CRITICAL NEEDS: solar powered portable generators, tarpaulin, water purification tablets!
November 4, 2025 (7 days after Hurricane Melissa)
MP Nekeisha Burchell pleads for help for the southern part of the parish of St. James, Jamaica
- video courtesy of @burchelllovessouth (Instagram)
Please donate a solar powered portable generator and/or 72-day survival pack (and any critical items you can from the Amazon registry) to help the children ad families currently in pitch black every night get back the ability to:
see in the dark
charge communication, information, and medical devices
avoid dying of starvation or dehydration before further relief can get to them
regain some hope and safety!
Over half of Jamaica was under an involuntary total blackout and radio silence after category 5 Hurricane Melissa - the strongest storm worldwide of 2025 and the 2nd strongest tropical cyclone in Atlantic recorded history - crushed the western half of this Caribbean island October 28, 2025. Many rural communities are still without any electricity nor reliable source of potable (safe to drink) water, and many lost their entire home or their entire roof and all the belongings in the home along with it. The goverment is repairing infrastructure but there are hundreds of thousands who will not get help if the land their home was on is not theirs... and the government is not going to be able to replace everyone's furniture, medicines, clothes, shoes, kitchenware, toiletries, and more.
Most importantly, every month after the hurricane brings us another month closer to the next hurricane season: people need not just replacement of everything lost or damaged but better items, better homes that can withstand the next major hurricane, better hurricane preparation in advance. The recovery as well as the preparation is a need that will be strong for at least the first 2 years after Hurricane Melissa and the momentum must not be lost as time passes!
Your order automatically goes to Montego Bay via freight forwarder shipments 2x weekly from a Florida, United States of America facility. The registry and distribution of donated items are managed by Jamaican-owned and operated, localled registered charity Project Pickney Power. So you literally don't have to move from your phone or computer to get the help directly into the hands of the people of St. James. Just a few clicks from the comfort of wherever you are, and you're done. You don't even have to memorize the shipping address because buying from the registry ensures the correct address is built into your shipment - seamless and as fast as possible.
PROJECT PICKNEY POWER
4700 N HIATUS RD
STE 144B UNIT SOLO11743
SUNRISE, FLORIDA 33351
USA
(876) 839-2367
Please leave room in your donations to cover freight charges and government charges, if any. This prevents the donation being held upon entry while the charity sources additional funds to pay the cost of your donated items being shipped from the receiving warehouse in Florida, USA, directly to Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Rates shown are in Jamaican dollars (JMD).
You can confirm current freight forwarding charges with the freight forwarder, SoloXpress.
Click on the form to open automatically in new window
Save A Copy on your device, which you can then edit - enter all your (donor)/item(s) info.
OR
Reach out with your budget and your focus and have Project Pickney Power determine the best AI-driven mix of donated items to put on your form for you!
Once your donated item(s) ship, enter tracking # on form and email completed form (it may be saved in Google Drive, search your device for "donation" or "pickney") - to projectpickneypower@gmail.com
Typing is preferred to ensure ease of reading, otherwise please print very neatly in black or blue ink.
Tracking number is how the freight forwarder identifies the shipment and is required!
You can also volunteer to deliver or donate disaster recovery supplies or onsite labour by joining the Whatsapp group at this link.