When the island of Puerto Rico met Hurricane Maria, no one was quite prepared for the amount of casualties and devastation she would leave in her wake. The category 5 terror is said to be the worst storm Puerto Rico has seen in the last 80 years, forcing over 100,000 residents to abandon the island and seek refuge elsewhere. For those who remained, picking up the pieces of their lives became the new normal. Surviving months on end without basic essentials like electricity, food, clothes and proper medical resources, people are still destitute. Tzu Chi USA stepped in, spreading relief to even the most remote parts of the island. Wielding financial relief cards, blankets and solar-powered light bulbs, Tzu Chi volunteers walk side by side with the people of Puerto Rico on their road to recovery.
( 19 ) Episodes Available
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 2:42
Providing in Puerto Rico
January 18, 2019
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 2:25
Bringing Joy in Bayamon
January 18, 2019
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 3:07
A Path of Hope in Puerto Rico
January 11, 2019
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 6:58
Friends, New and Old: Post Maria
December 12, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 6:41
Light Up Compassion in Villalba: Post Maria
December 12, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 4:10
Meeting Elders’ Needs: Post Maria
December 12, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 3:31
Hurricane Maria: Yomayra Ortiz Personal Story
December 12, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 4:20
Rebuild and Renew: The Christian Reyes Experience
December 12, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 2:44
Surviving in San Juan: Post Maria
September 28, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 3:10
Bravery in Bayamon: Post Maria
September 28, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 4:21
Catastrophe in Comerio: Post Maria
September 27, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 3:49
Yearning in Yabucoa: Post Maria
September 27, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 5:32
Post-Hurricane Maria: Serving Abroad with FEMA
February 2, 2018
Disaster Relief
Puerto Rico's Perseverance: Post-Maria | 3:59
Post-Hurricane Maria: Here for Puerto Rico
January 29, 2018
Disaster Relief
