When it comes to the most charitable organisations, those who donate the most, Haiti comes across as quite fortunate, despite the issue with how the donations are actually utilised.
According to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (ADFAT), Oxfam, CARE, Caritas, Save the Children, Plan and World Vision, along with the Australian public, all made rather large contributions to Haiti’s recovery. The NGOs received $2.5 million immediately, with another $26 million from the public donated (Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, No Date).
Australia was however, by no means the only source of donations, and as a matter of fact, contributed a rather small sum of money in comparison to some other countries, NGOs and even individuals. The following info-graphic shows how much was donated (and by who) to Haitian relief efforts. Note that the figures are in $US millions.
According to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (ADFAT), Oxfam, CARE, Caritas, Save the Children, Plan and World Vision, along with the Australian public, all made rather large contributions to Haiti’s recovery. The NGOs received $2.5 million immediately, with another $26 million from the public donated (Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, No Date).
Australia was however, by no means the only source of donations, and as a matter of fact, contributed a rather small sum of money in comparison to some other countries, NGOs and even individuals. The following info-graphic shows how much was donated (and by who) to Haitian relief efforts. Note that the figures are in $US millions.
Above: This info-graphic shows how much aid was given, and from where, to Haiti (Available at: http://www.whydev.org/the-problem-of-donating-to-disaster-relief-efforts-and-how-ngos-can-start-to-solve-it/)
As you can see, the United States, along with the UK as well as other countries all contributed heavily in terms of donations. Other NGOs such as the Central Emergency Response Fund also helped, along with some individuals. According to Whydev.com, $US742 million were donated, and another $US920 million has been pledged (Smith, 2012). In total, that makes up around $US1.7 billion. This huge figure is indicative that once again, as explained in the ‘Future Patterns’ page, the issue doesn’t seem to lie with the amount of money donated, but rather how it is donated, and then utilised. Despite it seeming as though only Haiti receives donations and aid, Japan does so as well. As seen in the ‘Impacts on Human Wellbeing’ page, other countries such as the United States sent help in the form of both money, as well as personnel (P.Rafferty, 2013). The following chart/info-graphic (placed on the right) shows the top 3 highest contributions from just the U.S. charities/NGOs, and how they were used to assist the Japanese. If one judges purely by this image in comparison to what has been described in Haiti, the conclusion that Japan’s aid and donations are more effectively used could perhaps be made. If this is the case, then perhaps Haitian relief efforts could be molded on those of Japan. However, one would also realise that the damage costs are not even close to being met, as $US235 billion is required, yet only $US352.2 million was given. Other countries obviously provide assistance as well, though. Right: This info-graphic shows the highest 3 donations given to U.S. charities, and how they were used (Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/11/japan-earthquake-tsunami-anniversary_n_1337570.html) |