A.L.E.R.T. Emergency Response Team
A.L.E.R.T. stands for Acts of Love Emergency Response Team.
It is designed to provide immediate holistic emergency response to disasters – whether medically, emotionally, psychologically, or spiritually.
It is composed of a team of highly trained emergency response professionals – paramedics, registered nurses, doctors, clinical psychologists, counselors, and hygiene specialists that seek to help people affected by conflict and/or calamity by meeting their physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs.
How ALERT works
An initial team is mobilized to fly to a disaster site. They take a medical tent and supplies to help a minimum of 1000 affected people.
- A second team of registered nurses and clinical counselors arrives when the intitial team prepares to leave allowing for critical data exchange.
- This team trains locally selected volunteers in personal hygiene, sanitation and basic counseling skills. This empowers nationals to meet the needs of their people both psychologically and spiritually.
- GAiN also provides medical intervention through their ongoing humanitarian aid projects.
How you can help
You can sponsor or donate:
- Air fare and transportation for A.L.E.R.T. members and equipment
- Funds to acquire emergency rescue equipment, medicines, and supplies
- Resources for hygiene, sanitation, and psychological training
- Additional training for ALERT members
An investment of:
- $9,850 could save 1,000 lives
- $4,925 could save 500 lives
- $985 could save 100 lives
ALERT teams have been sent to:
- Benin – March 07 – Medical Team
- Sudan – May 07 – Trauma Counseling and Training
- Paraguay – Sept 07 – Trauma Counseling and Training
- Sudan – Oct 07 – Trauma Counseling and Training
- Benin – May 08 – Medical Team
- Sudan – July/Aug 08 – Trauma Counseling and Training
- Israel – Feb 09 – Trauma Counseling and Training
- Benin – Feb -09 – Medical
