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About ASSORT
The Aid Standards for Sorting (ASSORT) are a set of interoperability standards for humanitarian aid that are designed to save grassroots organisations time, effort, and money.
Quality Control
The receiver may have to pay to dispose of items that are culturally inappropriate, out of season, or poor in quality.
Sorting
100,000 aid items on a shipment might be sorted one way by the sender and then re-sorted another way by the receiver. Sorting takes time.ASSORT leads to faster, cheaper, and more responsive aid. By providing a “common language” for aid donations, organisations receiving aid can know ahead of time what is on an aid shipment.
When the shipment arrives, they process it much faster than they otherwise could. Indeed, a pilot shipment showed that using ASSORT standards significantly cut down on the receiving organisation’s sorting and processing time. Saving time and volunteer capacity makes a big difference for grassroots aid organisations.
When the shipment arrives, they process it much faster than they otherwise could. Indeed, a pilot shipment showed that using ASSORT standards significantly cut down on the receiving organisation’s sorting and processing time. Saving time and volunteer capacity makes a big difference for grassroots aid organisations.The ASSORT Guide includes multiple areas of standardisation:How to quality check donated items meant for distribution How to sort donations into standard categories How to size clothing donations with a printable ASSORT sizing chart How to box and label the sorted donations and ready them for shipment
Standards guide
Ensure your donations meet global aid standards. Our guide helps you pack, sort, and distribute efficiently.
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Find the right fit for clothing donations. Our sizing chart ensures consistency across distributions.
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DISTRIBUTE AID
Distribute Aid is a grassroots-to-grassroots humanitarian aid organization. Founded in 2019, we coordinate relief shipments and manage logistics for disaster response efforts around the world. Our open-source tools and a committed team of volunteers allow us to deliver more aid for less money, while also minimizing waste and emissions.