Jun 22, 2020 19:00:00

Disaster relief team “GSD” supported by Google founder

Like Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates founded the '

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ' as a charity, Google co-founder Sergey Brin also It's not very public, but it does support disaster relief teams.

Global Support and Development (GSD)
https://gsd.ngo/

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Has a Secret Disaster Relief Squad
https://www.thedailybeast.com/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-a-secret-disaster-relief-squad

Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu in March 2015, causing significant damage. At this time, Mr. Brin's own motor yacht Dragonfly was navigating near Vanuatu. Captain Mike Gregory thought he needed to go to rescue Vanuatu immediately and contacted the owner, Brin, who had not boarded. Since Mr. Brin's family office (asset management company) had former Navy lieutenant Grant Dawson, Vanuatu will be led by Dawson. The situation at this time is published on YouTube.

Dragonfly-Vanuatu Disaster Relief 2015-YouTube


Dragon Fly

Captain Mike Gregory

Vanuatu before being attacked by a cyclone

Disaster after the cyclone

The amount of fresh water that Dawson and his team brought to Vanuatu was 62 tons.

In addition, more than 250 people were treated.

I also worked on removing fallen trees.

With this activity as the starting point, a non-governmental organization, GSD (Global Support and Development), was formed to provide specialized disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.

When Hurricane Durian struck the Bahamas in September 2019, GSD members rushed ahead of the government to rescue Abaco Island , clearing fallen trees and paving the way to a medical tent. Also, the aviation expert who brought in improved the air traffic control system at the airport, and it was possible to take off and land civilian and military aircraft of more than 1100 flights and escape the evacuees.

According to news site Daily Beast, Brin is the only patron who donated to GSD in 2018, although it is clear from the state of California that he is acting as GSD's CEO. Brin's name didn't appear in Mr. Dawson's mouth, and a GSD spokesman declined to comment on Daily Beast.

Rob Reich of Stanford University praises GSD's idea of 'disaster relief,' but should be transparent about how it interacts with disaster relief activities conducted by the government and others. I comment.