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Information on Selecting a Charity USAID encourages cash donations because they: allow aid professionals to procure the exact items needed (often in the affected region); reduce the burden on scarce resources (such as transportation routes, staff time, warehouse space, etc); can be transferred very quickly and without transportation costs; support the economy of the disaster-stricken region; ensure culturally, dietary, and environmentally appropriate assistance.
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2006 Tsunami Accountability Report BrainPop Tsunami Description
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Victims of natural disasters usually die from trauma and are unlikely to have acute or epidemic-causing infections. This indicates that the risk that dead bodies pose for the public is extremely small. Oliver Morgan Infectious Disease Risks from Dead Bodies Following Natural Disasters Pan American Health Organization |
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The first responders in any fast-onset natural disaster like this are the people themselves - neighbors, neighboring villages that are unaffected, the national emergency response agencies. They already have a home in the community, they already know the language, they already have a working knowledge of the geography and the indigenous transportation systems. They are the best volunteers that we have and our job is to support them. The more volunteers that come from abroad, the greater the risk that they will fill up the hotel rooms, and utilize critical local resources which may be needed in the response locally. Andrew Natsios I think it's very important for Americans who want to give to provide cash to organizations that will be able to focus resources and assets to meet specific needs. In other words, a lot of times Americans, in their desire to help, will send blankets or clothes. That may be necessary, but to me it makes more sense to send cash to organizations that could then use that cash to make sure we match resources with specific needs on the ground. There are many NGOs now involved that understand what is specifically needed to meet the needs of these countries. President Bush |
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Clothing is not
a preferred choice for humanitarian contributions.
Please consider
placing donated clothing items with local organizations.
See the
guidelines to donations.
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