Engineers for disaster relief
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Engineers for disaster relief
I don't know if this interests anybody, and I've nothing to do with them personally, but I've been aware for a while of a charity called "RedR" who maintain a register of Engineers and other professionals prepared to help (unpaid so far as I know) with disaster relief.
Having a browse in response to an article in Professional Engineering I came across a list of professions they'd like to have on their register here .
No aeronautics there (not sure why, I'd have thought having a pool of aircraft and airport Engineers able to deploy to the available airports in a disaster area would be quite valuable), but lots of other engineering professions, and clearly worthwile.
Not sure about "mine clearance" though, doesn't sound like a profession with much of a future to me
Just thought I'd share that.
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Having a browse in response to an article in Professional Engineering I came across a list of professions they'd like to have on their register here .
No aeronautics there (not sure why, I'd have thought having a pool of aircraft and airport Engineers able to deploy to the available airports in a disaster area would be quite valuable), but lots of other engineering professions, and clearly worthwile.
Not sure about "mine clearance" though, doesn't sound like a profession with much of a future to me
Just thought I'd share that.
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RedR are a very respected organisation who are a valuble source of excellent people to humanitarian agencies.
When such agencies use air assets they tend to contract an all in service, i.e. we need X capability from Y, all included. Therefore the a/c suppliers will organise engineering.
Hence, no vacancies with RedR.
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RedR are a very respected organisation who are a valuble source of excellent people to humanitarian agencies.
When such agencies use air assets they tend to contract an all in service, i.e. we need X capability from Y, all included. Therefore the a/c suppliers will organise engineering.
Hence, no vacancies with RedR.
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On that subject, I have wondered why there isn't a nonreligious charity providing aviation support to humanitarian work. Whilst I've nothing but respect for the work of MAF, as a non-christian I'd effectively be excluded from doing anything to help, and certainly christians have no monopoly upon either compassion or ability.
As an open question, is there a need out there for some form of "aviation sans frontiers" that could provide permanent air assets for humanitarian programmes that might benefit but would struggle to afford their own?
Just a thought, and not to denegrate the excellent work of RedR (or any other NGO) or the approach that they're currently taking.
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As an open question, is there a need out there for some form of "aviation sans frontiers" that could provide permanent air assets for humanitarian programmes that might benefit but would struggle to afford their own?
Just a thought, and not to denegrate the excellent work of RedR (or any other NGO) or the approach that they're currently taking.
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