Stephen Robert is a distinguished alumnus of Brown University, where he studied political science. He formerly served as chairman and CEO of Oppenheimer Group, Inc. Alongside his wife, Stephen K. Robert founded the Source of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping populations in desperate need. Source of Hope is providing essential support and aid to the Bahamas.
Through its partnership with the Source of Hope Foundation, the humanitarian aid organization Mercy Corps was able to step up to support the Bahamas, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean that was the hardest hit by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. A significant part of the humanitarian effort focused on supplying medical equipment to treat injuries. The hurricane devastated the electrical distribution system throughout the country and contaminated the aquifers that had been supplying freshwater for drinking purposes. Besides providing access to clean water in some regions of the country, Mercy Corps distributed lanterns and other essential items. Hurricane Dorian, the strongest hurricane on record to hit the northwestern Bahamas, caused widespread devastation on Grand Bahama and the Great Abaco Islands and resulted in multiple deaths. It also impacted a significant portion of the US eastern seaboard, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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