Emergency Architects Australia is reviewing its operations and in danger of closing shop — unless it finds another organization willing to take them over.
EAA relies largely on fund-raising and donations, but these dropped significantly in the past year, according to the group’s 2012 annual report. The group would be keen to apply for AusAID funds, but the agency is currently in “caretaker mode.”
The small Sydney-based NGO, which helps rebuild shelters for disaster-affected communities in Asia-Pacific, is now negotiating a merger with several aid groups after admitting in February that it was “facing decreased financial and human resources in an economic climate where raising funds is increasingly difficult.”