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Original article posted on KERA.org's blog. KERA is Public Media for the North Texas region.
BY Lauren Silverman
November 12th, 2013 | 1:38 pm
One of the biggest challenges after
a disaster the size of Super Typhoon Haiyan is coordinating the delivery of
relief materials. The water, medicine and food can only help if it arrives
where it’s needed, when it’s needed. That’s where technology comes into play,
and a north Texas organization called Aidmatrix.
Dallas-based Aidmatrix
provides software to more than 50,000 partners across the world to help move
more than $1.5 billion dollars in aid every year. For the typhoon
response, Aidmatrix is using its disaster relief system which has been
used in more than 65 major disasters, including the Haiti Earthquake,
Japan Tsunami, Superstorm Sandy, and more.
Scott McCallum, Aid Matrix CEO and
Former Wisconsin Governor, says for Typhoon Haiyan one challenge is
coordinating transportation of medicine and food.
“In the U.S. we’ve got literally
thousands upon thousands of transportation companies listed to either donate
transportation or discount price it,” he says. In the Phillipines, there are
fewer transporters and “the last mile is difficult” when you get into
remote disaster areas.
McCallum says if you’re going to
give, consider donating cash instead of goods.
“It’s much easier particularly
international for people to donate cash to be able to purchase the needs either
locally or within the region, McCallum says, “Because transportation does
become fairly expensive and more complicated, particularly when it is long
distance with very limited access in the Philippines.”
[More from KERA News: How You Can Help Typhoon Haiyan
Victims]
To see a list of immediate needs for
Typhoon Haiyan, and offer your financial or material support CLICK HERE
One of the biggest challenges after a disaster the size of Super
Typhoon Haiyan is coordinating the delivery of relief materials. The
water, medicine and food can only help if it arrives where it’s needed,
when it’s needed. That’s where technology comes into play, and a north
Texas organization called Aidmatrix.
Dallas-based Aidmatrix provides software to more than 50,000 partners across the world to help move more than $1.5 billion dollars in aid every year. For the typhoon response, Aidmatrix is using its disaster relief system which has been used in more than 65 major disasters, including the Haiti Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Superstorm Sandy, and more.
Scott McCallum, Aid Matrix CEO and Former Wisconsin Governor, says for Typhoon Haiyan one challenge is coordinating transportation of medicine and food.
“In the U.S. we’ve got literally thousands upon thousands of transportation companies listed to either donate transportation or discount price it,” he says. In the Phillipines, there are fewer transporters and “the last mile is difficult” when you get into remote disaster areas.
McCallum says if you’re going to give, consider donating cash instead of goods.
“It’s much easier particularly international for people to donate cash to be able to purchase the needs either locally or within the region, McCallum says, “Because transportation does become fairly expensive and more complicated, particularly when it is long distance with very limited access in the Philippines.”
[More from KERA News: How You Can Help Typhoon Haiyan Victims]
To see a list of immediate needs for Typhoon Haiyan, and offer your financial or material support CLICK HERE.
Dallas-based Aidmatrix provides software to more than 50,000 partners across the world to help move more than $1.5 billion dollars in aid every year. For the typhoon response, Aidmatrix is using its disaster relief system which has been used in more than 65 major disasters, including the Haiti Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Superstorm Sandy, and more.
Scott McCallum, Aid Matrix CEO and Former Wisconsin Governor, says for Typhoon Haiyan one challenge is coordinating transportation of medicine and food.
“In the U.S. we’ve got literally thousands upon thousands of transportation companies listed to either donate transportation or discount price it,” he says. In the Phillipines, there are fewer transporters and “the last mile is difficult” when you get into remote disaster areas.
McCallum says if you’re going to give, consider donating cash instead of goods.
“It’s much easier particularly international for people to donate cash to be able to purchase the needs either locally or within the region, McCallum says, “Because transportation does become fairly expensive and more complicated, particularly when it is long distance with very limited access in the Philippines.”
[More from KERA News: How You Can Help Typhoon Haiyan Victims]
To see a list of immediate needs for Typhoon Haiyan, and offer your financial or material support CLICK HERE.
One of the biggest challenges after a disaster the size of Super
Typhoon Haiyan is coordinating the delivery of relief materials. The
water, medicine and food can only help if it arrives where it’s needed,
when it’s needed. That’s where technology comes into play, and a north
Texas organization called Aidmatrix.
Dallas-based Aidmatrix provides software to more than 50,000 partners across the world to help move more than $1.5 billion dollars in aid every year. For the typhoon response, Aidmatrix is using its disaster relief system which has been used in more than 65 major disasters, including the Haiti Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Superstorm Sandy, and more.
Scott McCallum, Aid Matrix CEO and Former Wisconsin Governor, says for Typhoon Haiyan one challenge is coordinating transportation of medicine and food.
“In the U.S. we’ve got literally thousands upon thousands of transportation companies listed to either donate transportation or discount price it,” he says. In the Phillipines, there are fewer transporters and “the last mile is difficult” when you get into remote disaster areas.
McCallum says if you’re going to give, consider donating cash instead of goods.
“It’s much easier particularly international for people to donate cash to be able to purchase the needs either locally or within the region, McCallum says, “Because transportation does become fairly expensive and more complicated, particularly when it is long distance with very limited access in the Philippines.”
[More from KERA News: How You Can Help Typhoon Haiyan Victims]
To see a list of immediate needs for Typhoon Haiyan, and offer your financial or material support CLICK HERE.
Dallas-based Aidmatrix provides software to more than 50,000 partners across the world to help move more than $1.5 billion dollars in aid every year. For the typhoon response, Aidmatrix is using its disaster relief system which has been used in more than 65 major disasters, including the Haiti Earthquake, Japan Tsunami, Superstorm Sandy, and more.
Scott McCallum, Aid Matrix CEO and Former Wisconsin Governor, says for Typhoon Haiyan one challenge is coordinating transportation of medicine and food.
“In the U.S. we’ve got literally thousands upon thousands of transportation companies listed to either donate transportation or discount price it,” he says. In the Phillipines, there are fewer transporters and “the last mile is difficult” when you get into remote disaster areas.
McCallum says if you’re going to give, consider donating cash instead of goods.
“It’s much easier particularly international for people to donate cash to be able to purchase the needs either locally or within the region, McCallum says, “Because transportation does become fairly expensive and more complicated, particularly when it is long distance with very limited access in the Philippines.”
[More from KERA News: How You Can Help Typhoon Haiyan Victims]
To see a list of immediate needs for Typhoon Haiyan, and offer your financial or material support CLICK HERE.
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