Why volunteer?

Self realization, bragging rights, self actualization, guilt, be meaningful, want to help, give back
Do something important, assist those in need, alleviate those in pain/suffering. Diaspora, recharge batteries, monotony of regular practice/job, religious convictions. Challenge undeserved, under privileged, control adventure, see new places.
Disaster management emphasizes the importance of independent accountability to make sure words become actions.
Disaster is a very common phenomenon to the human society. It has been experienced by them since time immemorial. Though its form may be varied, it has been a challenge for society across castes, creeds, communities and countries. The latest development which has been discovered in the World Disaster Reports recently is that the disasters have increased in frequency and intensity.

People are becoming more and more vulnerable to disasters of all types, including earthquake, flood, cyclones, landslides, droughts, accidents, plane crash, forests fire, etc. With the technological advancements and progress, the force of disasters is also changing. When they occur they surpass all preparedness and eagerness of society and pose bigger challenge to them. This is quite true in case of both developed and developing countries

That’s because, in a disaster, it’s critical that people and response teams have the ability to analyze the huge amounts of data generated in the midst of the disaster and its immediate aftermath. Rapid analyzing can help produce customized warnings for communities, particularly with the ubiquity of mobile phones, their apps and social media platforms.

The thing about a disaster of this scale is that the government is often in shambles. This happened so close to the capitol that what sections of the government are left functioning are going to be completely overloaded. Any normal government will be stretched to the limits, and when the capitol is affected, things are going to be nearly impossible. There are wounded and stranded pouring into Kathmandu, and the city itself has been damaged, meaning communication and travel are going to be limited, so the government not only has to deal with their own city being over-crowded and heavily damaged, they still have to manage hundreds of relief teams all asking to come in.

The amount of coordination needed to ensure that there aren’t gaps in relief coverage, and that money isn’t being funneled into the wrong channels, and that the most people are being helped, and that outside relief efforts work with local internal efforts, and that the peace is kept while all this is happening, and that it doesn’t turn to mob rule, and that the government can still manage the rest of the country, and that medical care is being distributed according to not only current need but in anticipation of future need, and that disease doesn’t spread, and that monetary aid from other countries is being properly used–and hundreds more– is absolutely staggering.