Agencies and donors participating in the ongoing recovery and rehabilitation efforts in Haiti are in need of current information about where assistance is needed and which areas of response are already being addressed. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC); FedEx; and InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable, are working together to develop a web-based mapping platform to bring transparency and accountability to these efforts in Haiti. This online platform will share critical data about resource allocation, programmatic activities deployed in Haiti and unmet needs. The prototype can be found at http://haitiaidmap.org.
“The challenges facing Haiti’s recovery are immense but, until now, it has been difficult to get a clear view of the whole picture,” says U.S. Chamber BCLC Executive Director Stephen Jordan. “The mapping tool will be a vital resource for helping companies, NGOs and government agencies understand where the critical needs are and where they can make the biggest difference.”
Humanitarian organizations – primarily those with membership in InterAction – will provide data on their activities and ongoing needs, while donors will be able to generate real-time reports about where they can provide the most assistance. The completed mapping platform will provide aggregated information about the different sectors, the financing of projects, and planned spending in Haiti.
“Not only will this technology help to dramatically improve the transparency of recovery and reconstruction in Haiti, but this effective, flexible and sustainable method of capturing program data can be utilized in future humanitarian emergencies,” stated InterAction President and CEO, Samuel A. Worthington.
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