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PROJECTS
Plastics in the Caribbean
Resulting from massive hurricane island flooding including landfills.
International Marine Aid Foundation & Opiate Awareness Institute are implementing a unique program to address environmental plastic contamination in the Caribbean sea and the islands thereof. Our simple solution is reducing the plastics by melting and forming (various resin grades) to simple non-structural building materials, such as wall panels, roofing panels, floor panels, and much more. All of which are easily drilled, fastened, or even cheaply plastic welded. In addition to housing repair & sidewalk pavers, this simple and inexpensive plastic-board technology can be employed to replace existing cardboard & burlap walls and panels in their homes..
Emergency Disaster Communications
Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
OAI & International Marine Aid Foundation IMAF (a 501c4 organization) is heading to Puerto Rico to distribute Handheld GMRS 20 & 50 mile Emergency Radios to community leaders in disaster prone areas. Linked to various base stations, this stand-alone communication system will save lives.
After hurricanes Irma & Maria, thousands were injured and in need of emergency supplies or treatment. Hundreds of relief workers arrived almost immediately after but all communication was gone. No one knew where the injured were and no one knew where the relief was. Metric tons of supplies went undistributed and over the weeks hundreds of people died from lack of triage, care & relief without knowing there was help only a few miles away.
Hemp Farming & "Hempcrete" Production
Puerto Rico & Other Island Communities
In addition to removing & recycling the plastic to building material, we are encouraging the island communities to plant and grow industrial hemp. The natural tropic environment is far more ideal than northern grown hemp. The hemp would be more robust and 2-3 crops a year can be produced.
Hemp production is the new industry of the upcoming decade, providing "hempcrete", which is stronger, lighter, cheaper and easier to make than concrete, while providing a cash-crop export of hemp fiber to the US mainland and other countries.
OAI / IMAF GRANT REQEST
Upcoming Grant Submission
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