The Humanitarian Coalition
The Humanitarian Coalition is a coalition of Canadian non-governmental organizations consisting of Action Against Hunger, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, CARE Canada, Doctors of the World, Humanity & Inclusion, Islamic Relief Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan International Canada, Save the Children Canada and World Vision Canada.
The Humanitarian Coalition's stated mission is "The Humanitarian Coalition brings together leading aid organizations to provide Canadians with a simple and effective way to help during international humanitarian disasters. Member agencies join forces to raise funds, partner with the government, and mobilize media, businesses and individual Canadians."[1]
Since 2010 Humanitarian Coalition has launched appeals for Cylone Idai in 2019, the Hunger Crisis affecting parts of Africa and Yemen in 2017, the Syrian Refugee Crisis in 2015-2016, the Nepal earthquake in 2015, the Ebola Outbreak in 2014, the food crisis in the Sahel in 2012, the drought in East Africa in 2011, the earthquake in Japan in 2011, the floods in Pakistan in 2010 and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. [2]
Governance
The Board of Directors is made up of the respective CEO or Executive Director of the member agencies. The day-to-day activities of the Humanitarian Coalition are run by the organisation's secretariat based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
International counterparts
Around the world, agencies have begun to collaborate and launch joint appeals. Successful national humanitarian appeal mechanisms include the Disasters Emergency Committee (UK), Aktion Deutschland (Germany), Agire (Italy), Japan Platform (Japan), SHO Netherlands and others. Together, they form the Emergency Appeals Alliance .
References
- "Who We Are".
- Humcoal (July 26, 2019). "Major Emergencies". www.humanitariancoalition.ca.