Emergency Organisations - Community Emergency Response Team, Jesuit Refugee Service, Medair, World Vision, Americares (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Community emergency response team, Jesuit Refugee Service, Medair, World Vision, AmeriCares, National Disasters Management Institute, Sphere Project, Irish Red Cross, ShelterBox, Zombie Squad, Real Medicine Foundation, Humanitarian-FOSS, Swiss Foundation for Mine Action, Malteser International, World Vision Appalachia, Rescue Services Agency, Engineer Research and Development Center, Minhaj Welfare Foundation, World Relief, Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific, Wasserwacht, Mennonite Disaster Service, World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Clear Path International, International Early Warning Programme, International Association of Emergency Managers, Air Land Emergency Resource Team, SPEAR Project, Muslim Hands, AFCOM, Alliance to Rescue Civilization, ACTED, Strengthening Emergency Response Abilities Project, Rescue Task Force, United Nations Centre for Urgent Environmental Assistance, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, EMPRES Food Safety, Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, Disaster Resource Network. Excerpt: The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization that aids refugees, forcibly displaced peoples, and asylum seekers. JRS operates at national and regional levels. Founded in November, 1980 as a work of the Society of Jesus, JRS was officially registered on March 19, 2000 in Vatican City as a foundation. The impetus to found JRS came from the then father general of the Jesuits, Pedro Arrupe, who was inspired to action by the plight of Vietnamese boat people. JRS's international headquarters are located in Rome. JRS has programs in 51 countries. The main areas of work are in the field of Education, Emergency Assistance, Health and Nutrition, Income-Generating Activities, and Social Services. In total, more than 500,000 individuals are direct benef...