Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Management
Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Management
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural and man-made disasters, e.g. war or civil conflict. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. It can be distinguished from development assistance, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency. Paragon Philanthropy provides expertise in the following aspects of humanitarian aid and disaster relief through its internationally recognized advisors and representatives:
Developing a response to a natural or man-made disaster
Initiation and management of humanitarian operations
Human resource management for humanitarian organizations
Expanding organizational capacity
Advocacy of humanitarian issues
Protection of vulnerable populations affected by conflicts and natural disasters
Funding of humanitarian aid
Coordination of humanitarian response
Post disaster reconstruction
Research in all aspects of humanitarian aid and disaster relief
Transition from humanitarian aid to development assistance
Advisors
Tony Kozlowski
Tony Kozlowski has over three decades of direct humanitarian experience with government agencies, multilateral organizations, nonprofits and vulnerable populations responding to humanitarian emergencies in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Erik Davies
Erik Davies, with a track record of working in 25 countries, brings expertise in environmental management, policy and planning in sustainable development to his hands-on experience working on tsunami relief and recovery efforts in Indonesia.
Ming Zhuang
Ming Zhuang has utilized his extensive background in civil society, citizen participation, poverty alleviation, and rural migration to work with local authorities as well as nongovernmental and multilateral organizations in the aftermath of the major earthquake in Chengdu, China.