GlobalMedic DMGF
About
DMGF began in 1998 in honour of David McAntony Gibson following his death. Founded my Rahul Singh the organization works to help those in need in many ways using the motto "serving the global community". DMGF now has branched into GlobalFire which both trains local fire and rescue crews and responds to disasters and rescue missions around the world. Additionally there is GlobalWater which provides families with safe wage in their homes.
GlobalMedic consisted of three paid staff, as well as a board of directors to oversee the daily workings. The organization sometimes is responding to multiple disasters or missions at one time, keeping the office a busy fluid place.
Mission
"We seek to increase the independence of communities in the developing world, while ultimately improving the efficiency of international disaster relief"
Programs
DMGF provides a variety of programs to countries around the world when man-made or natural disaster uproots their lives. The type of response depends on the current need. Examples of programs and deployments are
Emergency Medical Relief
Medical deployments may be as part of a RRT team following the Philipean Tsunami, or in the form of training local medics in Iraq, or in supplying field hospitals to refugees.
Shelter construction
Deployments such as were seen in Japan following the 2011 Tsunami provide local businesses and families a way to rebuild their lives and community following disaster.
Clean water provision
A large part of the organizations work is providing clean drinkingwater in various forms. DMGF has created portable water filters which can be used in the home, tablets for smaller water amounts as well as large filtration units such as the Nomad and the P4000(which provides 4000litres AN HOUR).
Housing
More recently house building projects have been undertaken as was seen in the Philippines where a machine compressed dirt into bricks to rebuild commuities.
( http://globalmedic.ca/programs/view/super-typhoon-haiyan-philippines-response )
Recently this winter DMGF responded to the heavy snow falls in New York State helping local fire and rescue to clear roads and homes and help residents get out of their homes.
Funding & Partnerships
DMGF takes pride in being a no overhead charity, meaning that 100% of your donation goes directly to missions and can be mailed via cheque or donated online via their website.
The organization receives support in various ways such as financial from donors and partners as well as in the form of free shipping of supplies and materials in some cases.
Some of the partnerships include UMCOR, MAG, UNDP, MuslimAID
In Review
This may seem to be a comparatively short entry but that is because of my own personal experience with this organization.
In 2011 I travelled to Toronto to take part in their Rapid Response Team(RRT) training so that a) i would be able to apply for missions and b) i wanted to learn more about this organization which sounded like a perfect fit for me to connect with. On going I felt confident that this was a legitimate group and have since travelled to Japan as part of the RRT in 2013 to build shelters. This organization is small in staff and physical facility but mighty in its heart and impact. I can say first hand that the staff and volunteers believe in helping others and also most importantly look out for their team. The organization always has team leaders and in our case we had two staff leading our trip. There were certainly bumps along the way with supplies arriving damaged or late, weather etc hinders progress but always the goal was to finish the job that was intended.
The work this organization is doing is incredibly and I am honoured to say I have volunteered and represented them and I absolutely unconditionally recommend you check them out, support them, or if ever you have the opportunity, join their team. I found it awesome that their founder, Rahul, works as a paramedic and still helps run his incredible organization on the board and deploy and attend training. Two BIG thumbs up. I may be biased but I trust and love this organization whole heartedly
GlobalMedic DMGF
www.globalmedic.ca
416-916-0522
20 Claireport Cres Unit 9
Etobicoke, Ont
M9W 6P6
*Information provided using the organization website, RRT training, and personal experience on an RRT mission
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