The DOs and DON’Ts of Disaster Donations

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Due to the flooding in Pakistan this article is being reposted

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The following is a series of dos and don’ts to help you make the best donation decisions after a disaster.

Do determine if the country is accepting international…

The DOs and DON’Ts of Disaster Donations

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Do look at a variety of agencies before giving
There are hundreds of agencies that respond to a disaster, take the time to evaluate a few before giving, just because they have name recognition does not mean they’re best able…

Lessons learned from past disaster responses and other information useful for the Haiti earthquake

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

As donors dig deep into their pockets, organizations gear up for the Haiti relief efforts, and aid workers prepare to deploy I’ve been sent some useful links from ALNAP (Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian…

Mosquito nets, condomns and recycling

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

This is a repost of an edited previous post

From the Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation:

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Best practices often lose out to quick and cheap programs that please donors

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Donations can be misused and ill-spent despite the best intentions of donors
Deciding whether or not to donate and which agency or project to donate to can be a daunting and frustrating task. Although donors choose aid agencies that they…

Is Oxfam right?

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Does an increase in the rate and severity of disasters mean that more money is needed for international disaster relief?

While it is a fact that the rate of disasters is on the rise, it has yet to be…