The Singapore-based NGO is engaging international donors to break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition in the Philippines By Yufei Liu Goducate is a Non-Governmental Organization based in Singapore...
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DisasterLink Network will accelerate relief funding when disasters strike
The new network enables donors to rapidly support 20 local nonprofits in five highly disaster-prone countries in Asia Give2Asia is pleased to announce the launch of our new DisasterLink Network. This...
Give2Asia and partners launch Myriad, a new alliance for borderless giving to more than 100 countries and territories
Donors across four continents can now support charities in more than 100 countries with standardized services and fees—and in many cases, local tax benefits. Today Give2Asia is pleased to announce...
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Facilitating inclusion in disaster preparedness: A practical guide for CBOs
Preface An inclusive approach to disaster preparedness saves lives. Inclusion engenders community resilience and promotes equity and human rights. But in reality, certain groups of people are often...
Creating a Community of Practice for Disaster Resilience
By Wilson John D. Barbon (Program Manager, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Program, IIRR) Driven by large-scale disasters in Asia and an influx of disaster relief funds,...
Despite Abundant Donations, Nepal Still Has Work to be Done: Lessons on Coordinated Disaster Response
On April 25, 2015, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit 48 kilometers north of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. The reverberations were felt across the country. 9,000 people perished in the disaster...
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Guidebook on community disaster preparedness
PREFACE The Asia and the Pacific region is considered to be the one of the most at risk regions in the world to the negative impacts of climate change. The region has high exposure to more intense...
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Preparing for the Inevitable: Natural Disasters
By Mansi Desai, Give2Asia Marketing Intern April 25th, 2015 was a dark day for the people of Nepal. Over 3 million people were rendered homeless, 22,000 were injured, and at least 9,000 were killed...
Donor Perspectives & Readiness For Disaster Preparedness Funding: Opportunities & Challenges for Philanthropy in Building Community Resilience
Introduction Since January 2014, Give2Asia has partnered with community-based organizations (CBOs) in South and Southeast Asia to understand best practices and learnings for locally-led disaster...
Food security for the Karen Hilltribes in Thailand
As darkened clouds signal the arrival of “April Showers,” we dust off our rubber boots, unwieldy umbrellas, and – for the worst days – a waxed jacket from the closet corner. We gripe about worsened...
The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) & Give2asia renew its commitment to strengthening local actions in disaster risk reduction
Silang, Cavite, Philippines & San Francisco, California USA In the light of the adoption of the Sendai Framework Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction this month in Sendai, Japan; IIRR and Give2Asia...
Rehabilitating lost livelihoods: new lessons four years after the Tohoku Earthquake - PlaNet Finance Japan
On March 14 - 18, experts from around the world will gather in Sendai, Japan for the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). The meeting will lay down the guiding framework for how the...
Aceh + 10 : The Legacy of the Boxing Day Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, a 9.1 Richter scale earthquake struck in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 240 kilometers from the coast of Aceh province in Indonesia. The quake launched a tsunami that sent...
Give2Asia Launches Yolanda: One Year Later Fund
A full year after Super Typhoon Yolanda wrought havoc in the Eastern Visayas provinces of the Philippines, the Filipino-American community continues to rally in support of those aected. The disaster...
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Disaster Vulnerability and Donor Opportunity in South and Southeast Asia
Disaster Vulnerability and Donor Opportunity in South and Southeast Asia outlines opportunities for donors of all kinds to support disaster preparedness and risk reduction programs in six of the...
2013 Cambodia Floods One Year Report: Building the Capacity of Community Leaders to Distribute Emergency Supplies
2013 Cambodian Floods Late September 2013, heavy rains in 20 of Cambodia’s 24 provinces resulted in heavy flooding along the Mekong River and throughout the north and west. In total, the floods...
Baluchistan Earthquake One Year Report: Providing Warmth and Medical Care for Vulnerable Communities in Pakistan
Baluchistan Earthquake On September 25, 2013, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 12 miles struck 66 miles northeast of the Pakistani city of Awaran, home to 118,173 people according to the...
Field Report: Rebuilding schools in the Philippines after Yolanda
It has been almost a year ago since Super Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda locally, left its trail of destruction in the Philippines. Tacloban City was one of the cities that directly felt...