DanChurchAid: Burma

Myanmar Emergency Response Operation

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:58:42 GMT

An ACT situation report on the response to the disaster in Burma.

Young volunteers dedicated to help survivors

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:28:08 GMT

�I felt that I had to help,� says one of ten dedicated young Burmese volunteers. These young people are supporting the survivors of Cyclone Nargis in the severely devastated Irrawaddy Delta region and their task is increasingly demanding.

Community-based organisations provide ongoing relief in Burma

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:11:39 GMT

"Aid is going out everyday, and local
organisations are reaching thousands of people,� says an ACT
member representative.

Survivors are reaching relief camps

Mon, 19 May 2008 07:57:00 GMT

Survivors are still arriving at relief camps in the Irrawaddy Delta nearly two weeks after Cyclone Nargis hit Burma according to Christian Aid partners.

ACT launches appeal for cyclone survivors in Burma

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:52:41 GMT

Responding to the increasingly critical need for humanitarian relief in Myanmar (Burma), ACT International launched a preliminary appeal today for US $5,156,215 to provide emergency assistance for up to 1.3 million cyclone-affected people.

Relief is reaching the neglected

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:45:28 GMT

Thousands of people have been killed or are missing in Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which pushed ashore on May 2. Villages in the Irrawaddy Delta have been completely flattened. Overall one million people may be homeless. Through 21 relief centres, DanChurchAid�s local partners are reaching 100.000 people.

Trucks with aid is reaching the cyclone-affected

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:24:00 GMT

Despite roadblocks and bad weather conditions DanChurchAid�s partners are able to gain access to some of the worst hit areas in Burma.

ACT members mobilise support for cyclone-affected in Burma

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:36:15 GMT

In the aftermath of the worst Asian cyclone since 1991, members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT)International, are mobilising support to assist affected populations in Myanmar. DanChurchAid is a member of ACT International.

24 million DKK for Humanitarian Mine Action

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:10:30 GMT

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) has granted 24 million DKK for DanChurchAid�s HMA programmes in Africa and Asia.

Chaos and a fight for life

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:33:22 GMT

The destructions after the cyclone Nargis are huge. DanChurchAid�s representative reports from the delta area which was hit most severely and where no one has received any help and where dead people and animals are floating in the rivers