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Humanitarian Logistics Association. Individual membership association for humanitarian logistics offerscertification and job listings. www.humanitarianlogistics.orgRedR. International NGO that provides training and recruitment services for the humanitarian sector.www.redr.org.ukReliefWeb List of Humanitarian Training Providers. Topics listhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwt.nsf/doc211?OpenForm includes training programs in Logistics.http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwt.nsf/doc209?OpenForm&query=3&cat=Logistics and links to dozens of otherhumanitarian groups that offer training.Sphere Project. Free training materials consist of four modules and a Trainers'Guide. Module 1 introduces The Sphere Handbook as a practical tool inhumanitarian work; Module 2 covers the Humanitarian Charter in some detail andexamines sections of the international legal framework that are relevant to it;Module 3 explores the use of the Sphere handbook through each stage of theproject cycle; and Module 4 examines the conceptual framework around disasterpreparedness and how it relates to the Sphere handbook. The Trainers' Guide isdesigned to assist trainers organize a successful training event using the modules.Inquire at info@sphereproject.orgUNDP Bureau of Management Procurement Support Office. Key course is“Logistics and Incoterms” regularly scheduled in New York, Bangkok, Dubai,Vienna and Copenhagen. Three-day course is $1,275. Also offers individualizedtraining and on demand training in Logistics. ( Principles of logistics and supply chain management; Logisticalarrangements; Incoterms 2000 and their appropriate use; Packing & marking; Modes of transportation; Shippingdocumentation; Insurance; Freight forwarding arrangements; Customs clearance procedures anddocumentation.) Inquire at procurement.training@undp.org6. A FEW SUPPLIERS TO CONSIDER (Listing does not imply endorsement)AOV International http://www.aovinternational.com/emergency-relief-items.htmlAPEX International http://www.apex-international.org/emergency-relief-products.htmlCHF International http://www.chfinternational.org/reliefsuppliesGlobal Hand Yellow Pages Searchable data base of 240 suppliers worldwide, searchable by country andproduct. http://www.globalhand.org/information/yellowpagesNorthwest Woolen Mills http://northwestwoolen.comGLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONSAWBB/LCERFDODSAERCETAGIKGISICRCIDPIGOIFRCRCIncotermsMFPIAir Way Bill. Document or contract with the transporter showing the destination which accompaniesthe goods from the port of loading to the destination.Bill of lading, which is a detailed list of a shipment of goods in the form of a receipt given by the carrierto the person consigning the goodsUN Central Emergency Response FundDesignated OfficialDaily Subsistence AllowanceEmergency Relief CoordinatorEstimated Time of ArrivalGifts in kindGeographical Information SystemsInternational Committee of the Red Cross.Internally Displaced PersonsInter-governmental organization. Generally refers to United Nations Agencies and regionalorganizations.International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentShort for international commercial terms, which are a series of international sales terms used to dividetransaction costs and responsibilities between buyer and seller.Most Frequently Purchased Items
MHEMOUMTNGOOCHAOFDAPODSCMSGBVSITREPSupply chainUNDPUNHCRUNICEFUNJLCVoIPWFPMaterial Handling EquipmentMemorandum of UnderstandingMetric tonNongovernmental organizationUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsUnited States Office of Foreign Disaster AssistanceProof of DeliverySupply chain managementSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceSituation ReportA standardized procedures for sourcing, procurement, transport, import, management, storage anddistribution of goods.United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations High Commission for RefugeesUnited Nations Children’s FundUnited Nations Joint Logistics CentreVoice over Internet Protocols.United Nations World Food ProgrammeABOUT THIS CHECKLISTThe idea for this resource began with the shipment of 4,000 blankets manufactured in India to Kabul, Afghanistan. TheUS-based Raqim Foundation identified the villages with the greatest need where on-the-ground partners were readyto distribute the blankets.The blankets arrived. But they arrived late. The cost of shipment and storage was greater than the cost of theblankets. There were complications along the way. It was decided to debrief the relief project team and capture everybit of learning, tell the truth and share it with othersWhat started as a one-page Checklist evolved over two years into the current short and long versions, a resource list,glossary and other background documents.The Checklist is informed by: Evidence-based practices in emergency response Experience in the field Debriefings of Raqim Foundation and GlobalPartnership or Afghanistan staff Critical input and review by experts from NGOs,government and business A review of the literature Conversations with those on the groundWHO IS THE CHECKLIST FOR?If you are engaged in the collection and distribution of monies and/or supplies for humanitarian relief, this Checklist isfor you. For example: You are a nonprofit or business new to relief work and want to partner with seasoned humanitarianorganizations. Your NGO has humanitarian experience but needs to orient new partners or donors to the process andcomplexities of emergency relief operations. You are a financial advisor whose affluent client wants to send supplies to a disaster area. You are a spiritual community or grassroots service organization that wants to give to a sister community orpartner service organization in another region or country, You have taken a philanthropic vacation in a village in the developing world and want to respond to requestsfrom village leaders for specific material support.
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