Tsunami one year after, NGO aid intervention and future ... - VOICE

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Foreword .................................................................................................................................................. 1
List of Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter One : Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3
Striving for quality .................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter Two : The International Response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami ............................................ 6
United Nations response ......................................................................................................... 6
European Union response ....................................................................................................... 7
The response of non-governmental organisations: resources from the public to NGOs ....... 8
Chapter Three : NGO Aid - From Humanitarian Aid to Reconstruction and Development ................... 10
The LRRD approach .................................................................................................................. 10
Specific challenges to NGOs in the Tsunami context .............................................................. 10
NGO activities ........................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter Four : Challenges And Lessons Learned By NGOs .................................................................... 19
Coordination ............................................................................................................................ 19
Involvement of local communities ........................................................................................... 21
Disaster preparedness .............................................................................................................. 22
Role of the media ..................................................................................................................... 22
NGO management challenges ................................................................................................ 23
Challenges and recommendations to NGOs ........................................................................... 23
Chapter Five : Institutional and Political Recommendations to the EU ................................................... 24
Chapter Six : Conclusions ........................................................................................................................ 26
Useful Links .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Annexes .................................................................................................................................................... 31
Annex 1 : CONCORD/VOICE Open Letter to the attention of European decision-makers .................... 33
Annex 2 : Summary of the Human Toll Caused by the Tsunami Disaster ............................................... 34
Annex 3 : Aid Pledges and Actual Grants Allocations by Major International Donors Responding to
the Tsunami Disaster ................................................................................................................. 35
Annex 4 : Tsunami Aid - the World’s Biggest Donors (Aid per country and per capita) ........................ 36
Annex 5 : Summary of DG ECHO Decisions Relating to Tsunami ........................................................... 37
Annex 6 : Summary of EC Indicative Allocation of Funds for Post-Tsunami Reconstruction ................. 38
Annex 7 : EU and Member States Humanitarian Assistance for the Tsunami-affected Region ............. 39
Annex 8 : EU and Member States Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance to Tsunami-affected
Countries ................................................................................................................................... 40
Annex 9 : Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs
in Disaster Relief ........................................................................................................................ 41
NGO Aid Intervention And Future Challenges