UU Service Committee and UUA Partner to Launch Myanmar Cyclone Relief Fund
May 6, 2008
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) have joined to launch a humanitarian relief fund to help survivors of the recent Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) cyclone. Both organizations strive to coordinate strategic response to natural or man-made humanitarian crises, especially when rights are threatened or when those in need are overlooked or neglected by traditional relief approaches.
Aid, which will be coordinated through the UUSC, will be channeled to humanitarian relief work in an effort to help survivors—especially those left out of traditional relief strategies—regain their lives and livelihoods.
Updates:
As of June 20, 2008, 1030 gifts totaling $132,899 have been received.
The UUSC reports that "a steadily growing multitude of volunteers spread slowly through the Irrawaddy
Delta, using dugout canoes and cars to distribute food, water, plastic,
medicine, and charcoal to the 2.5 million survivors, 70 percent of whom are
taking shelter in Buddhist monasteries. This amazing grassroots response from
the people of Myanmar and local NGOs has reached a third of those affected." Additional updates may be found on the UUSC website.
Please support this relief effort.
Last updated on Friday, June 20, 2008.
