up the proper infrastructure needed to respond on a massive scale to the Ukraine crisis back in early March 2022.
Without warehouses and proper systems put in place, we would not have been able to deliver almost 800 truckloads of vital supplies to Ukrainians.

Thank you again for being the seed igniter that helped us help millions of innocent Ukrainian victims to date.

To support our work in Ukraine or around the world please click on our bio-link to donate.

We are here for the long haul, this work is ongoing and we are dedicated to take this all the way through.

#Ukraine #GemMissions

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all our supp

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all our supporters, donors and partners.

This video shows the smiles and hope that you have put on innocent Ukrainian children in UA and Poland.

Our GEM UA teams took big risks and delivered gifts to children living in eastern villages in active conflict zones. They also brought gifts to the children in schools that we have already repaired. This will also happen on January 6, 2023.

Our GEM Europe teams held drives throughout Poland in various shelters.
Thank you to @good360usa & @hasbro.
We are committed here for the long haul and we will do what it takes to support and bring light and love to all.

Front line regions in Ukraine. This program is in

Front line regions in Ukraine. This program is in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and supports over 70 villages near or in the front lines. These include substantial food, hygiene, blankets and an array of vital supplies.

#ukraine #Donetsk #frontlines

Special thanks to @shannonsedg, @virginunite @good360usa, @lifequity, @delta @lauraallen63

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