Welcome!

          Welcome to my blog for the CPW4U Independent Study. Through this blog, I hope to garner extensive knowledge on the topic of natural disaster relief, with a specific focus on Canada’s role in providing aid. I would also like to spread awareness, even if just to you and some of my fellow classmates, about the difference one person can make through a small contribution to any cause. If everyone assumed that their two dollars wouldn’t even matter, those hurt by disasters would have no chance at getting back on their feet, or even worse, surviving.

          It is hard to believe, but in the world around us it seems as if we can’t go a year without experiencing some sort of severe natural disaster. The last five years alone have brought some of humanities greatest tragedies - the 2004 Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake are just a few that come to mind. These events have had a devastating effect not only on those directly involved, but on the environment and the world economy as well. With such a strong impact on the global scale, each and every country is expected to offer a contribution regardless of their current financial situation.

          Through my research I would like to find an answer to the big question - “Where exactly does my money go?” Citizens constantly question how much good their donation brings, and what is being done with it. I plan to delve deep into the Canada’s background on disaster aid, and try to discover how much of an effect we are having on the restoration of these regions, and of peoples lives.