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Technology and education | Vieques, pr
JANUARY 2018

4 months into the recovery process, Generation Gives returns to Vieques to light up the entire island with satellite internet, providing free internet to all the local schools with annual subscriptions to modern educational programs that the community has never been exposed to before. 

HOW GARMIN HELPED US SAVE LIVES | VIEQUES, PR
OCTOBER 2017

When Hurricane Maria lashed through Puerto Rico, all means of communication were lost and infrastructure destroyed. Garmin InReach Locators have been used as a medium of communication all over Puerto Rico for coordinated disaster response. Read how Generation Gives used Garmin to help the islanders in Vieques.

hurricane maria | vieques, PR
October 2017

After the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria, Generation Gives volunteers provided crucial internet services to turn on the first working ATMs, provided satellite connectivity to grocery stores, and distributed Garmin communication devices and other equipment to local aid workers.