Free shiping for humanitarian aid (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 96 18:44:55 EDT
From: Center for Civil Society International <ccsi+ at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Free shiping for humanitarian aid (fwd)

                                        x-posted from sister-cities list

>From: Aaron La Mar <alamar at sister-cities.org>

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)




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