Burma: Helping with the recovery after Cyclone Nargis
Loic Robertson May 12th, 2008
As you will have seen from news reports, the chief problem is overseas aid getting through to people on the ground rather than the aid being available.
Our local agent in Burma (who sent us the photos below) has been working in the Syriam area near Yangon getting food, medical supplies, water filters and building materials through to an orphanage and monastery there. From here, aid has also been distributed to the wider community. More »