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Guidelines for Effective Private Sector Over Twenty Years Experience Tells Us that Monetary Contributions to Established Relief Agencies are Almost Always the Most Useful Response to International Emergencies. Corporate Donations of Materials, Equipment and Services May be Useful, If: |
| 1. | The
government of the affected country has requested and authorized
international assistance in forms other than cash contributions. |
| 2. | The offer is based upon a
specific request from a legitimate, recognized
humanitarian agency with existing operations at the disaster site. |
| 3. | The recipient agency has a demonstrated, verifiable capability for
distribution of commodity or supporting personnel. |
| 4. | The offer responds to a
specific need that has been evaluated for
cultural and economic impact. |
| 5. | The offer provides a quality product or service measured against a
recognized international industrial standards, familiar in the recipient country. |
| 6. | Offers of technical assistance should not over-ride local expertise and
management. Foreign providers of technical assistance must recognize that their role
will be a support function and not a command function. The government of the
affected country maintains decision-making authority. |
| 7. | The quantity of donated product will not adversely impact the viability of
local business in the short or long term. |
| 8. | The material or service offered is not a solicitation for a future business
relationship, nor does it obligate or establish a dependent relationship or cost
for future maintenance and operation. |
| 9. | The declared value of the good or service is of the equivalent wholesale
price in the recipient country or the wholesale price for a generic equivalent. |
| 10. | Commodity donations are sent with detailed inventory and are packed in
accordance with international shipping regulations and standards. |
| 11. | International and local transport, warehousing, port clearance, storage
and handling costs are paid by the donor. |
| The recommendations listed above are the opinions of the CIDI staff and colleagues. For links to non-governmental organizations registered with the U.S. Government and more detailed guidance regarding international disaster management, please visit www.cidi.org or contact the Center at cidi@cidi.org . (3/25/03) | |
