http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/ Exploring how to get real change for your dollar. Thu, 17 May 2012 08:21:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/#comment-155804 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:19:32 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/#comment-155804 Alanna, PSI <a href="http://psi.org/pakistan" rel="nofollow">states</a>: "While PSI is not a disaster relief organization, we are committed to meeting the needs of these communities in the days, months and years that will follow the devastating floods that occurred in July 2010." We've <a href="http://blog.givewell.org/2010/07/14/slow-spending/" rel="nofollow">argued before</a> that the practical distinction (for a donor) between "disaster relief" and "recovery efforts" is murky. We probably should have been clearer in the post about this issue, though. Alanna, PSI states: “While PSI is not a disaster relief organization, we are committed to meeting the needs of these communities in the days, months and years that will follow the devastating floods that occurred in July 2010.” We’ve argued before that the practical distinction (for a donor) between “disaster relief” and “recovery efforts” is murky. We probably should have been clearer in the post about this issue, though.

]]> http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/#comment-155663 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:00:48 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/#comment-155663 PSI doesn't do disaster relief work per sé, but we do market <a href="http://www.psi.org/our-work/healthy-lives/interventions/pur" rel="nofollow">PUR purifier of water</a> in Pakistan. Used in the home, PUR and other household water treatment methods are crucial in the aftermath of natural disasters like earthquakes and flooding to treat contaminated water. PSI doesn’t do disaster relief work per sé, but we do market PUR purifier of water in Pakistan. Used in the home, PUR and other household water treatment methods are crucial in the aftermath of natural disasters like earthquakes and flooding to treat contaminated water.

]]> http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/#comment-155517 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:17:32 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2010/08/25/our-advice-re-donations-for-pakistan-flood/#comment-155517 Is PSI doing disaster relief work in Pakistan? That seems way out beyond their skill set. It's hard to picture them even as part of a rebuilding effort. Is PSI doing disaster relief work in Pakistan? That seems way out beyond their skill set. It’s hard to picture them even as part of a rebuilding effort.

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