Disaster Relief and Recovery Organizations Philanthropy
Disaster Relief and Recovery Organizations Philanthropy
Disaster Relief and Recovery
Organizations dealing with natural disasters or wars and recovery from them after they end.
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- Provides free online news and communications services to international disaster relief organisations and the public. (AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation).
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- Providing help for pets in times of disaster.
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- News and information on relief operations in the aftermath of the Gurarat earthquake of 2001.
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- Disaster relief for victims of the Iraq war. News, facts and figures, employment information.
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- Disaster information, categorized by ongoing disaster information, historical data and relief resources.
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- International humanitarian aid agency providing help for populations affected by natural disasters or conflict. Details of past and present projects.
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- International Paper company relief program for company employees who are victims of disaster.
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- A relief and development organization working in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia; delivering relief aid, and creating long-term development projects alongside local partners. Activities, donation and employment information.
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- British organization specialising in the removal of the debris of war, such as mine clearing.
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- Humanitarian relief organization that provides air transportation exclusively to the global humanitarian community. Online newsroom, field reports, contact and donations information.
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- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America disaster information center. News of current hot spots and ongoing church relief efforts.
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- Gives an overview of the disaster services offered by the Mennonite faith, information on projects,volunteer work and news.
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- THW (Technisches Hilfswerk) is the Governmental disaster relief organization of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its statutory tasks include the provision of technical assistance at home and humanitarian aid abroad.
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- Donations, comments and latest news on Gujarat earthquake.
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- Provides tangible humanitarian aid to the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the devastating war in Bosnia and Croatia. The aid is distributed in areas of need without regard to race, ethnic, national, or religious persuasion.
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- Rescue and Preparednes in Disaster(RAPID)Peru is a Non-Governamentel Organization (NGO) estabilished to care for disaster relief and prevention in the Andean Region. Education services, current projects, contact information.
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- Christian organization of volunteers trained to search for and rescue people of nations hit with disasters, aid in recovery from their destruction, and help them with their needs.
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- South African group supplying relief services to war zones and post-war areas. Resources for education, agriculture, sanitation, disarming land mines, and medical care.
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- Covers current and past disaster relief activities of this Christian charity.
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- Best known by the S.S. HOPE, the peacetime hospital ship, program includes land-based medical training and health care education programs. Activities, employment opportunities, donation information and news.
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- Covers issues relating to the terrorist attacks in New York and D.C. in September 2001. Provides predictions and updates on natural disasters, chat, news and articles.
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- Charity taking aid to Bosnia from the UK to help the widows, orphans and families of war stricken Bosnia out of desperation.
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- An online community of volunteers that help loved-ones communicate during non-political and non-military disasters. Helps establish contact between families and friends when other methods of communication have failed.
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- Charity foundation focused on the Chernobyl disaster.
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- Providing a ministry of relief and response to national and international disasters, aid to refugees and displaced persons, refugee resettlement, and efforts toward development. FAQ and donation information.
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- An international music project, a kind of European Band Aid, conceived to help the landmines victims in Bosnia.
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- Provides information on ongoing disasters, and links to Southern Baptist-sponsored programs.
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- Non-profit organization provides emergency logistical communications to assist disaster relief organizations in coordinating their activities. Based in Aurora, Minnesota.
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- Reconstruction of Grenada from Hurricane Ivan.
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- Firerecovery.org helps California fire survivors (Oct-Nov, 2003. Provides sources of help for fire surveyors and recruits individuals and groups to help those surveyors.
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- Dedicated to organizing volunteer teams to provide medical and non-medical assistance to victims of disaster and poverty. Newsletter, achievements, volunteer programs and donation information.
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- Volunteer group provides information on the need for disaster relier in Ghana, ongoing programs and volunteer opportunities.
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- Describes this non-profit non-denominational volunteer organization providing humanitarian relief, medical and dental and livestock delivery in isolated regions and natural and man made disasters. Volunteer projects described.
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- News of a detox program that is helping WTC firefighters overcome the after-effects of toxic exposure from their relief efforts.
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- Canadian-based non-for-profit charity tohelp survivors of the Beslan (Russia) school siege of September 1-3, 2004. Emphasizes importance of human connection with children and families who survived.
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- Provides a centralized collection of information for relief efforts and victims in District of Columbia and surrounding metro area.
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- The New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project works to restore quality of life to persons suffering from toxic exposures at the World Trade Center.
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- Relief group presents information on current areas of disaster and their actions to help. News and articles.
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- Established to prevent and mitigate humanitarian emergencies through collaboration and civil-military cooperation. Program details, faq section, newsletters and daily news feed.
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- Not-for-profit international humanitarian aid organization providing relief from hunger and disasters, and teaching peace. Refugee assistance, emergency kits, news.
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- Links to guides on preparing for natural disasters - earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane, and volcano. Links to other humanitarian sites and an interfaith news page with links for the major religions.
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- Civilian, non-sectarian organization working to expand the disaster management capabilities of state and local jurisdictions and voluntary agencies. Membership information, newsletter and publications.
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- Relief organization provides domestic and international assistance. Programs listed by country, photo galleries, press releases and donation information.
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- Boston area non-profit providing respite and relief to children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. History, news, coming events, volunteering and donation information.
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- Official site of RAPID UK, a search and rescue charity that provides assistance at major international disasters.
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- Humanitarian organization based in France whose aim is to assist, provide relief and save the lives of human beings under threat from natural disasters, wars, armed conflicts, or an economic collapse.
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- Umbrella organisation of Srilanka groups helping the distressed and the deprived who were hit by tsunami. Contact and donation information.
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- A non-profit humanitarian aid organization providing emergency relief response to victims of natural disasters and complex emergencies worldwide. Current programs, volunteering and donation information.
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- Providing Internet resources for the humanitarian relief community.
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- Projects to help alleviate the suffering organized by the residents of Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam, Israel. Distribution of medicines and food.
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- Article describes disaster relief program run by the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Includes description of activities and contact information.
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- Non Profit NGO researching affordable telecommunications for small non-governmental organizations engaged in disaster relief and humanitarian aid during the acute phase of an emergency.
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- Charity raising funds to help the children affected by Beslan terror act. Information on the foundation, past projects and their mission.
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- RedR relieves suffering in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent and effective personnel to humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.
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- Outlines the engineering and planning assistance given by this non-profit organization in areas of natural disaster or human conflict. Contact information by country, and message boards.
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- Forum where people who need help can connect with volunteers.
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- A humanitarian organisation based in France which aids war victims through emergency relief and rehabilitation. Site in French and English.
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- Covers the damage by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and information on relief efforts. Information on donations, drop off points and necessities.
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- This DisasterHelp web site is part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative. American disaster information and resources.
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- University of Illinois presents information on preparing for, surviving, and helping in disasters.
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