“In every crisis, I anchor my decisions on a single test: does this action save lives, reduce suffering, and meet the real needs of affected people” HumanityHuman RightsHumanitarianHumanity QuotesHumanitarian CrisisHumanitarian AidEmergency ResponseEmergency Food ProgramsHumaniatrianHumanitarian Response Author:Victor Manan Nyambala
“In procurement for humanitarian assistance, optimization is achieved when goods and services offering value for money are purchased and delivered within good time to aid people in need at quantity volumes which ensure economies of scale at prices that maximize reach to beneficiaries.” LogisticsHumanitarian AidAidProcurementPurchasing GreatnessLogistics StrategyEmergency ResponseLogistics Coordination Author:Victor Manan Nyambala
“Humanitarian procurement for emergency response is spontaneous and often unplanned, because although we may plan for a catastrophe the when it may happen maybe a mystery! To address this, innovative solutions must include putting in place long term agreements (framework agreements), contracts for vendor consigned stocks, pre-positioning of stocks which would predictably be used for a broad range of responses and a cash based intervention option to allow people affected to have their dignity of choice.” CatastropheLogisticsEmergencyDisaster PreparednessProcurementDisaster QuotesEmergency ResponseHumanitarian LogisticsHumanitarian Procurement Author:Victor Manan Nyambala