Foreign aid

Emergency assistance

The aim of the emergency assistance is to alleviate the most serious implications of the disaster within the first 6 weeks. This means, as a rule, to care for the basic needs of the people, this means: To alleviate thirst, hunger, cold and homelessness and prevent an epidemic. Reception camps often have to be set-up and operated as temporary accommodation. Large amounts of food have to be procured, transported to the crisis region, stored and distributed as required. One of the biggest problems is often the supply with clean drinking water.