Philanthropy in disasters : tsunami and after : conference background papers / APCC CAF.

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Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium Conference (2005 : Phuket, Thailand)

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TextPublication details: [Quezon City, The Philippines] ; APPC, 2005.Description: vii, 168 p. ; 28 cmSubject(s):

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361.7 22

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Section 1. Overview: aid giving in the tsunami disaster of 2004 and its implications on the role of philanthropy in disasters: an internet-based review of literature -- Section 2. Responses to the tsunami disaster -- India -- Indonesia -- Sri Lanka -- Thailand -- Section 3. Best practice cases: philanthropic response to disasters -- Bangladesh -- China -- Japan -- Section 4. Joint appeals for disaster relief: perspectives from the tsunami and beyond -- Section 5. Other recent studies.

Review: In the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami, there was a lot of giving to the victims of that disaster in various forms through goods or money, in different ways. Giving via websites and SMS was used. Alongside this were the issues to do with the relief and reconstruction, collaboration, accountability, and disaster mitigation. As a result of this, the conference was themed around how the tsunami has affected giving.

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In the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami, there was a lot of giving to the victims of that disaster in various forms through goods or money, in different ways. Giving via websites and SMS was used. Alongside this were the issues to do with the relief and reconstruction, collaboration, accountability, and disaster mitigation. As a result of this, the conference was themed around how the tsunami has affected giving.

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