Medair
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| founding | 1989 |
| founder | Eric Volkmar |
| Seat | International: Ecublens VD Germany: Cologne 
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| motto | Every life is worth the extra mile |
| main emphasis | Emergency aid and reconstruction |
| Action space | worldwide |
| Managing directors | International: David Verboom Germany: Viktoria Zwerschke |
| sales | $ 72.5 million (2017) |
| Employees | around 1500 worldwide |
| Website | medair.org |
Medair is an international non-governmental humanitarian organization . Your work is based on the values of the Christian image of man .
The association provides emergency aid and help with reconstruction after disasters, mainly in hard-to-reach regions. The organization is active in the areas of health and nutrition; Water, sanitation and hygiene ( WASH ) as well as accommodation and infrastructure.
As a signatory to the “Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief,” Medair helps people in need regardless of race, gender, religion, age or nationality.
history
Medair originally emerged from the common goal of three organizations - Youth with a Mission (YWAM), Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and Medicaments pour L'Afrique (MEDAF) - to set up a project through rapid, practical emergency aid in and after a crisis Natural disasters could be waged. With the support of the three organizations, Dr. Erik Volkmar and his wife Dr. Josiane Volkmar-André a first aid project in Uganda; after her return to Switzerland, Medair was officially registered as a non-profit organization in 1989. In an interview, Dr. Josiane Volkmar-André the Bible verse “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me to drink "( Mt 25,35 NIV ) the inspiration to found Medair.
Since its inception, Medair has reportedly operated in 38 countries on 6 continents .
Focus of work
Medair provides emergency relief in crises and natural disasters, and supports people in post-disaster recovery and disaster risk reduction. Within these areas, Medair's work focuses on three main areas: health and nutrition; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); as well as accommodation and infrastructure. Medair's goal is to reach people in remote and hard-to-reach areas. Medair currently operates in 11 countries in Africa and Asia: Syria , Lebanon , Jordan , Iraq , South Sudan , Somalia , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Madagascar , Afghanistan , Nepal and Bangladesh . The longest-running project is in what is now South Sudan; Medair has been here since the 1990s and plays a leading role in project coordination.
International structure
Medair's international headquarters are in Ecublens in the Swiss canton of Vaud . There are also country offices in France , the Netherlands , the United Kingdom , the USA , Canada and Germany . The country organizations are independent parts of the international Medair network and each have their own board members and managing directors and act financially and legally independently. Medair eV was founded in 2001 and is a member of the German Donation Council . The managing director Viktoria Zwerschke has been in office since the beginning of 2019.
Medair (international and country offices) has approximately 1,500 employees worldwide, including approximately 1,300 in the operational areas. In 2017, the income was 72 million USD . This enabled over 2.1 million aid recipients to be helped directly.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual report 2017. Accessed on February 23, 2019 .
- ^ Code of Conduct: List of signatories. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ For the code of conduct see The Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , accessed February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ 30 years of going the extra mile: An interview with Medair pioneer, Dr Josiane Volkmar-André. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ a b 2017 Annual Report. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Home. Medair Germany. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Countries and Projects. In: Home - Medair Germany. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ^ Liz Lewis, Medair: Providing Life-Saving Services to the Most Vulnerable. In: South Sudan Medical Journal. Volume 9, No. 3, 2016, p. 70 f. ( online ).
- ↑ Structure and team. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Alphabetical list of members. German Donation Council e. V., accessed on February 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Change in the management of Medair Germany. In: idea. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .