Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Gustavus Adolphus College, United States.
Disasters. 2014 Apr;38 Suppl 1:S94-109. doi: 10.1111/disa.12050.
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, more than two million people moved to temporary camps, most of which arose spontaneously in the days after the earthquake. This study focuses on the material assistance people in five Port-au-Prince camps reported receiving, noting the differences between assistance from formal aid agencies and from 'informal' sources such as family. Seven weeks after the earthquake, 32% of camp dwellers reported receiving no assistance whatsoever; 55% had received formal aid, typically a tent or tarpaulins; and 40% had received informal aid, usually in the form of cash transfers from family living abroad. While people were grateful for any material aid, cash was more frequently considered timely and more effective than aid-in-kind. Should this study be indicative of the greater displaced population, aid agencies should consider how they might make better use of cash transfers as an aid modality.
2010 年海地地震后，超过 200 万人搬到了临时营地，其中大多数是在地震发生后的几天内自发出现的。本研究关注的是太子港五个营地的人们所报告收到的物资援助，注意到来自正式援助机构和“非正式”来源（如家庭）的援助之间的差异。地震发生后 7 周，32%的营地居民报告没有收到任何援助；55%的人收到了正式援助，通常是帐篷或防水油布；40%的人收到了非正式援助，通常是来自居住在国外的家人的现金转账。虽然人们对任何物资援助都表示感激，但现金被认为比实物援助更及时、更有效。如果这项研究表明更多的流离失所者是这种情况，援助机构应该考虑如何更好地利用现金转移作为一种援助方式。
