Checklist for Effective Disaster Response: Insights for Wise ...

6.1 Develop a plan for informing beneficiaries abouteligibility and the place and time of distribution.Publicize as appropriate. Recognize that distribution ofsupplies too long before they are needed can result intheir unintended sale so they may be unavailable tohouseholds when needed. If possible, warehouse thegoods until the critical time of use. For example, storeheaters or blankets until temperatures drop.6.2 Track balances of stocks throughout distribution.Make information available in both printed andelectronic form. Reconcile supplies actually distributedwith those delivered, those remaining in storage, andthose that are lost, damaged or misappropriated. 6.3 Collaborate with the local community in implementing the distribution plan developed at the start of theproject. Include those responsible for distribution as well as government.6.4 Choose distribution strategies that engage recipients in helping themselves in ways that enhance selfesteemand giving forward to others. 37 If needed, arrange training on the use of items to be distributed. Forexample, the men may need to learn how to cook or women to build or repair houses.6.5 Coordinate distribution with other groups in the crisis zone for equitable coverage of vulnerablecommunities in the impact zone. 386.6 Given the limited quantities of supplies, ensure that the most vulnerable have been identified that thesupplies reach them in spite of traditional power structures that may exclude them. 37 UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies. Chapters 21 http://www.unhcr.org/471db4c92.html38 Global Hand lists NGOs and commercial suppliers with specialization in product distribution, searchable by goods type.http://www.globalhand.org/information/goods?searchmode=1&getGHGoods=&gik_org_type=gik&getGHLOffices=&SearchableText=&searchterm=