Aid Demand Aggregation Using Technology During Disaster Relief

Abstract

The humanitarian aid industry’s supply chain is fragmented into a variety of segments which link individuals, companies, intergovernmental organizations, local government agencies, and aid workers. In this multifaceted network, the contributions meant ultimately for impacted people may not reach their intended destination or worse, the contributions may not be useful in the crisis zone. We believe an opportunity exists to enable transparency in the humanitarian aid supply chain. Our solution ensures equipping the on-the-ground relief agencies with technology that helps them understand and forecast the demand of impacted people in their region and link the heads of these agencies to an integrated supply network.