Table 2

Examples of resource sharing between governments and NGOs from the literature

Resource sharing behaviorReference
A collaboration could be formed between governments and NGOs in the pre-disaster/pre-crisis phase in terms of awareness enhancement about the crisesBazeghi and Baradaran (2010) 
NGOs are to be supported financially by the governmentsFathalikhani et al. (2020) 
Providing information about the transportation infrastructure should be done by the governments because the governments are responsible for inviting international aid, monitoring, and coordinating external assistance such as with the Red CrossBazeghi and Baradaran (2010) 
Governments usually arrange/set the regulatory and legal frameworks governing relief assistanceZokaee et al. (2016) 
Governments should increase public awareness of the situationShah et al. (2020) 
By providing food, medical masks, respiratory equipment, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and other health care, NGOs not only help governments in crisis response and mitigation, but they also help to build local capacity to withstand future disasters/crisesShah et al. (2020); Bernama (2020) 
Understanding the traditions, culture, and activities of affected people is important for addressing problems that occur in a disaster, and this task can be done by NGOs. For example, some NGOs are helping to educate citizens on COVID-19The Star (2020) 
Several NGOs and public figures have also helped to sew PPE for medical front liners, including several Malaysian fashion designers associated with the Malaysian Official Designers Association (Moda) that have produced PPE for local medical staffCheong (2020) 
UNICEF asked suppliers for the PPEs to cover the predicted requirements for COVID-19 response from UN agencies and NGOsUNICEF (2020) 

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