Burma Cyclone Nargis Appeal
06-05-2008
Aid agencies in the country have reported scenes of utter devastation, with corpses still littering the rice fields and desperate survivors without food or clean drinking water, either without shelter at all or crammed into broken buildings.
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As with all emergencies, to provide Emergency Relief is the priority. However, in the long term this is not practical and is a temporary measure. Nevertheless, this project is still ongoing as many victims have no place of residence and have lost their means of sustenance. UWT continues to provide food aid and there are two projects in this regards:
1. Food Aid Packet - £25. This includes basic items of necessity including flour, rice and other items depending on the beneficiary.
2. Cow - £80. This is an effective way of feeding people. Meat is cooked and the food is provided to victims taking refuge in Mosques and villages. In this way, less attention is drawn and the project is effective.
Phase Two Project Update
The main challenge for UWT is to implement a long term rehabilitative plan to reintegrate the victims into society. For this UWT has two key projects and in future there is ongoing assessment for other projects as well. The two projects are as follows:
1. Renovate Mosques – Many mosques have been affected by the cyclone. Renovating damaged Mosques is important in maintaining the spiritual well being of the people. The average cost of renovating a Masjid is £1,000. Click here to learn more about renovating Mosques.
2. House Construction – Many millions of homes were demolished due to the cyclone. Constructing houses for the victims is a priority, as many people are still taking refuge in Mosques with some Muslims also taking refuge in Buddhist Temples. To construct a house, the cost is a mere £100. This is the cost of a basic wooden house which is the type of house found in the poor region. Click here to learn more about House Construction.
3. Water Wells – Water is a primary essential of life. The cost of renovating or digging a well in the region varies between £250 and £400. Click here to learn more about Water Wells.
4. Orphan Sponsorship – UWT currently sponsors 90 orphans in Burma and intends to expand this project as many children have become orphans due to the cyclone. The cost of sponsoring one orphan for the whole year is £180. Click here to learn about the Orphan Sponsorship scheme.
5. Income Generating Project – The most affected regions of Burma are situated on the coast. Many people lost their boats as a means of income. Prices for different types of boats:
• Normal Boat or Sailing Boat - £80
• Machine Boat - £200
• Fishing Net - £200
• Fishing Boat - £300
Click here to learn more about Income Generating Projects.
Images from the field
Cyclone Nargis ripped across Burma's agricultural heartland on Saturday with violent winds that reached speeds of 120mph (193km/h), destroying buildings and fields, toppling trees and washing away roads in the vital rice-growing area of the Irrawaddy delta, and flattening shanty towns and downing power and phone lines in the sprawling port city of Rangoon, Burma's former capital and home to 5 million people.
The town-by-town list of dead and missing announced today showed 14,859 deaths in the rural and remote Irrawaddy delta, with about two thirds of the fatalities in one town alone - Bogalay, 90km (55 miles) southwest of Rangoon.
Most apparently died in the 12ft storm surge wave that accompanied the cyclone, it was reported.
UWT fieldworkers have initiated relief efforts for the cyclone victims.
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