6 Grenada 2004 Photos by Frankie Michael • Continued from previous page capacity among the local teams. Working in such a collaborative manner we were all able to bring back order and accountability to the situation. The international agencies established more permanent arrangements after several weeks, but those early days of Response proved to be a useful foundation for later actions for Early Recovery and later Reconstruction. The people of Grenada were not fatalistic, but many used their faith as their North Star. They were willing to endure hardships and work hard to make things better. They welcomed us among them. I made friends quickly in Grenada because of the nature and spirit of the people with whom I engaged. Several of those friendships have endured for the 20 years since the hurricane. CARICAD expresses solidarity with the people of Grenada as they will mark 20 years since the passage of Hurricane Ivan when September 7, arrives this year. We hope that the resilience you showed as a people then and the many lessons learnt in 2004 and 2005 are helping to make Grenada a more resilient nation today.
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