“In the last 25 years,” Jim Luce says, “we have had major projects in Indonesia (Aceh, Bali, Sulawesi), India (Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh), Sri Lanka (Galle, Jaffna, Rambukkana), Haiti (Gonaives, Jacmel, Leoganne), Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Tanzania (Moshi, the Serengetti).”
by David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Help Wanted
From its home base on Roosevelt Island, the J. Luce Foundation has been helping kids around the world.
In 1999, motivated by the adoption of Mathew, and inspired by his child psychologist mother, Jim founded Orphans International Worldwide to Raise Young Global Leaders. A few years later, inspired by his college professor father, The J. Luce Foundation was established to Support & Educate Young Global Leaders.
J. Luce Foundation School in Bihar, India
This month, Jim Luce visited his foundation’s school in Bihar, India. Global warming has brought a crisis where the kids, seeking education for a better life, are challenged by sweltering heat.
Here’s where the foundation is going with it…
What can be done?
From Jim Luce’s Stewardship Report article: Indian Schools, Including Ours, Are Unprepared for the Heat Wave:
Several solutions can help keep our school cooler. We have already implemented the following improvements to help mitigate the problem:
- Ceiling Fans: Installing ceiling fans can help circulate air and create a breeze, making the interior feel cooler.
- Planting Trees: Planting trees around the school can provide shade and help lower ambient temperatures.
Next, we must raise additional funds to build out:
- Insulation: Adding insulation under the metal roof can reduce heat transfer into the building.
- Reflective Roof Coating: Applying a reflective coating on the metal roof can reflect sunlight and reduce heat absorption.
- Green Roof: Implementing a green roof with plants can provide natural insulation and cooling through evapotranspiration.
- Solar Panels: Installing solar panels above the metal roof can create a shaded area and reduce direct sunlight exposure.
- Shade Structures: Erecting shade structures or awnings over windows and entrances can block direct sunlight.
- Cool Roofing Materials: Consider using cool roofing materials such as traditional thatch that reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat.
Combining several of these solutions can significantly improve the comfort level within the school building.
Be a Part of This
You can help by kicking in a little cash for work that matters. Here on Roosevelt Island, Jim Luce and the 12,000 others who live here deal with our own set of problems. But sometimes, it lifts us to a higher level and grants some perspective when we look long and hard at what’s happening in less privileged communities.
Salute Roosevelt Island’s J. Luce Foundations with your tax-deductible donation here.
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