Jacanaworld and Aidmatrix Foundation Announce Collaboration
Partners Pledge to Enhance Efficiency in Humanitarian Fleet Management
Washington, D.C., DATE 29/10/2008
Jacana, a nonprofit whose mission
is to support development organizations with the resources to address
project transport issues, announced today their cooperation with the
Aidmatrix Foundation. This new partnership aims to improve the
efficiency of humanitarian fleets through the application of supply
chain technology.
Jacana Regional Director for
Mozambique, Mathew Bader: “Jacana applies modern technology in an
appropriate way to address the fleet management issues which development
agencies face. Together with Aidmatrix we are designing solutions that
give organizations exactly what they need, but without the complexity
and compatibility problems that are so common with modern fleet management
systems”.
Shari Temple, Managing Director,
Aidmatrix Europe: “Aidmatrix is expert in delivering tailored solutions
for a host of challenges facing the humanitarian aid sector. We
are working with Jacana on an innovative program to improve the ability
to measure and track information on vehicles used in development and
human work”.
About Jacanaworld
Jacana is an international
non-profit organization based in the United States, with field headquarters
in Mozambique. Jacana´s mission is to equip individuals and organizations
to realize more efficiency in humanitarian work. Jacana´s projects
which encompass a wide range of operational and logistical support services
for NGOs place people first, and operate in manner that is non-discriminatory,
professional, and accountable. Today, Jacana is realizing their vision
of “real world development” in partnership with a host of organizations
and agencies, which include: World Vision, Habitat for Humanity International,
UNICEF, Save the Children, Oxfam, and Medicine sans Frontiers.
About The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc.
The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc.
builds and operates powerful technology solutions that support diverse
stakeholders in their efforts to work together to solve the world’s
most challenging humanitarian crises. More than 35,000 leading corporate,
nonprofit and government partners leverage our solutions to mobilize
more than $1.5 billion in aid annually, worldwide.
Read Jacana’s article in CarNation
The Kjaer Group’s CarNation publication includes a feature from Jacana on a step-by-step approach to making
NGO fleets more efficient. Click here to download the PDF.
