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Quick Response to Asian Tsunami: ITT
When the tsunami hit southern Asia on 26 December 2004, International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT) industries announced that it would donate water purifying equipment and expertise to some of the areas hit hardest by the tsunami and contribute financial aid to the global humanitarian relief...
Catastrophe insurance bond for Taiwan
The Taiwan Residential Earthquake Insurance Program (TREIF) provides basic insurance to residents of Taiwan, that is specifically tailored to the earthquake risk in the area.
Weather insurance for African farmers
Insurance company Zurich Financial Services has partnered with a Swiss government agency and UN group International Labor Organisation (ILO) to provide microinsurance to African farmers.
TNT works with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to fight world hunger
TNT’s groundbreaking partnership with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) began in 2002 and adopted the title of ‘Moving the World’ – a very apt description given that TNT committed knowledge, skills and resources to helping finance the work of the WFP and also to the physical delivery...
Public-Private Partnership Provides Access to Safe Drinking Water During Disasters
In March 2011 Abt Associates launched a partnership that will help make clean, safe drinking water available in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in the event of a disaster or emergency.
Verizon Foundation partners with World Vision and Food for the Poor to assist relief efforts in Haiti
The Verizon Foundation has awarded an additional $100,000 in grants to Food For The Poor and World Vision to assist ongoing relief efforts in Haiti in response to a cholera outbreak and in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas and the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island earlier this year. Grants will...
Air Miles and Etihad Airways raises 11.4 million air miles for Medecins Sans Frontieres
Air Miles, the Middle East's leading multi-participant loyalty programme, has partnered with its UAE cardholders to raise a whopping 11.4 million Air Miles for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), an international medical and humanitarian aid organisation.
OCHA Central Register
In December 1991, the General Assembly requested the United Nations to "establish a central register of all specialized personnel and teams of technical specialists, as well as relief supplies, equipment and services available within the United Nations system and from Governments and...
CHF International and Caterpillar are Finalists for BCLC’s Partnership Award
Since the earthquake of January 12, 2010, CHF International has been working hard, partnering with Haitian communities to help them recover from the devastating effects of the disaster and the challenges they have faced since then.
Respond to Ecuador earthquake
Ecuador is urgently in need of help as it reconstructs following the disaster it met, mid-April.
What is disaster recovery and how do you plan for it?
Every business needs a solid disaster recovery plan, and far too many don’t quite understand what this entails (or how simple it is to put one together).
German Red Cross
As a National Red Cross Society and central voluntary welfare association, the German Red Cross performs a broad range of tasks on the national level. These include emergency medical services, civil protection and disaster preparedness, tracing and family reunification, various health services, and...
Asia Quake Appeal
The Asia Quake Appeal was a fundraising appeal for the victims of the 2005 Asian earthquake. The appeal was launched by DEC, the UK Disasters Emergency Committee. DEC raises funds on behalf of its members (aid agencies based in the UK) in response to major humanitarian disasters which cannot de...
Aidmatrix Foundation
The Aidmatrix Foundation mission is to bring help and hope to people who are suffering as a result of poverty or disaster by mobilizing The Right Aid to the Right People at the Right Time™. What We Do: Aidmatrix connects aid -- surplus product and goods including food, clothing, building supplies,...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International - Ecuador
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is an independent humanitarian agency committed to individual and community development, and disaster relief. ADRA helps people in need, particularly women, children, and the elderly. ADRA serves people regardless of ethnic,...
Islamic Relief (IR) - Niger
Islamic Relief (IR) - Niger, an office of the UK-based Islamic Relief, operates programs that cover health and nutrition, and water and sanitation activities. IR - Niger also provides free health care for malnourished children, their mothers, and pregnant and nursing women. Exemplifying its...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Europe-Africa
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is an independent humanitarian agency established in 1984 for the specific purposes of individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA helps people in need, especially those most vulnerable, such as women, children, and...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Spain
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is an independent humanitarian agency established in 1984 for the specific purposes of individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA helps people in need, particularly women, children, and the elderly. ADRA serves...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - Uzbekistan
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is an independent humanitarian agency established in 1984 for the specific purposes of individual and community development and disaster relief. ADRA helps people in need, especially those most vulnerable, such as women, children, and...
Aid and International Development Forum
The Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) is the world leading forum specialising in disaster relief, resilience, mobile for development, food security and water security. We unite all stakeholders from government, UN agencies, intergovernmental agencies, NGOs and the private sector by...