The top humanitarian & disaster relief acronyms you should know

When life changes in an instant, those affected require everything, fast.

Often we can see images on our screens of humanitarian efforts mobilising almost immediately. Food, water, shelters, toilets, child play kits. That doesn't happen by chance!

Humanitarian & government organisations are constantly preparing and ready to act. With a global network of warehouses, personnel and partnerships it's kind of like another world, and the 'Humanitarians' definitely have their own language. So many acronyms!

Our focus is always, children. That means in a crisis...

Ensuring children have access to WASH and are seen by an EMT, if required. No matter the location, conflict zone or refugee camp, creating spaces to play via a CFS means they can also receive child appropriate PSS. Whether children are forced to cross borders or an IDP, CRI and ES should be available as soon as humanly possible.

When emergencies and disasters happen, partnering and supporting local organisations is key. Local organisations are the quiet heroes of the humanitarian world. We support them and our global partners via funds, supplies, logistics and also, those amazing humanitarians.

These are acronyms most of us will thankfully never understand first-hand. What we can understand is our ability to help all children survive, recover and someday, build a future.