By Arno Boersma, Founding Partner, Island Impact When I visited St. Maarten in 2017, not long after hurricane Irma had devasted the small island state, I was struck by three things: One, nothing compares to seeing that degree of devastation in-person on-the-ground; Two, the positive spirit of the people to rebuild and get on with … Continue reading No Resilience Without Community Engagement: Top-down national recovery plans need to be complemented by bottom-up community initiatives