Donations in the Great Flood of Iran, 2019: Strengths and Challenges

In the greatfloodof Iran, a wide range of donationswas presented to the people affected by the flood as the sign of altruism and philanthropy. The Red Crescent of the Islamic Republic of Iran was majorly responsible for managing the donated goods. Although donations came from various provinces of Iran, they had similar challenges and strengths. The strengths of the donation process included: (1) performing a quick assessment of the needs of the affected people and then announcing the people and other organizations to present their donations, (2) considering convenient and straight account numbers for depositing the donations, (3) paying attention to various cultures with respect to different needs, (4) accumulating the donations and distributing them to the flooded areas, (5) the presence of a local trustee at the time of distributing the goods, (6) forming a household identity card among people, (7) dividing the city into separate areas and then distributing the goods, (8) the contribution of celebrities to the distribution of the goods and encouraging people to deliver donations, (9) receiving donations from other countries, and (10) local people’s assistance in classifying the donations.