The funds will be used to provide basic necessities like water and food as well as building materials such as lumber, roofing, cement, and bricks, in order to assist local communities in the strenuous task of reconstructing their homes and communities. The organization's staff is composed of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, with experience in logistical planning and emergency relief related to natural disasters. To date, limited quantities of food, mattresses and bedding, materials for the construction of temporary housing, and water have been distributed.
Additional help is needed in the form of cash donations.
The Rainforest Alliance's Catalyst Grants Program has an established record of working with locally based conservation groups to provide emergency relief in the wake of natural disasters.