UWI Rallies Relief for SVG
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. W.I. Monday, April 12, 2021—Amid the series of eruptions from the La Soufrière volcano, parts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and neighbouring islands have been blanketed in ash and smoke since April 9. To provide support and relief to those affected, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is mobilising its resources and expertise.
Consistent with its traditional emergency assistance protocols, The UWI will activate a two-phased approach to the response. The first phase is a rapid response in the deployment of relief aid and experts to assist in the areas of greatest need, in close coordination with the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and its National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO). The second phase concentrates on the mobilisation of expertise in the rehabilitation response.
In this immediate phase, The UWI encourages its staff, students, alumni, friends and partners to join in contributing financial resources with special priority towards healthcare, education and displaced students left vulnerable following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano.
The University has coordinated three primary ways to give:
- The UWI Alumni Online donation platform
https://www.uwi.edu/alumnionline/RallyRoundSVG
- The UWI Open Campus Bank Accounts
EC$
CIBC Open Campus Disaster Relief Fund Account Number: 106933692
SWIFT Code: FCIBAGAG
Address: Old Parham Road Branch, P.O. Box 28 St. John's, Antigua
Tel: 1-268-480-5000 Fax: 1-268-480-5140/1
US$
CIBC Account Number: 10424000
Correspondent Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, New York
SWIFT Code: PNBPUS3NNYC
ABA Code: 026005092
Beneficiary Bank: First Caribbean International Bank (Cayman) Limited
SWIFT Code: FCIBKYKY
Beneficiary Account Name: The University of the West Indies
Beneficiary Account Number: 10424000
- The American Foundation for The UWI (for North American donations ONLY)
Via www.afuwi.org. Please note Saint Vincent and the Grenadines next to ‘Add special instructions to the seller’.
Pledge via mobile phone by texting DONATE (all caps) to 1-864-402-8943.
Send a cheque by mail - Make payable to American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI). Kindly write St Vincent Donation in the memo section.
Mail to:
The Director
American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI)
767 Third Avenue, Suite 301
New York, NY 10017
N.B. AFUWI is a 501(c) 3 registered charity organization in the USA. All donations will be acknowledged in writing and will be eligible for IRS Tax deduction to the full extent of US state and federal laws.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has assured the regional University’s continued commitment and readiness to provide technical capacity and general support as required.
Since December 2020 when activity on the volcano was first detected, scientists from The UWI’s Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) have been deployed in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Teams on rotation are conducting ongoing monitoring and their updates have been critical to the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ planning, activation of alert levels, evacuation and other decision-making in the emergency management process.
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Notes to the Editor
For inquiries, related to support for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, email st.vincent.recovery@open.uwi.edu
Updates on activity at La Soufriere Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are available via The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) social media platforms on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/uwiseismic and on Twitter: http://twitter.com/uwiseismic and via UWItv at www.uwitv.org or www.facebook.com/UWITV
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The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region.
From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.
The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world.
Ranked among the top universities in the world, by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists. In 2020, it earned ‘Triple 1st’ rankings—topping the Caribbean; and in the top in the tables for Latin America and the Caribbean, and global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old). The UWI is also featured among the top universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action.
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(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)
