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3.3. Communications to the Public
Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards (InterAction), where applicable to this issue.
3.4 Organisational Integrity / Transparency
Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards (InterAction), where applicable to this issue.
3.6 Programme
Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards, summarised here, where applicable to these issues.
Disaster Relief
A considerable body of research exists on disaster and relief recommendations. We are drawing upon these to extract those components that are in-kind specific.
Economic
One of the greatest areas of concern re aid shipments is the impact on the local economy. It is possible for well meaning donors to flood a local market, adversely affecting manufacture and employment.
2.1 Freight: Supply Chain Management
Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards (Sphere), where applicable to logistics and transportation.
Cross-referential Issues
The standards we are developing are both specific and cross-referential, the latter relating, in part or full, to the various sections listed under the Product, Services and Management headings.
Cultural
When goods sent are culturally inappropriate, it is possible to deepen the pain of those already struggling against hardship. Sensitivity is critical.
Combating Corruption
Corruption can prove problematic at every point in the aid distribution process, from arrival at port to local distribution.