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Disaster Relief Phases: From Rescue to Rebuilding
From the first hours of rescue to years of rebuilding, the help a disaster zone needs changes week by week, and so does the…
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What happens after a disaster, how famine is declared and what the words in crisis reporting actually mean.
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Disasters Emergency Committee: How DEC Appeals Work
One joint appeal, fifteen UK aid charities and three strict tests: how the DEC decides when to ask the public for help and where the money goes.
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Why Donate Money Not Goods After a Disaster Overseas
Tins and blankets feel like the most personal gift, yet aid agencies almost always ask for money instead. Here is why cash…
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How Is Famine Declared? The IPC Scale Explained
Famine is a technical classification with three strict thresholds, reviewed by independent experts, and people are often…
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Refugee vs Asylum Seeker vs Migrant: What the Words Mean
The words refugee, asylum seeker and migrant are often used as if they were the same, but in law each one carries different…
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Earlier items on this subject from the charity website that once used this address
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Appeal letter
A Famine Appeal From Central Africa
A fundraising letter describing a feeding camp during a famine in central Africa, as the charity published it.
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Refugee Camp in Congo
Waiting for the food donated through the charity to arrive.
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Burundi Refugee Camp
The charity's founder on a visit to a refugee camp in Burundi, where the charity helped by supplying baby milk formula.
