Role of NGOs, Volunteers and Private Donors in A Crisis

Natural disasters can occur anytime without giving any warning and inflict terrible condition on people. After any natural disaster people face many losses and problems and that include monetary losses, property damage, shortage of necessary household objects death of closed ones. Here comes the role of aid suppliers. At this moment of need aid suppliers must make sure to provide fast and timely aid using strategic sources.

 

Collective effort needed:-

To deliver the necessary aid to the needy people a reliable line of attack is devised. This delivery of aid and helping process cannot be done by the government or the concerned authorities alone. This rehabilitation process is carried out with the help of non-profit organizations, volunteers, social activists, armed forces or police and the people of the area. The list of necessary things is very large that depends on the type of catastrophe. But the main things that need to be supplied after any big crisis are collectively called as core relief items.

Types of necessary things needed:-

These things include:

·        Shelters for refugees

·        Food and medicines

·        Clothes for suffering people

·        Blankets and quilts

·        Sleeping bags

·        Lights, generators

·         buckets, jerry cans

·        Fuel cylinders, stoves

The role of private donors, NGOS, social workers and volunteers is very vital.

Private donors:

After any humanitarian crisis the first thing that comes to mind after the death toll and injured people is the monetary loss. People are deprived of their houses, vehicles and other valuables. Govt. and the authorities may not be able to fulfill all the expenses that are carried out in relief work. Economically renowned people and philanthropists stand by the authorities and donate large sums of money to help the suffering people. These donations can be spent directly or can be donated to the government.

Volunteers:-

In any big disaster which can take lot of lives and lot of structural loss has happened. Government needs dedicated and energetic people to help them out. These people say a yes to the authority’s call in this time of need. Volunteers are not paid but they collaborate with the authorities to accomplish any task assigned to them. Volunteers supply the aid systematically, fix tents, gather donations, carry injured people to hospitals, burry dead people, help police in search of missing people and do a lot more.

Role of NGOs:-

The role of NGOs is very vital is these king of calamities. Non-profit organizations work in different ways in times of crisis. They not only provide financial assistance to the government but can also help people directly in financial terms. NGOs also provide human resource in these testing times. Combined with local authorities they ensure clean distribution of core relief items and also devise plans on how to tackle the ongoing problems systematically.