The Humanitarian Coalition
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The Humanitarian Coalition is a coalition of Canadian non-governmental organizations consisting of CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan Canada, and Save the Children Canada.
Mission
Its stated mission is to "maximize Canadian fundraising efforts in support of member agencies' assistance programs for the survivors of international humanitarian disasters. By working together, we seek to increase the awareness of needs, reduce the duplication of costs and take the guesswork out of giving for Canadians."[1]
Members
It consists of five member agencies: CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan Canada and Save the Children Canada. All Canadian humanitarian agencies that meet the membership criteria are invited to join in this initiative.
Campaigns
The Humanitarian Coalition has launched five major appeals since 2010 to global humanitarian disasters, these included the earthquake in Haiti in 2010[2], the floods in Pakistan in 2010[3] , the earthquake in Japan in 2011, the drought in East Africa in 2011 and the food crisis in the Sahel in 2012[4] .[5]
Governance
The Board of Directors is made up of the respective CEO or Executive Director of the five member agencies, Patricia Erb from Save the Children, Robert Fox from OXFAM Canada, Rosemary McCarney from Plan Canada, Kevin McCort from CARE Canada, and Pierre Veronneau from OXFAM-Quebec.[6]
The day-to-day activities of the Humanitarian Coalition are run by the organisation's Executive Director Nicolas Moyer.
References
- ^ "Who We Are". The Humanitarian Coalition. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ CBC News Online. 5 January 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/05/pol-haiti-two-years.html. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Canadians donate millions for Pakistani relief". 5 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ . 21 February 2012 http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/333267--refugees-add-to-sahel-hunger-woes-say-canadians-experts-in-west-africa. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Our Appeals". Humanitarian Coalition. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "Board of Directors". The Humanitarian Coalition. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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