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Shipment Follow-up
After a consignee receives the shipment, follow-up, both short term and long term, is critical to ensure adequate accountability.
1. Product
Right product, rightly placed with right outcomes is the very essence of this industry. This section has entries of two kinds. Where existing standards are of relevance to product, appropriate sections are excerpted (e.g. WHO, Sphere). Where we have found little by way of existing standards for...
1.1 Food or beverages
Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards (these specify the minimum levels to be attained in each area), where applicable to food and beverages. This document examines the relevant Sphere Project Standards.
1.2 Drugs and pharmaceuticals
Global Hand recommends the WHO Guidelines for Drug Donations as summarised here. By describing "good donation practice", these guidelines aim to improve the quality of drug donations.
1.3 Medical equipment, products & supplies
Global Hand recommends the WHO Guidelines for Drug Donations as summarised here. By describing "good donation practice", these guidelines aim to improve the quality of drug donations.
1.4 Clothing or footwear or accessories or fabric
Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards, where applicable to clothing. "The people affected by the disaster have sufficient blankets and clothing to provide protection from the climate and to ensure their dignity, safety and well-being."
1.5 Household goods
Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards, where applicable to household goods. "Families have access to household utensils, soap for personal hygiene and tools for their dignity and well-being."
1.6 Furniture
Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.
Technological
It is possible to give equipment that, while generous, is technologically inappropriate if, for example, it is of a sophistication that is unsuitable for use in the recipient's environment, or requiring technical support that is unavailable at the local level.
Task Brasil Trust
Task Brasil Trust is a UK non-profit organisation providing homes, care, access to education and vocational training, and physical and psychological healthcare to children and pregnant girls living on the street in Brazil.