MapAction - Preparing for Hurricane Dean
August 20th, 2007
A while back, Nigel from MapAction visited our London offices to talk to us about the great work that they do.
Imagine…you’re a relief worker with a truck full of emergency supplies, trying to find those most in need. But which roads are open? Which hospitals are still standing? How do you reach the people needing help?
MapAction reaches a disaster area within hours. There we deliver vital information, in the form of situation maps updated hour-by-hour in the field, that enable aid agencies to do their job of delivering assistance where it can save lives and relieve suffering.
Needless to say, we were all very humbled by Nigel’s speech.
A MapAction team was put on standby to fly to Jamaica, in the path of Hurricane Dean on Friday. They are scheduled to leave the UK today.
Everyone at Multimap would like to send our best wishes to all the MapAction team, and encourage everybody to spend a few moments learning about the valuable work they perform. You can also make a donation online, and UK taxpayers can use the Gift Aid scheme to add 28% to the value of your donation without it costing you a penny more.