free shipping opportunity (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

In case anyone out there is involved with relief organizations or knows
someone who is.....



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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 96 17:54:25 EST
From: Center for Civil Society International <ccsi+ at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: free shipping opportunity (fwd)

                                                x-posted from CenAsia

>From: Susan Pelton <spelton at IREX.ORG>

Dear Cenasia Subcribers,

I recently learned about the Denton Program, sponsored jointly by
USAID, DOS, and DOD, which ships items for humanitarian assistance
purposes overseas FREE OF CHARGE on a space available basis.  More
detailed information on the program is attached below.

I administer an IREX project in Kyrgyzstan and plan to apply to the
Denton program to ship approximately 2,000 pounds of textbooks and
other educational materials to Bishkek.  I spoke with Walter
Doetsch, Program Officer for the Denton Program, and he said that
they are interested in making a shipment to Central Asia, but need
to have applications reflecting 20,000 - 25,000 pounds in order to
justify a shipment to any particular region.  They would consider
making stops in a couple of Central Asian cities, if the need exists.

Are there other organizations or universities that are interested in
shipping large amounts of (humanitarian aid) STUFF to Central Asia?
If we can come up with 20,000 - 25,000 pounds, a shipment to CA may
be scheduled.  The Denton Program will not accept applications for
shipments of less than 2,000 pounds.  For more information and an
application, please contact Walter Doetsch directly (his contact info
is listed below).  Please mention that you heard about the program
from IREX on the Cenasia list if you speak with him. Thanks.

Susan Pelton
Eurasia Division, IREX


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The Denton Program is a humanitarian aid program jointly administered
by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the
Department of State, and Department of Defense (DoD).

The Denton Program allows DoD to provide SPACE AVAILABLE
transportation of humanitarian cargo at little or no cost to the
donor, provided the donor demonstrates, inter alia, that:

1) there is a legitimate need for the supplies by the people for
whom they are intended;

2) that the supplies will in fact be used for humanitarian purposes;
and

3) that the beneficiaries are capable of using the donated
commodities safely.

The Denton Program uses U.S. Military transport exclusively. The
Program was originally created to utilize the space available on DoD
cargo aircraft for supplies going to Central America.  Although the
program has expanded to include most areas of the world, the
likelihood of obtaining transportation decreases as the distance
increases.   Shipment is also less likely for very large items (such
as vehicles) or for shipments to places not close to U.S. bases
serviced by regular military traffic.

Transportation under the Denton Program will not be approved for
religious material, political material, or cargo which will be
distributed to individuals, groups or organizations engaged in
military or paramilitary activity.

An addendum:  we have made shipments to Poland, Albania, Croatia,
the Slovak Republic, Ukraine and Belarus in the past 12 months, but
I do not know how likely it will be to continue to do such shipments
in the future (I am hoping very likely).  However, I must STRESS
that this program is done on a SPACE AVAILABILITY basis ONLY.  If
there is something that needs to be delivered within a particular
time frame, means other than the Denton Program must be found.

Thank you for your interest in the Program.

        Sincerely,
        Walter Doetsch
        Denton Program Officer

        Office for Private and Voluntary Cooperation
        Bureau for Humanitarian Response
        1501 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1003
        Arlington, VA  22209

        (703) 741-0563 (phone)
        (703) 741-0567 (fax)