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A disaster can be defined as “any situation involving the severe disruption, distress, and suffering of large numbers of people … that demands a humanitarian response.[1]” This can include any natural disaster such as floods, earthquakes or prolonged droughts as well as health epidemics, political unrest or wars.
How does World Neighbors respond to disasters? World Neighbors long-term programs seek to improve local capacity for development, and by doing so, the programs also contribute to reducing participants’ vulnerability to disasters. This happens, for example, when farmers adopt more sustainable agricultural and environmental management approaches; community-based organizations gain increased capacity to address new challenges that inevitably arise; or particularly vulnerable communities develop contingency plans to respond in the event of a disaster. When disasters strike and World Neighbors determines that it will respond, we use financial resources raised for the disaster response to achieve the following goals:
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The latest report from Cantave Jean-Baptiste From August 15 to September 7, four hurricanes hit Three weeks, then, under hurricanes! September 8 is the first sunny day over On September 1, most of the field staff left The communication between the main cities has been interrupted after bridges collapsed on the Nationale #1 road in Montrouis and Ennery. Another bridge fell down in Mirebalais. There is no way to go from Staff went to Ivwa to talk to members and leaders of our partner organization OPD-8. Freta, one of the villages that belong to the multi-village association, is lower down the mountainside and was affected severely. At least 12 houses were destroyed. The road from the nearby town of Crops and animals have been taken away or buried in all program areas. It will take time to get a complete survey of the damages in all the program areas, including Ivoire, Bayonnais and Ranquitte (areas in transition) and Ennery, Bailly and Boucan Richard (the new program areas). The field visits this week will provide first hand information about the nature of the damages and the kinds of support needed to help the affected families to overcome the disaster effects and tend to resuming normal life. World Neighbors was the first organization that leaders from Ivwa and Bayonnais contacted for support. Other organizations have not yet responded in these areas and the Haitian government’s capacity to coordinate aid is weak and will not likely focus on the rural areas where World Neighbors works. So it will be vital that we respond! We would like to alert all our financial partners for any support opportunities they could allow to - Cantave Jean-Baptiste On Monday August 18, the largest river in World Neighbors disaster response team is releasing $10,000 to support the urgent relief needs of those affected in our You can help in this urgent situation by making a special gift to World Neighbors Emergency Response Fund and by spreading the word to others about this pressing need.
[1] The Oxfam Handbook of Development and Relief, Deborah Eade and Suzanne Williams, Oxfam ( |
World Neighbors is a long-term development agency and typically does not assist with disaster relief and rehabilitation efforts. Under certain circumstances, however, World Neighbors will respond to disasters, frequently working in partnership with other agencies. We will always seek to respond to affected people’s expressed needs and to build upon their capacities, organizational structures and coping mechanisms, addressing the immediate crisis in a way that returns them as quickly as possible towards a long-term development process.