Disaster Relief

Merry Fitzpatrick oversees disaster relief and disaster response, microfinance, livelihoods, management of US government grants, and gift-in-kind programs and is developing programming for high-risk countries. She coordinates with area directors to advise, train and support field staff, enhancing ministry through increasingly effective program design and implementation. She is building staff capacity to respond to emergencies, to complete assessments, and to integrate relief and development to achieve long-term results. Merry has worked in emergency relief since 1996.
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World Concern is a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization that has been serving some of the world's poorest people for over 50 years. As part of CRISTA Ministries, we are rated a Four Star Charity, the highest possible rating by Charity Navigator (see the rating). World Concern helps sponsor children, educate people, fight hunger and poverty, set up microfinance to help the poor, perform vocational and business training, provide health and medical services, dig wells and provide clean drinking water, and give disaster response and relief when needed.
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[10 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Disaster Relief Journal: Day 7

Not your standard disaster relief office, huh?
Today in the world of disaster relief was mostly an office and meeting day.  Yes, even here.  My least favorite kind of day.
The office is about 100m up a sandy road from the house.  Not far, but far enough for several children to ask me for something.  A year ago, very few would be so bold.  Apparently, soft-hearted but soft-headed disaster relief workers have been giving things to children who haven’t asked for anything but friendship.  Now the children no longer value us as …

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[9 Dec 2008 | One Comment | ]
Disaster Relief: Day 4

From Merry’s disaster relief journal: “…a bunch of soldiers armed with AK-47s, rockets and other…”

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[9 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Disaster Relief: Day 2 & 3

Learn about disaster relief in Chad first hand through the eyes of Merry Fitzpatrick

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[9 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Disaster Relief Blog Launches

Disaster relief is important. See why we started a disaster relief blog to talk about this stuff…