A way to help the people of Myanmar...
I spoke with my mom, and thankfully all of our immediate family in Myanmar is safe and accounted for.
One of my biggest concerns about relief donations is that the money and supplies would get lost in the burmese government’s bureaucracy and corruption, and wouldn’t make it to the people who need it the most.
I don’t know this organization myself, but a group like this, with an established presence and distribution channel within the country, definitely sounds like a good way to give.
A friend of a friend works with this agency and will be going over to Myanmar on Friday with this organization. It’s a way to give that will directly impact people in need.
As you may know Burma (Myanmar) has had a recent catastrophe.
Cyclone Nargis slammed into the Delta Region the Cyclone has taken over 20,000 lives, as well as leaving over 1,000,000 people homeless, and 41,000 people remain missing. The basic municipal system has failed and there is a shortage of safe and clean drinking water or basic food stuffs.
We are urgently asking you for your donations. We are raising money to provide basic humanitarian relief efforts as soon as possible. Better Burmese Healthcare members will arrive in Yangon in the next two weeks to help distribute aid & help with this daunting task.
While there are many International NGO’s willing to help, they are having an incredibly difficult time obtaining Visas & Governmental co-operation. Better Burmese Healthcare is positioned as a Burmese led, health focused, NGO, allowing us access to the Burmese doctors on the ground & an ability to see directly where aid & funds are most needed.
The already fragile Burmese infrastructure has been ripped away and a grave humanitarian disaster has happened. Now, this very minute, is the most crucial time to save the lives of thousands of Burmese people, by averting the real threat to life that the aftermath of the Cyclone brings. Electricity, water and basic food stuffs are in scarce supply and few have access to clean water.
We are in the process of mobilizing our resources and manpower in and around Yangon to help us identify and focus on areas most in need.
Your donations will go directly to supply safe drinking water through purification tablets, ceramic water filters and tanker delivery. Funds will also support acquisitions and distribution of basic medical supplies through an already established network of Better Burmese Healthcare clinics and other general practitioners. Finally, we are looking at obtaining and distributing large quantities of rice, a daily staple throughout the country.
It is in disastrous times like these that the world comes together as one people; we hope you can help in this extraordinary time of need. Every little bit helps. Please join us in our efforts to alleviate the effects of this tragedy and lend a hand to the people of Burma in a time of grave need.
Information & Donations can be made at
http://betterburmesehealthcare.com/
Thank you very much,
The Better Burmese Health Care Family
