Archive for January, 2010
Advice for volunteers in Haiti
Friday, January 29th, 2010
All of the aid workers I know are advising people not to go to Haiti, I have written on the topic myself. However the reality is that people want to personally help despite all the arguments laid out…
How to evaluate volunteer opportunities in Haiti
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
There are now a proliferation of organizations seeking volunteers to help with the Haiti rebuilding efforts. Information on 14 of these organizations can be found here. After being contacted by two people wanting to know if…
If this were your child – Haiti orphans
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Imagine that you’re at work when whatever natural disaster is most probable in your state strikes. For me it would be an earthquake, for you it might be a flood, volcanic eruption, or hurricane. The natural disaster has toppled telephone…
Interesting articles and posts – late January
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I’m slightly off schedule. Normally I do a roundup of interesting posts on Sunday, but I missed it this week and there’s been so many interesting conversations on the web recently I decided to post today instead.
Coordination after a disaster
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Coordination is a significant problem after each disaster. Although there have been attempts to improve coordination through initiatives such as the Cluster Approach lead by the UN, coordination remains a problem. While better information sharing systems,…
Beware of sham organizations seeking money for Haiti
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Unfortunately, it’s far too easy to set up a sham organization and collect money from well-meaning donors trying to help Haiti. Since I’ve been asked about this in two interviews I thought it would be worth laying out in a…
Don't Go To Haiti
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Unless you are an experienced aid worker and have a position with an experienced aid organization, PLEASE don’t go to Haiti.
I understand your motivation, you want to help in anyway that you can. But how much help…
Children in Emergencies: Applying What We Already Know to the Crisis in Haiti
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
This is a crosspost of a great article written by Linda Raftree, an aid worker who blogs at wait…. what?.
As concern grows for the children in Haiti,
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Don’t choose a charity for Haiti based on administration costs
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
While it seems logical that the less a charity spends on administration the more of your donation reaches the people that need it the most, it’s not as simple as that. In reality the amount that a charity…
Why aid is slow getting to Haiti
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
This is a partial crosspost from the blog Wanderlust, on January 16th. It’s a great post and worth reading to understand why aid cannot always get where we want it, when we want it.
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