{"id":9406,"date":"2017-09-28T01:34:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T01:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/zuckerberg-details-facebooks-response-to-puerto-ricos-humanitarian-crisis.html"},"modified":"2017-09-28T01:34:56","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T01:34:56","slug":"zuckerberg-details-facebooks-response-to-puerto-ricos-humanitarian-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/zuckerberg-details-facebooks-response-to-puerto-ricos-humanitarian-crisis.html","title":{"rendered":"Zuckerberg details Facebook\u2019s response to Puerto Rico\u2019s humanitarian crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tech companies \u2014 and the nation \u2014 have been slow to mobilize in response to the devastation wrought by last week\u2019s catastrophic Hurricane Maria<\/a> that decimated Puerto Rico, but today Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg detailed the company\u2019s response.<\/p>\n

With 90 percent of the island territory\u2019s cell towers out of service, people on the island are finding it impossible to communicate with loved ones<\/a> on the mainland in the U.S., and rescue workers can\u2019t coordinate their relief efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg said his company is sending the Facebook connectivity team to deliver emergency telecommunications assistance to the storm-ravaged island nation.<\/p>\n

The company also will donate $1.5 million to\u00a0NetHope<\/a> and the World Food Programme<\/a>, and is committing Facebook ad space to disseminate information to people in the region on how to get assistance and stay safe, Zuckerberg wrote.<\/p>\n

The text of Zuck\u2019s post <\/a>is below:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been following the news from Puerto Rico where millions of Americans still don\u2019t have food, water, fuel and electricity after Hurricane Maria.<\/p>\n

Communication is critical during a disaster. With 90% of cell towers on the island out of service, people can\u2019t get in touch with their loved ones \u2014 and it\u2019s harder for rescue workers to coordinate relief efforts.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re working to get Puerto Rico back online. We\u2019re sending the Facebook connectivity team to deliver emergency telecommunications assistance to get the systems up and running.\u00a0We\u2019re also supporting this work with a $1.5 million donation to\u00a0NetHope<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0World Food Programme<\/a>. We\u2019re also donating Facebook ads to get critical information to people in the region on how to get assistance and stay safe.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thinking of everyone in Puerto Rico and the many other communities that have been affected by recent hurricanes. One way you can help is by donating to Save the Children<\/a> to support the recovery and relief efforts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This story is developing and we\u2019ll update it with responses from other tech companies as we get them.<\/p>\n

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