Mission
THE FUND'S BELIEF IS THAT DISASTER RELIEF OFTEN FOCUSES UPON VICTIMS' IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, MEDICINES AND DOES NOT ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LONGER-TERM NEED TO RESTORE PUBLIC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ("INFRASTRUCTURE") UPON WHICH LONG-TERM PROSPERITY DEPENDS. IN CONSEQUENCE, THE FUND INTENDS TO DEVOTE ITS EFFORTS TO RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOLLOWING DISASTERS GENERALLY, MAN-MADE AS WELL AS NATURAL.