Without the help of today’s non-profit disaster relief organizations, survivors of emergencies and disasters across the globe would face much higher mortality rates and much lower chances at successful recovery and reestablishment. Such organizations are truly a blessing in so many ways. For those further interested in learning about this kind of organization, here’s the scoop on five of the industry’s most exceptional groups in the business.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is probably the foremost recognized authority in the world of emergency response and disaster relief efforts worldwide. The organization’s symbolic red cross has been seen helping the desperate and despaired in crisis situations since 1881. Still going strong today, the American Red Cross is believed to provide emergency response somewhere approximately every eight minutes. Emergency blood reserves, food, water, shelter, medical, and even psychological help all fall under the many offerings of this life-saving group.
All Hands Volunteers
Based out of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, All Hands Volunteers has helped countless people in need for over a decade now. While this organization is not such an immediate responder like the American Red Cross, it does come in after the initial blows of a disaster and takes on the daunting task of rebuilding entire communities. This is all done through construction and remediation efforts of affected infrastructure. Each year, this organization rebuilds the lives of 500+ families directly in addition to many other community elements as well.
Operation Blessing International
Operation Blessing International, or OBI for short, is a multi-pronged humanitarian organization. Medical, food, and structural supports are provided by the organization all over the world, with and without regard to disaster causation. In direct response to disasters, however, the group also provides valuable assistance in the form of food, water, shelter, medicine, and more. This faith-based organization professes to be one of the largest American charities and the provider of ongoing assistance in 39 countries today.
Humanity Road
When disaster response and relief efforts come up in conversation, many don’t think about the included plight of animals in such catastrophic events. Humanity Road provides exception to that common oversight, offering disaster relief aid to humans and animals as well. The organization began in 2010 and is said to have responded to over 500 individual disasters since that time. Humans, animals, and communities benefit from this group worldwide as it continues its humanitarian mission into the future.
Doctors Without Borders
Based out of New York, New York, Doctors Without Borders was formed in 1971 on the premise that the potential humanitarian aid offered by volunteering medical professionals could help nearly anyone in any situation, anywhere. As its name suggests, this organization provides medical-specific relief efforts in all types of situations across the globe. Disaster relief and response is just one of those services offered by the group. According to the group’s website, “we help people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care.”
Humanitarian efforts save countless lives across the world each and every day. Disaster relief organizations provide a more specified service in that realm, helping those in need in the wake of catastrophic events. These five, above-mentioned, non-profit disaster relief organizations are among those that shine as highly exceptional in the fight to care for humanity daily.
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