Humanitarian Studies Degree — Disaster Relief!

It could happen wherever you live. In fact, it will happen. It’s only a matter of time, before its your turn— some totally unexpected horrific disaster will strike you, your loved ones, everyone you know will suffer terribly, and many will die.

Who will come? Who will care? Who will help?

Right now, it’s Haiti’s turn on the cosmic wheel of ill fortune. Global humanitarians are rushing to bring help to poor Haiti.

Port-au-Prince has been flattened. The sliding crust that we live on, Earth’s skin, has slipped again.

Haiti, the impoverished little island nation, home of the first successful slave revolution, and the first true democracy in the region.

At least 50,000 bodies lie decaying in the rubble. And, for those who live, every minute is a hell— death everywhere, screams filling the air, a stench like creeping death itself, and no water or food or medical help.

But there is a vast army of help on the way, already arriving in Haiti’s wretched disaster area around its capitol. Thousands of course will be soldiers, brave professionals doing the hard physical work, facing the horrors of so much tragedy. President Obama has pledged $100 million in emergency aid, and 5,500 U.S. troops.

But who leads this army of aid-workers? Who are the true professionals of disaster relief? Grads in Humanitarian Relief Studies.

These dedicated individuals had earned degrees in Humanitarian relief, and Disaster Control. They are the brain-trust of any organized relief effort— especially a rescue effort on this colossal scale in the Haiti quake aftermath.

Many are experts in disaster relief. They have earned degrees in humanitarian relief. Medical relief. Food and water logistics. Crowd control.

Worldwide, the professionals at humanitarian international agencies are raising record amounts of money, funding relief efforts in Haiti. These too are disaster relief experts.

The humanitarian pros at the American Red Cross have already released $10 million, and they promise more— raising $35 million in donations since the Haiti earthquake struck (more than half through online contributions).

WORLDWIDE, THE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF PROFESSIONALS ARE USING THE KNOWLEDGE FROM THEIR DEGREES, WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, TO SAVE LIFE IN HAITI.

Bettina Luescher, chief spokesperson for the World Food Programme, said that their professionals have received $19 million of timely confirmed contributions, which includes $18 million from the United States, $724,000 from Italy, $289,000 from Greece, $200,000 from Luxembourg.

The United States Fund for UNICEF has released $3.4 million toward relief efforts— their professionals are working hard for more funding to provide basic medical and health supplies, family kits/shelter and water hygiene and sanitation supplies.

And the professionals of many other relief agencies, U.S. corporations, and individual countries, have secured pledged relief for poor Haiti and its victims—

• Walmart operations around the world, along with the Walmart Foundation, announced $500,000 to the Red Cross to their relief efforts in Haiti. Food donations additionally valued at100,000 will be donated by the discount department store chain.
• Bank of America announced a1 million commitment to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The commitment includes a $500,000 grant to the American Red Cross for the Haitian Relief and Development Fund.
• Catholic Relief Services is shipping food and other aid to help families affected by a powerful earthquake. CRS has committed an initial $5 million (US) to help survivors of the devastating quake.
• Direct Relief International has raised $420,000, including sending 40-foot and 20-foot containers containing essential medicine, supplies, and nutritionals.
• Google, the Mountain View, California. Internet search engine company announced on its website that it was donating $1 million to organizations on the ground, those still trapped, while providing clean water, food, medical care, and shelter to UN Organizations and non-governmental organizations.
• Go Daddy, the Scottsdale Ariz. web hosting company sent a $500,000 check to Hope for Haiti, a nonprofit organization based in Naples, Fla, dedicated to improving education, nutrition, and healthcare in Haiti.
• The UPS Foundation has donated $1 millions that will be divided between The American Red Cross, CARE, UNICEF and other organizations; $500,000 in cash and $500,000 of in-kind services for the shipment of needed supplies.
• The General Motors Foundation announced on its website that it has approved $100,000 donation that will be sent to the American Red Cross to help with Haiti’s relief efforts.
• YumiBrands Inc, a restaurant company, based in Louisville Ky, announced it was directing $500,000 from its World Hunger Relief program to provide food for earthquake victims in Haiti.

Yes, this is the AMAZING result of an invisible army of Humanitarian Professionals, working night and day, securing loans, and sending other professionals rushing to the disaster scene.

Are you moved? Are you humbled? Do you admire them? Do you want to become part of a life dedicated to the rescue of others?

Is your answer a resounding “Yes!”? Then ask yourself, “How can I become an essential member of the worldwide profession of Humanitarian Relief?”

EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE!

There are edu resources online, quick ones.

And more in short courses at colleges.

And then there are the many universities with programs all the way up to a PHd in Humanitarian Studies.

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