Responding to emergencies - Charities in Action - How to volunteer

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Responding to emergencies presents how charities step in immediately after disasters and continue support through recovery and rebuilding. It contrasts short-term relief work—rescue, medical care, food, shelter, water, and essential supplies—with longer-term development efforts such as education, livelihood development, and poverty reduction. The book also describes charity roles ranging from volunteers to senior professionals and explains how people can get involved, including contributing help and participating in volunteering activities.

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CategoryHealthcare

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Pages68

Reading Time2 h 51 min

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Helping hands

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SEONEJ!EWEоЛ ЭППаПОсТЭВСТ NOIIV NI S3ILIUVHO CHARITIES IN ACTION RESPONDING TOEMERGENCIES Anne Rooney Raintree LB.OF HACKNEY91300000483147 Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global LibraryLimited,a company incorporated in England andWales having its registered office at 7 Pilgrim Street,London,EC4V6LB-Registered company number:6695582 Text ◎ Capstone Global Library Limited 2012First published in hardback in 2012Paperback edition first published in 2013The moral rights of the proprietor have beenasserted. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced in any form or by any means(includingphotocopying or storing it in any medium byelectronic means and whether or not transiently orincidentally to some other use of this publication)without the written permission of the copyrightowner,except in accordance with the provisionsof the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988 orunder the terms of a licence issued by the CopyrightLicensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 Kirby Street,London EC1N8TS(www.cla.co.uk).Applications forthe copyright owner's written permission should beaddressed to the publisher. Edited by Andrew Farrow,Adam Miller,andDiyan Leake Designed by Victoria AllenPicture research by Ruth Blair llustrations by Oxford Designers &IllustratorsProduction by Victoria Fitzgerald Originated by Capstone Global Library LtdPrinted and bound in China by Leo PaperProducts Ltd ISBN 9781406238488(hardback)161514131210987654321 ISBN 9781406238556(paperback)171615141310987654321 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Rooney,Anne. Responding to emergencies.--(Charities in action)363.3'48-dc23 A full catalogue record for this book is available fromthe British Library. Customers from outside the UK please telephone +441865312262 To order: 富Phone 08456044371Fax+44(0)1865312263Email myorders@raintreepublishers.co.uk Acknowledgements The author and publisher are grateful to the followingfor permission to reproduce copyright material:Alamy pp.25(◎ Kathy deWitt),41(G vario imagesGmbH&Co.KG),42(◎ International Photobank),53(◎ Bart Pro),55(◎ Adrian Sherratt);Corbis pp.4(◎Yuan Man/Xinhua Press),9(◎ James Robert Fuller),11(⑨Howard Davies),16(O Christophe Calais),20(⑥Howard Davies),30(C Andrew Holbrooke),34(C Patrick Robert),36(C Stephen Morrison/epa),46(⑥Jawed Kargar/epa),51(◎ Marcus Gyger/Reuters);Getty Images pp.6(Paula Bronstein),15(STR/AFP),18(Joe Raedle),22(Seyllou/AFP),28(ClaudeMahoudeau/AFP),27(Jewel Samad/AFP),33(EsdrasNdikumana/AFP),39(Peter Parks/AFP),44(PaulaBronstein);◎ SOS Children p.48. Cover photograph of rescuers from ChongqingMunicipality saving a survivor in debris of collapsedbuildings in Beichuan,one of the counties thatsuffered the most from an earthquake in south-west China's Sichuan Province,reproduced with-permission of Corbis(C Chen Xie/Xinhua Press). Every effort has been made to contact copyrightholders of material reproduced in this book.Anyomissions will be rectified in subsequent printingsif notice is given to the publisher. Disclaimer All the internet addresses(URLs)given in this bookwere valid at the time of going to press.However,due to the dynamic nature of the internet,someaddresses may have changed,or sites may havechanged or ceased to exist since publication.Whilethe author and publisher regret any inconveniencethis may cause readers,no responsibility for anysuch changes can be accepted by either theauthor or the publisher. | LONDON BOROUGH OF
HACKNEY LIBRARIES | | | --- | --- | | HK12001070 | | | Bertrams | 10/09/2013 | | 363.348 T | £9.99 | | TEEN | 18/07/2013 | CONTENTS Emergency!……………………… ……………………………4 Disaster strikes……………………………………………………………………………14 As the dust settles………………………………………………………………26 Life goes on…………………………………………………………………………40 Rebuilding lives…………………………………………………………………48 How to volunteer……………………………………………………………54 Timeline ………………………………………………………………………………………58 Glossary………………………………………………

FAQs

What role do charities play right after a disaster?

Charity workers are often among the first on the scene, offering a crucial lifeline alongside emergency services. Their work begins in the hours after the disaster and can continue for months or even years.

How does short-term relief work differ from development work?

Relief work is urgent action during emergencies, including rescue and immediate assistance such as medical care, food, shelter, water, and supplies. Development work provides longer-term help to build sustainable communities through education, economy and livelihood development, and reducing poverty.

What kinds of charity roles are described in the book?

Charities may work at the “sharp end” helping people in life-threatening situations, or behind the scenes by organizing care and supplies and raising funding. Roles range from volunteers to senior professionals.

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