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Sanofi Aventis and Handicap International cooperate to help earthquake victims in Pakistan
On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the north of Pakistan, causing over 73,000 deaths and nearly 3.5 million homeless. Sanofi-aventis reacted by donating medicine for emergency kits sent by TULIPE (Emergency Transfers from the Pharmaceutical Industry),...
DHL airlifts humanitarian supplies to China's earthquake victims
DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company continued its relief activities by leveraging on its core competency in logistics to ship 15 tons of relief supplies from Hong Kong to Chengdu City, Sichuan, China on 1 June 2008 for two aid agencies – the Hong Kong Red Cross and the Crossroads...
Getting Aid Right
Getting Humanitarian Aid Right is a blog that offers a series of real time reflections on the humanitarian aid business: what it does well, where it fails and where is needs to learn fast. Recent posts include comments on the way in which aid in Haiti is working, and a review of a report on...
The Glass Power Campaign improves earthquake safety
In earthquake prone areas, broken glass window panes can cause serious damage and render evacuation shelters unusable. The Asahi Glass Company has developed laminated glass, a product which stays in the windowpanes when broken. The Glass Power Campaign was then developed to educate the community...
Indonesia's tourism industry is getting tsunami ready
Following the Asian tsunami the Indonsesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism has partnered with the Bali Hotels Association (BHA) to improve tsunami readiness amongst hotels. The initiative is supported by the German Centrum für Migration und Entwicklung (CIM).
Promoting safer operations and emergency preparedness in China
Dow Chemical Company is a diversified chemical company that offers a broad range of products and services. A partnership between the ministry of environmental protection (MEP), UNEP, and Dow promotes chemical safety, emergency preparedness and safer production in the chemical sector in China.
Even in Chaos: Education in Times of Emergencies
Even In Chaos is a book edited by Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., President of the CIHC, advocating the importance of education in times of emergency.
Kopernik and Winroader deliver solar lights to victims of earthquake and tsunami
Rikuzen-Takata, one of the hardest hit area in Japan, received solar lights delivered by Winroader, a partner of Kopernik.
Saraman builds earthquake- proof houses in Iran
Saraman, a start-up company in Isfahan, central Iran, is an example of addressing housing and construction challenges in a profitable way. The company designs, fabricates and erects affordable, earthquake-proof pre-fabricated steel structures for houses, schools and hospitals.
Kohl's Department Stores Donates $250,000 to Support Hurricane Irene Relief Efforts
Kohl’s Department Stores has donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross toward Hurricane Irene relief efforts.
HAP 2010 Standard
The HAP Standard is a practical and measurable tool that represents a broad consensus of what matters most in humanitarian action. The Standard helps organisations design, implement, assess, improve and recognise accountable programmes. Being accountable to crisis-affected communities helps...
Accor and Plan International work together to change the lives of many children around the world
Accor, hotel and services group, and Plan, have worked together in 16 countries. The aim of the partnership is to promote child sponsorship and project funding to Accor staff, partners and guests. Highlight of achievements to date: * more than 1,100 children are now sponsored throughout the...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Sri Lanka
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It is present in 166 countries working with them on their own solutions to global and...
Red Cross - Peru (Cruz Roja Peru)
Red Cross - Peru (Cruz Roja Peru) promotes and encourages national approach to disaster risk management in the early stages of reduction, response and recovery. Humanitarian action in Peru also includes actions to promote development with a focus on multiculturalism, gender, and respect for the...
Oxfam - Azerbaijan
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Oxfam GB, part of Oxfam International, has been working in Azerbaijan since 1993 implementing projects on...
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) - Tajikistan
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland's international cooperation agency that is responsible for the coordination of Switzerland's overseas relief and development activities. The overall goal of SDC Office in Tajikistan is to contribute to poverty alleviation,...
UNDP Indonesia
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Indonesia is committed to reduce poverty through connecting strategic policy initiatives with practical interventions focused on decentralisation, HIV/AIDS, gender equity, and the potential of information and communication technologies. The focus...
Rotary World Community Service Resource Network
Rotary World Community Service Resource Network (WCSRN) is a global network of Rotarians with special expertise who can provide comprehensive information and advice to clubs and districts on successful approaches to carrying out international service projects.
Médecins du Monde (MDM) - France
Founded in 1980, Médecins du Monde (MDM) France is an international medical humanitarian organisation. MDM in France focuses on health care, risk reduction, children in hospitals and child adoption programmes. Globally, MDM France provides emergency relief including medical and surgical assistance,...
World Bank - Sierra Leone
The World Bank is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to...