Please donate to Official Barbuda Relief Fund’s GoFundMe page

The Consulate General of Antigua and Barbuda has launched an official GoFundMe page to help alleviate some of the terrible suffering caused by Hurricane Irma.

Barbuda was devastated last week by Irma’s Category 5 fury, leaving its 1,800 residents essentially homeless after 95% of the island’s structures were flattened. The island is currently deserted, as the government of Antigua and Barbuda evacuated all residents to Antigua as Irma’s followup, Hurricane Jose, bore down on the island , threatening even more destruction.

When the storms finally pass, the cost of restoring Barbuda to some level of normalcy will be staggering. Numerous GoFundMe pages have been launched to assist Barbuda’s homeless but the government wants the world to know that there is an official page to which people can contribute with the certainty that the relief will get to the people who need it.

The Official Barbuda Relief Fund page is managed by the Consulate General of Antigua and Barbuda in Miami. The page has set a fundraising goal of $1m, and all funds raised will be put toward immediate relief, including food, water, medicine, baby formula, clothing and building materials.