4.3. Partnerships for in-kind donations

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The arrival of large quantities of donations in a country affected by a disaster or emergency presents a major challenge for humanitarian actors when it comes to organizing and managing this aid—which can be relevant and important to meeting needs or can constitute an additional burden.

The technical and logistical challenges involved are compounded when the donations are inappropriate, sent in haste and not in line with the real needs of the affected population. (Following the 2001 earthquakes in El Salvador, an estimated 37% of the medicines received as donations proved to be inappropriate, in spite of a list of needs provided by the Salvadoran government).

 

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