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Help Cyclone Victims in Myanmar

On the weekend of May 2-4, Myanmar (also known as Burma) was struck by the powerful Cyclone Nargis. A resulting tidal surge killed at least 23,000 people, and another 41,000 people are missing. At least a million more people are now in desperate need of clean drinking water, food, and shelter.


Historically, international aid agencies have been granted limited access to work in Myanmar by the country’s ruling junta. The scale of the disaster has prompted the regime to make an unprecedented request for international assistance. As such, many leading international NGOs are now collecting resources they hope to distribute to cyclone victims as soon as possible.

If you are looking to assist with the relief efforts, please see the following links.

Network for Good has a list of aid agencies accepting donations for Myanmar cyclone relief.
http://networkforgood.blogspot.com/2008/05/help-victims-of-myanmar-cyclone.html

International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies has launched an emergency appeal for Myanmar.
http://www.ifrc.org/

World Vision is one of the international NGOs already on the ground in Myanmar.
http://www.worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/myanmar-cyclone-20080505?open&lid=20225&lpos=emg_txt_LearnMore

UNICEF is another aid agency with staff on the ground in Myanmar, and is collecting resources to distribute.
http://www.unicefusa.org/

Save the Children has been on the ground in Myanmar since 1995 and is collecting resources for distribution to affected families.
http://www.savethechildren.org/emergencies/asia/cyclone-nargis-myanmar-response.html

Globalteer is an organization in the United Kingdom that is looking for volunteers to go to Myanmar and help out.
http://www.globalteer.org/news/21/15.html

Architecture for Humanity is raising funds to assist with reconstruction efforts.
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/


Do you know of other organizations or people who could use volunteers or resources to aid Myanmar? Leave a comment below.