Directory of Disaster Relief and Recovery Resources

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Sites dealing with the recovery from natural disasters or wars.

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Resources in This Category

• ACTED

  http://www.acted.org/
  Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development is an international non-governmental organisation working in 16 countries with a regional approach to crisis situations.

• Air Serv International

  http://www.airserv.org/
  Humanitarian relief organization that provides air transportation exclusively to the global humanitarian community. Online newsroom, field reports, contact and donations information.

• AmeriCares

  http://www.americares.org/
  Relief organization provides domestic and international assistance. Programs listed by country, photo galleries, press releases and donation information.

• Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk

  http://www.thw.de/
  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. (in German and English)

• Center for International Disaster Information

  http://www.cidi.org/
  Relief group presents information on current areas of disaster and their actions to help. News and articles.

• Church World Service Indonesia

  http://www.cwsindonesia.or.id/
  Details of the relief work this group is doing. News,gallery and documents.

• Churches of Christ Disaster Relief

  http://www.disasterreliefeffort.org/
  Covers current and past disaster relief activities of this Christian charity.

• CRASH: Christian Relief Assistance Support and Hope

  http://crashjapan.com/
  National network of Christians in Japan that equips and informs Christian volunteers. News on disasters, volunteer projects and how to donate.

• Disaster Resources - Helping Disaster Victims

  http://web.extension.illinois.edu/disaster/help.html
  University of Illinois presents information on preparing for, surviving, and helping in disasters.

• Disaster Response and Reconstruction

  http://www.disaster-response-reconstruction.blogspot.com/
  Blog of Arwin Soelaksono on his work in reconstruction works at disaster affected areas. In this blog he put the lessons learned and best practices on massive housing reconstruction.

• ELCA Disaster Response

  http://www.elca.org/disaster/
  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America disaster information center. News of current hot spots and ongoing church relief efforts.

• Global MapAid

  http://www.globalmapaid.org/
  Non-profit organization supplying specialist maps to aid agencies, and mapping humanitarian hotspots. Features live and proposed projects, photographs, and online donation facility.

• Grenada Relief Fund

  http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/309-grenada-relief-fund
  Morgan Freeman's foundation to help rebuild Grenada after the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005. Information on this island nation, press, donations.

• Gujarat Earthquake

  http://www.causeaneffect.org/
  Donations, comments and latest news on Gujarat earthquake.

• Health Beat - Detoxification Clinic Offers Hope for WTC Responders

  http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2003/04/health-beat-detoxification-clinic-offers-hope-for-wtc-responders.html
  News of a detox program that is helping WTC firefighters overcome the after-effects of toxic exposure from their relief efforts.

• Humanitarian Resource Institute

  http://www.humanitarian.net/
  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.

• International Foundation for Terror Act Victims

  http://www.moscowhelp.org/
  Charity raising funds to help the children affected by Beslan terror act. Information on the foundation, past projects and their mission.

• International Relief Teams

  http://www.irteams.org/
  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.

• IP Employee Relief Fund

  http://ipemployeerelief.org/
  International Paper company relief program for company employees who are victims of disaster.

• Mennonite Disaster Service

  http://mds.mennonite.net/
  Volunteer network responding to those affected by disasters in Canada and the United States. History, FAQ, projects, programs, and news.

• Mercy Airlift International

  http://mercyairlift.org/
  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.

• Mission East

  http://www.miseast.org/
  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.

• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)

  http://www.nvoad.org/
  NVOAD coordinates planning efforts by many voluntary organizations responding to disaster.

• New York Times - Teaching Americans What Haiti Needs: Money

  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/us/21charity.html
  Nonprofit groups rarely look a gift horse in the mouth, but there has been an unprecedented effort to teach Americans what not to give.

• Next Of Kin Registry

  http://www.nokr.org/
  Missing persons can be registered. Also has an "I'm safe now" forum.

• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

  http://www.pcusa.org/pda/
  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.

• ProAct Network

  http://www.proactnetwork.org/
  A non-profit organisation aimed at resolving issues relating to environmental and livelihood security, particularly at the community level.

• Rescue Task Force

  http://www.rescuetaskforce.org/
  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.

• Solidarites International

  http://www.solidarites.org/
  A humanitarian organisation based in France which aids war victims through emergency relief and rehabilitation. Site in French and English.

• St. David's Relief Foundation

  http://www.stdavids.org/
  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.

• Student Advocacy for Equitable Recovery (SAFER)

  http://safer.tulane.edu/
  Volunteer group helps rebuilds homes and offers volunteer opportunities in recovery efforts in New Orleans.

• The Disaster Center

  http://www.disastercenter.com/
  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.

• Toast To Peace

  http://www.toast2peace.com/
  An international music project, a kind of European Band Aid, conceived to help the landmines victims in Bosnia.

• United Methodist Committee on Relief

  http://www.umcor.org/
  Not-for-profit international humanitarian aid organization providing relief from hunger and disasters, and teaching peace. Refugee assistance, emergency kits, news.

• World Wide Disaster Relief by His Glory

  http://www.wwdr.org/
  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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