Disaster Relief

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 …

Although we are only one of about half a dozen humanitarian organizations working here providing disaster relief, our activities have directly benefited these families. The disaster aid we have provided to them has helped these people to buy the basics when the UN rations didn’t materialize and helped them to buy the tools to cultivate, the medicines for their remaining donkeys, clothes, and to give them the hope to plant again. Read more…

Read about disaster relief in an IDP camp in Chad Africa and what it take to help

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

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

Follow the story of Merry Fitzpatrick as she travels to Chad Africa to help with disaster relief and aid.

EXCERPT: “I’ve been doing disaster relief work for about 13 years now. It is unlike anything else in the world. Mind-numbing days of tedium and discomfort mixed with unbelievable moments exhilaration when things work out that more than make it all worthwhile - when you can provide disaster relief to someone. After so many years, the learning curve is still very steep. It’s one of the things that makes disaster relief and aid work so exhausting while at the same time so compelling.”