Update on Humanitarian Coalition relief work in Myanmar

09/05/2008

Survival kits, and to aid to 72,000 people are amoung the most recent events through organizations to touch Myanmar.

CARE Activities to Date Survival kits for 50,000 people are being assembled in Thailand and are expected to be delivered next week. In one situation assessment in Thaketa Township, CARE found more than 24,000 people were affected with 3,000 people living in 7 temporary camps CARE has packaged 6,250 kilograms of rice and first aid kits for distribution throughout the township of Thaketa. CARE has helped establish camps for displaced persons, with emphasis being placed upon the registration of families at the camps. CARE is conducting assessments in Pathien in the Irrawaddy Delta. As many as 250,000 cyclone survivors in this area are expected to need urgent relief. Save the Children Activities to date Save the Children has delivered aid to 72,000 people (24,000 children) to date Save the Children will reach a further 42,000 people in the next 4 days 50 metric tonnes of rice have been purchased locally Water, oral rehydration tablets, and other relief items are also being distributed Save the Children has initiated child protection activities for children living in shelters Save the Children has been working in Myanmar for 13 years, CARE for 14 years. These organizations have agreements with the government that allows receipt of goods and work within communities. Save the Children has 500 local staff and 35 offices around the country. CARE has 500 personnel in 120 villages in Myanmar. Canadians can support the work of Save the Children and CARE by donating to THE HUMANITARIAN COALITION by calling 1-800-464-9154, logging onto http://www.humanitariancoalition.ca, or by mailing donations to THE HUMANITARIAN COALITION, PO Box 7023,  Ottawa, ON, K1L 5A0. - 30 - Media Contact: Sue Rooks, Save the Children Canada, Media Relations, The Humanitarian Coalition, , Cell: 647-273-7134