Commodity Distribution/Last-mile Management

Field offices in the target countries sign Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) with recipients and distribution partners to ensure the recipient's capability and willingness to abide by CHAP requirements, such as distribution and accountability requirements for donated humanitarian assistance commodities, and to delineate responsibilities. The MOA requires the primary recipient to develop and implement a Counterpart International-approved distribution plan for the donated property. We have successfully employed lead distribution partners when items are to be distributed to multiple end-user organizations. Counterpart and distribution partners participate in commodity distributions to end-users and obtain signed receipts upon hand over. Each receipt is signed and sealed by three parties: the recipient, the distribution partner and Counterpart’s Project Director.

Partner organizations must:

• Serve vulnerable and needy populations;
• Be a non-government organization registered with the local government or governmental institutions such as hospital, clinic, boarding house or school;
• Render social, healthcare or emergency services;
• Have sufficient personnel for cargo handling and distribution;
• Possess suitable warehouse facilities;
• Have financial accounting capability to be in compliance with recipient country legislation; and
• Be completely aware of all aspects of the need and situation in the community or geographical area the organization serves.

Working with established organizations in the field, Counterpart delivers humanitarian assistance to qualified recipients to alleviate human suffering and improve the quality of life of vulnerable populations worldwide.