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We've provided an extensive list of relief organizations which are directly working on the Myanmar crisis. All of these organizations are legitimate and depending on your location and the amount of your contribution, you may be entitled to receive tax savings for your contribution. Please remember to complete the Myanmar Challenge Form once you have made a donation. If you are familiar with an organization that is not listed here that should be, please have someone from that organization contact us. MSF: Doctors Without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) aka Doctors Without Borders is an international humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in danger in more than 70 countries. In carrying out humanitarian assistance, MSF seeks also to raise awareness of crisis situations; MSF acts as a witness and will speak out, either in private or in public about the plight of populations in danger for whom MSF works. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? Immediately after the cyclone hit several regions in Myanmar, MSF teams in the country began assessing and responding to the needs of the population in Yangoon and the neighbouring areas. MSF teams, who are able to circulate freely, have distributed food and plastic sheeting, and have begun treating water in Yangoon. In the outskirts of Yangoon, MSF organized the distribution of plastic sheeting, jerrycans and fuel for water pumps to some 5,000 people. Teams have also distributed one-week's worth of food rations composed of rice, dried beans and oil to 1,000 people in the Twantey area. Home URL:
http://www.msf.org/
IRC: International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a critical global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers. Working together, they provide access to safety, sanctuary, and sustainable change for millions of people whose lives have been shattered by violence and oppression. The IRC is on the ground in 25 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees, and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? The International Rescue Committee has dispatched an emergency team to Myanmar to rapidly assess needs and lay the groundwork for urgent assistance for people made homeless by the weekend's devastating cyclone. The IRC has been working in the region for 27 years, providing health care, water, sanitation, education and other assistance for tens of thousands of Myanmar refugees living along the border in Thailand. Home URL:
http://www.theirc.org
IMC: International Medical Corps International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? To help those most impacted by the cyclone, International Medical Corps is working with long-term local partners in neighboring Indonesia and preparing to deploy an emergency response team. International Medical Corps is also securing emergency supplies to send to the devastated population including medical supplies, blankets, water purification tablets, sanitation items and hygiene kits. Home URL:
http://www.imcworldwide.org/
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? Save the Children staff members have launched relief efforts in five regions hardest hit by the storm. Since Monday May 5th, Save the Children has distributed two metric tons of food, plastic sheeting, water purification tablets, kitchen equipment, rehydration salts and other non-food items to over 50,000 children and families whose homes have been destroyed. Home URL:
http://www.savethechildren.org
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Their non-profit work extends assistance to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? World Vision is coordinating with authorities to explore an airlift of emergency supplies into the country from one of its global warehouses. World Vision assessment teams have been deployed to the hardest-hit areas to determine the most urgent needs. They are already providing clothing (sarongs and t-shirts) as well as tarpaulins and blankets to 100 households in the capital, along with rice and water. Home URL:
http://www.worldvision.org
Among the Millennium Development Goals which the United Nations has set for the 21st century, halving the proportion of hungry people in the world is top of the list. Whether refugees are fleeing war or drought is destroying farmland, hunger is often the first emergency. The hungry look to WFP for the first response. In 2006, the agency's food assistance reached 63.4 million people caught in the world's ever-widening net of humanitarian disasters. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? The World Food Programme has sent four aircraft loaded with critically needed food aid and other relief items for thousands of people struck by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. A total of 45 metric tons of high energy biscuits (HEBs) will arrive on three flights of WFP-chartered aircraft on May 8th with more to follow. Home URL:
http://www.wfp.org
UNICEF believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. They are present to relieve suffering during emergencies, and wherever children are threatened, because no child should be exposed to violence, abuse or exploitation. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? As UNICEF races to bolster the relief effort for families in Myanmar’s flood-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, there are grave concerns that the children who survived Cyclone Nargis last weekend are now at risk from infectious diseases. A plane with United Nations aid has been granted permission to land in Myanmar, and two ships with UNICEF supplies should arrive in a matter of days. Home URL:
http://www.unicef.org
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. In more than five decades, the agency has helped an estimated 50 million people restart their lives. Today, a staff of around 6,300 people in more than 110 countries continues to help 32.9 million persons. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? The UN Refugee Agency is poised to deliver 22 tonnes of emergency relief supplies to Myanmar through the border crossing from Mae Sot in north-west Thailand. Plastic sheets and tents sufficient to provide shelter for 10,000 people are slated for shipment from Thailand. Home URL:
http://www.unhcr.org
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? CARE has been working in the country for 14 years and is positioned to provide direct assistance to survivors in two of the hardest hit areas. At present the provision of shelter and safe drinking water are the highest priorities followed by food and sanitation. CARE will distribute plastic sheeting, food, jerry cans, water purification tablets and oral rehydration solution to those affected in South Dagon and Thaketa. Home URL:
http://www.care.org
The Salvation Army is a worldwide evangelical Christian church with its own distinctive governance and practice. The Army’s doctrine follows the mainstream of Christian belief and its articles of faith emphasise God’s saving purposes. Its religious and charitable objects are ‘the advancement of the Christian religion and, pursuant thereto, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole’. How have they been involved in Myanmar cyclone disaster relief? Despite being subject to the great difficulties and damage to property – the roof was torn off the Regional Headquarters building – members of The Salvation Army in Yangon have been providing cooked meals from their own store of food for those who are desperately in need. Local Salvationists are seeking to assist as many people as possible although access to many areas is near impossible. In some places communication networks are completely unavailable. Home URL:
http://www.salvationarmy.org
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