Posts Tagged 'earthquake'
Why waiting to give to Japan is a good idea
Monday, March 14th, 2011
It’s natural to want to immediately give to Japan’s recovery efforts. With all the destruction wrought by a major earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant failing it would seem they could use all the help they can get. So my…
Articles Related to the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Monday, March 14th, 2011
The following are articles and posts on the relief efforts that I think my readers will find interesting. I’ll regularly update this page with the most recent articles at the top.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Disaster Donations
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Reposting this given the recent earthquakes and tsunami.
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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 assistance
With
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Land: How land ownership issues affect aid
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
I saw the impact of land ownership issues first hand in Thailand and have wanted to write about it. This crosspost from Tales from the Hood explains the problem better than I could have. Thanks J.…
Good donorship and some early lessons from the earthquake response in Haiti
Monday, March 1st, 2010
This is a guest post written by J., a veteran of numerous international relief efforts and author of the blog Tales from the Hood. His blog includes a great series of posts written about his recent…
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…
Does funding orphanages create orphans?
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
This is an edited repost of an article written in June of ’09
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If the unthinkable were to happen and you and your spouse, or one of your children and their spouse, were to die in…
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…
Choosing organizations to donate to after the Haiti earthquake
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
I’m opening this blog up to advice from aid workers to donors on choosing which organizations to donate to after disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti. What type of organizations should they look for and what should…
