Helping Jamaica Regain Stability After Melissa

Upgrading emergency shelters into safer, more organized places to live, work, learn, and heal.

Once the winds die down and the floodwaters start to recede, the emergency isn’t over — it simply changes shape. After Melissa, thousands of Jamaicans are living in temporary conditions that were never meant to last. Families need more than a roof over their heads. They need structure, services, and a sense of normal life returning.

Beachhead’s RECOVER phase focuses on turning short-term survival setups into safer, more stable environments where people can begin to rebuild their lives with dignity.

Working with GOJ, parish councils, churches, schools, NGOs, and international donors, we help convert ad-hoc shelters and emergency camps into organized, service-ready spaces. That means better layouts, stronger structures, and built-in support for health, education, administration, and community life — so recovery can move forward while permanent reconstruction plans are being developed.

RECOVER capabilities:

• Improved shelter layouts and structures — reconfiguring tents and temporary units into safer, more comfortable living environments with defined zones for families, services, and operations.
• Modular clinics and health points — clinic rooms, consultation spaces, and support structures to keep healthcare accessible while permanent facilities are rebuilt.
• Field offices and coordination hubs — secure, wired spaces where GOJ teams, parish leaders, NGOs, and international partners can plan, meet, and manage recovery programs.
• Secure, weatherproof storage — upgraded storage for medicines, food, spare parts, building materials, and relief goods to reduce waste and loss.
• Temporary classrooms and community spaces — modular classrooms, learning spaces, and halls that allow schools, churches, and community groups to restart their work even before permanent buildings return.
• Basic services integration — power, lighting, sanitation, and water integration that make recovery sites safer, more functional, and more humane.

If you are responsible for a shelter site, parish program, or recovery initiative and need to move beyond improvised setups, Beachhead can help you upgrade conditions quickly while long-term reconstruction is still being designed and funded.

Talk to us about turning emergency shelters into structured, recovery-ready environments after Melissa.