(NGO partner of the UN in several emergency contexts)
(1) Overview of activities
World Vision is a Christian relief and development agency dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. Founded in 1950, World Vision currently works in over 95 countries around the world, primarily through development, emergency relief and advocacy.
(2) Role in emergency relief and reconstruction
Building on the strength of community development efforts, in 2004 World Vision responded to more than 80 different emergencies (covering three levels of severity) in 55 countries.
Within 24 hours of a disaster striking anywhere in the world, members of World Vision’s Global Rapid Response Team are on the ground, doing assessments and paving the way for teams of sectoral relief specialists. World Vision’s core competencies in emergency relief are:
1. Food Security and agricultural recovery
2. Commodities and logistics
3. Health and nutrition
4. Displaced persons resettlement programming
World Vision works collaboratively with local communities, local and national governments, local and national NGOs and with international bodies to ensure an effective and sustainable transition to continued development for the communities impacted.
(3) Major opportunities for business support
World Vision and business partners collaborate in emergency response in several ways:
> pre-positioning of emergency supplies and equipment at strategic locations globally
> air transport of emergency supplies and food to field sites in sudden on-set disasters
> donations of business infrastructure, products and services
> contributions of professional expertise, e.g. management, communications/IT, business processes, logistics and supply chain management
> long-term strategic partnerships to rehabilitate communities and local economies devastated by disasters through a range of integrated development projects
> cash funding through CSR, corporate foundations, and employee giving/matching programs.
(4) Contribution/Contact information
To find out more about how your company can partner with World Vision in humanitarian response, please send an email to: heainfo@wvi.org; or call 1-626-301-7756.
For specific enquiries, please contact:
Gerald Lewis, Resource Development, Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs
Phone: 1.253-815-2952
Fax: 1.253-815-3341
Email: gerald_lewis@wvi.org
For more information about World Vision visit http://www.wvi.org/ .
(5) Examples of engagement with the private sector
1. Air Canada & related suppliers - 8 days after the Tsunami, ACE Holdings Inc, the parent company of Air Canada lent World Vision Canada two A340 aircraft to transport emergency cargo to the Tsunami affected region, transporting 280,000lbs of material including general medical supplies; pharmaceuticals, water purification equipment and clothing. Included in the cargo were supplies donated by Air Canada’s catering supplier, CARA Operations Limited. There is no exact figure of the cost of this donation at the moment.
2. Three Australian Banks (National Australia Bank Ltd, ANZ Ltd and Suncorp Metway Ltd) used their branch networks to collect over Aus$18million in Tsunami relief donations on behalf of World Vision Australia. This partnership allowed a corporation not normally involved directly in emergency situations an opportunity to participate allowing their employees and customers to play an important role in helping in the emergency.
3. 15 different Australian telecommunications companies (AAPT, AUSTAR, B Digital, Commander Australia, iTEL, Community Telco, Singtel Optus, People Mobile, Primus Telecommunications, SIMplus Mobile, Solutions International, Southern Cross Telco, TELECORP, Telstra and Virgin Mobile) agreed contracts to collect close to Aus$2 million in Tsunami donations via SMS (mobile text message) during televised Tsuanami fundraising events. Mobile phone users could make donations of either A$2, A$5 or A$10 per SMS donation. This partnership underlined the unique opportunities created by innovative technologies such as mobile phone texting. Combined with special sports events, it made a powerful corporate and NGO partnership.
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