NGOs and the EU’s Responses to Emergencies and Crises. An Analysis of ECHO’s and Member States’ Support

Irrera, Daniela

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“…The vital role of NGOs in disaster, health crisis response, emergency assistance, and providing social as well as psychological support has been well documented in previous studies. [ 11 12 ] During the excessive increase in demand and lack of proper response from governmental organizations, NGOs play an important role in responding to the population who are exposed to risks and also reducing negative impacts. [ 11 13 ] This may be because NGOs can be more flexible than governmental organizations, more efficient in utilizing resources and operating logistics.…”

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Iranian nongovernmental organizations’ initiatives in COVID-19 pandemic

Eftekhari

Vameghi

Falahat

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus crisis worldwide, including Iran, the need for corona prevention and treatment has become a national priority. With many businesses closed in the wake of COVID-19 and job losses and declining incomes, vulnerable individuals' and families' access to the minimum wage and healthcare facilities is falling, and their health is exposed to a great risk. In Iran, a significant number of vulnerable groups are supported by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). This study is designed to understand the performance of NGOs after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was carried out based on qualitative research between June and September 2020 in Tehran. This study was conducted using individual interviews with 33 managers and experts of 24 active NGOs providing services to vulnerable groups and a member of an NGO network. Data were analyzed using content analysis. RESULTS: Two main themes of service initiatives were extracted: (a) service initiatives to protect the target population against COVID-19 infection and its aftermath and (b) management initiatives to retain staff, finance, and adapt the organization to crisis situations. Service initiatives included five categories of health service initiatives, livelihood, employment, education, and leisure initiatives, while organizational management initiatives include human resource management, financial management, and communication with organizations. CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 breadth and its special features have set it apart from other crises and have led NGOs to work hard on several fronts to care for the most vulnerable people against the epidemic and its consequences and maintain the performance of their organizations. The unique role of cyberspace has made it one of the definitive pillars of the activities of NGOs, not only during the epidemic but also after its end.

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Iranian nongovernmental organizations’ initiatives in COVID-19 pandemic

Eftekhari

Vameghi

Falahat

2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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“…The vital role of NGOs in international disaster response and in emergency assistance has been well documented in scholarly work (Iizuka, 2018; Irrera, 2017; Mondal et al, 2000; Schmidt et al, 2016; Waldman et al, 2018). In situations where the demand overwhelms a government’s ability to respond, governments need to work closely with NGOs to mitigate negative impacts (Iizuka, 2018).…”

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“…In situations where the demand overwhelms a government’s ability to respond, governments need to work closely with NGOs to mitigate negative impacts (Iizuka, 2018). NGOs can be more flexible than their government peers (Mondal et al, 2000) and more efficient in deploying a wide range of materials and logistics (Irrera, 2017). Those NGOs that have built trusting relationships with local communities can better mobilize and empower community groups in undertaking resilience-related tasks (Waldman et al, 2018).…”

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What small NGOs can deliver: A case study of a Canadian community-based project making fabric scrub caps for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jiang¹

2020

International Social Work

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This essay examines how a small-scale non-governmental organization mobilizes community members in Montreal, Canada, to respond to the city’s shortage of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 by making more than 1600 scrub caps for local healthcare workers. As the CAP-MTL project has progressed, organizers have constantly adjusted how they run the project in order to meet evolving needs through three major phases: (1) centralizing resource allocation, (2) building a self-sufficient production team and (3) pairing volunteers with healthcare workers. This case study highlights how in crisis response projects, organizers must be flexible and adapt to fluid and dynamic situations.

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NGOs and the EU’s Responses to Emergencies and Crises. An Analysis of ECHO’s and Member States’ Support

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Iranian nongovernmental organizations’ initiatives in COVID-19 pandemic

Iranian nongovernmental organizations’ initiatives in COVID-19 pandemic

What small NGOs can deliver: A case study of a Canadian community-based project making fabric scrub caps for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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