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16 de Mayo, 2008

Myanmar

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SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DEAD. Estimates up to 128,000 dead.

I can't begin to imagine the scale of this.

It almost makes you ashamed of your iPhone. These people need water!

For those who have the means and interest in helping, I imaginge there are a few avenues, but I would point you to to tprf.org. I personally vouch for the Prem Rawat Foundation's integrity, for whatever that is worth to you. My experience for most of my life has shown me that this organization means and does good for many people. And in this case, apparently has useful access.

On Friday, May 9, at 4:00 PM local time, WPF became one of the first agencies to be allowed to deliver aid directly to the people rather than through the government of Myanmar. WFP will be providing life-saving food assistance for 630,000 people for six months, until the next harvest in October/November. If you would like to support this effort, please earmark your contribution for this purpose in the comments field on the donate page of the TPRF Web site.

—TPRF to Provide Disaster Relief in Myanmar


The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 3:53 PM.
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RickB Author Profile Page dijo:

GRVTR

If you want to donate to the grass roots Mae Tao Clinic near the Burma border currently sending teams secretly to deliver aid go to-
http://www.maetaoclinic.org/cyclone.html

The Mae Tao Clinic (MTC), founded and directed by Dr. Cynthia Maung, provides free health care for refugees, migrant workers, and other individuals who cross the border from Burma to Thailand. People of all ethnicities and religions are welcome at the Clinic. Its origins go back to the student pro-democracy movement in Burma in 1988 and the brutal repression by the Burmese regime of that movement. The fleeing students who needed medical attention were attended in a small house in Mae Sot.

The Emergency Assistance Team (EAT-BURMA) is working at the grassroots level to provide aid and assistance to the people affected by Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy and Rangoon division areas.

EAT is working with networks of local organisations and concerned individuals in Burma to get food, water, cooking equipment, shelter, clothing, health services and rehabilitation to those most in need. This will be provided by working directly with the affected communities.

For the safety of our teams and the people inside, we cannot give out information regarding the exact location of our teams, nor their identities. But we are working with a team of about 40 people on the ground who are each working with their own networks of local organisations and people.

Palabras por RickBAuthor Profile Page spat forth on el 16 de Mayo, 2008 at 05:45 PM