ActionAid Strategic Crisis Fund, 1420 K Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005, 202-370-9912 (May 13, 2008) - An ActionAid partner in Mynamar (Burma) received permission from the government to formally set up a fixed medical centre in the badly hit Irrawaddy delta. Based in Pya Phone, the center will provide much needed emergency medical treatment and supplies. Meanwhile another local partner, KDN, has provided temporary shelter to 3870 survivors at five of its camps in Pathein, Laputta and Myaungmya. KDN has also been providing rice, water and other food items such as noodles, potatoes and onions and transporting survivors and the injured to the camps. Clothes, blankets, mosquito nets, fuel and sandals were distributed. Actionaid and KDN will launch an early recovery program in the Nangpudaw area, based on a “cash for work” plan. ActionAid is accepting gifts in kind of travel vouchers, airfare or air miles.
	Action Against Hunger 247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018, 877-777-1420 (May 12, 2008) - Working on the ground in Myanmar since 1994, Action Against Hunger’s teams responded immediately with rapid assessments around Yangon and in the Ayeyarwaddy delta. Based on rapid assessments, ACF launched emergency operations in Yangon and Bogalay while flying reinforcements to the region to ensure a response in the south. Current programs: environmental clearing and clean-up; distributions of nutritional products (high protein biscuits), food (rice, oil, beans, lentils), and essential non-food items (cooking and hygiene kits); distributions of water purifying tablets, pumps, and equipment for the provision of clean water. Next phase: rehabilitation and protection of water points and hygiene education; distributions of rations, cash, and/or vouchers depending on market accessibility. Donations can be made securely at http://support.actionagainsthunger.org/donate.
	ADRA International Myanmar Cyclone Fund, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring MD 20904, 1-800-424-ADRA (2372) (May 12, 2008) - In a continued effort to assist the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has committed at least $235,000 in emergency funds for immediate disaster relief, and is providing food assistance and medical supplies to communities in the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar. ADRA is currently accepting financial contributions to help the communities affected by this disaster. Donations can be made securely at www.adra.org.
	Air Serv International 410 Rosedale Court, Suite 190, Warrenton, VA 20186, 1-866-428-2323 (May 7, 2008) - Air Serv International is preparing to be a first responder to Myanmar disaster. With helicopters ready to deliver crucial supplies and relief workers to areas hardest hit in this devastated country, Air Serv is conducting a needs-assessment on how to deliver aid to the Myanmar people quickly and efficiently. As time is always an issue in responding to a disaster, Air Serv mobilized its Rapid Response Team the moment news broke about the events in Myanmar. Air Serv International is accepting gifts in kind of aircraft equipment, communications equipment and fuel.
	American Friends Service Committee Myanmar Fund, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 888-588-2372 (May 9, 2008) - The American Friends Service Committee is responding to the flooding in Myanmar with immediate assistance to those affected. AFSC also is committed to a long-term recovery that is flexible to the needs of the Burmese people, building on our ongoing partnerships with community groups and schools.
	American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee JDC: Myanmar Cyclone Relief, P.O. Box 530, 132 East 43rd St, New York, NY, 10017, 1-212-687-6200 (May 6, 2008) - JDC is collecting funds to assist the cyclone victims on a non-sectarian basis. JDC is now in contact with leaders from the local Jewish Community in Yangon and with other disaster relief partners in the region to determine an appropriate emergency response, one that reaches those who are not being served by others.
	American Jewish World Service 45 W. 36th. St., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016, 1-800-889-7146 (May 6, 2008) - AJWS has been making grants focused on Burma since 2002 and has long-standing partnerships with organizations on the eastern and northern borders of the country. These groups are providing contacts and support networks to those who are affected. AJWS is providing rapid relief funding to communities hit by the storm, particularly in the Irrawaddy River Delta. Due to their remote rural location, these communities are even less able to access aid than those in other parts of Burma.
	American Red Cross International Response Fund P.O. Box 37243 Washington, D.C. 20013 1-800-HELP-NOW (May 12, 2008) - The American Red Cross is supporting the relief efforts of the Myanmar Red Cross, who have more than 27,000 volunteers on the ground. On May 11, the first airplane of American Red Cross supplies arrived in country. In total, the American Red Cross has made available an estimated 10,000 tarps, 20,000 mosquito nets, 3,800 kitchen sets, 30,000 jerry cans, and 15,000 hygiene kits from warehouses in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai. As of May 12, the American Red Cross has committed a total of $1.5 million in supplies and financial support, including $1 million from USAID. The American Red Cross is in close contact with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and will provide additional assistance as needed.
	American Refugee Committee 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55403, 1-800-875-7060 (May 6, 2008) - ARC intends to respond to the emergency and is working to distribute emergency supplies. Pending approval of entry visas a rapid assessment team will be deployed to the region. ARC will work with local partners to respond.
	AmeriCares 88 Hamilton Avenue, Stamford CT 06902, 1-800-486-4357 (May 6, 2008) - AmeriCares has relief workers on the ground in Myanmar coordinating our relief efforts. Our emergency response includes over 15 tons of essential medicines and medical supplies valued at over $1 million ready to leave our warehouse in Amsterdam. We are also looking into alternate delivery methods in order to send our aid as quickly as possible. AmeriCares aid includes emergency medicines and medical supplies essential for relief efforts after a disaster, including: antibiotics, analgesics, latex gloves, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins, anti-malarials, medications used to treat diarrheal diseases and dengue fever, as well as water purification sachets to produce potable water in the flooded region. To donate financial or in-kind resources, please contact AmeriCares at 1-800-486-HELP or visit us at www.americares.org
	Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team 6810 Tilden Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, 1-301-984-0217 (May 12, 2008) - AMURT has a skeletal team working near Rangoon, as we wait for our disaster experts to enter from Thailand.
	Baptist World Aid Myanmar (or Burma) Relief, 405 North Washington Street, Falls Church, VA 22046, 703-790-8980 (May 6, 2008) - Baptist World Aid has made an initial $50,000 available for relief efforts following Cyclone Nargis working with and through the Myanmar Baptist Convention. BWAid is in contact with partners in the USA, Europe and Asia to coordinate relief efforts.
	CARE 151 Ellis Street NE Atlanta, GA 30303 1-800-521-2273 (May 6, 2008) - CARE has been working in Myanmar for 14 years—mostly on food security, health programs, HIV/AIDS prevention and on water and sanitation. CARE has 500 staff members working on projects in 120 villages and towns across the country, most of which are outside the affected areas. CARE is beginning assessments in Yangon and Moulamein provinces, where we are authorized to work. CARE is likely to provide support in emergency food aid, water and sanitation, and shelter materials and household equipment.
	Catholic Relief Services Southeast Asia Natural Disaster, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090, 1-877-435-7277 (May 7, 2008) - Catholic Relief Services is supporting the emergency relief and response efforts of the Caritas Internationalis network in the most affected areas of Myanmar.
	CHF International 8601 Georgia Avenue #800, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 866-779-2CHF ((May 6, 2008) CHF International will initially be assisting Burmese displaced by Cyclone Nargis by building needed transitional and durable shelters. Shelters will be built with locally appropriate materials, in consultation with community members, and will also help generate local employment and foster asset restoration. CHF is accepting financial support via their website.
	Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49560-0600, 1-800-55-CRWRC (May 6, 2008) - In response to Cyclone Nargis, CRWRC is appealing for funds and planning immediate intervention that includes shelter, water, and kitchen and medical supplies. CRWRC is working with staff posted in the region to arrange assessments and considering placement of an International Relief Manager in the response. CRWRC is in contact with collaborating organizations World Concern, Health and Hope, and ZOA in determining its response.
	Church World Service P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515, 800-297-1516 (May 12, 2008) - Church World Service is initially providing emergency supplemental food assistance, water supplies and shelter materials, and anticipates the provision of long-term assistance through several of its partners. CWS Asia-Pacific Regional Office is coordinating assessment activities that will shape a long-term response.
	Concern Worldwide 104 East 40th Street Suite 903, New York, NY 10016, (212) 557-8000 (May 6, 2008) - Concern Worldwide has launched an emergency appeal for victims of cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) and will be working through international partners already operational in country. Concern's International emergency response team along with staff from India and Bangladesh are also ready to deploy once a more comprehensive assessment of the situation is complete.
	Direct Relief International 27 South La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, 805-964-4767 (May 6, 2008) - In response to the cyclone that struck Myanmar over the weekend, Direct Relief International has offered assistance to regional humanitarian assistance groups. Direct Relief has contacted partners in Thailand and other neighboring countries, some of whom also run programs in Myanmar, to offer assistance to medical relief efforts for people affected by the storm. Direct Relief International is accepting gifts in kind of medical supplies.
	Episcopal Relief and Development 815 Second Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10017 800-334-7626 (May 12, 2008) - Episcopal Relief and Development is working with long-term partners to meet the immediate needs of people affected by Cyclone Nargis by providing food, water, and shelter.Response was immediate due to our partner's local base. We are reaching out to people in the following three affected areas: a suburban area of Yangon (Rangoon), and two areas in the Irrawaddy Division (East Delta and West Delta). Two days after the Cyclone, a partner sent three assessment teams to assist and determine needs in the hard hit areas. A relief committee has been established to assess and implement the response required.
	Food for the Hungry 1224 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 800-248-6437 (May 12, 2008) - Food for the Hungry had FH Asia staff on the ground prior to Cyclone Nargis and, since then, more have joined in the relief efforts following the cyclone. Through FH Asia staff and indigenous partners, Food for the Hungry is distributing Family Food Packs, including medicine, to the victims in the affected villages near Yangon. Food packs include rice, oil, water, food, antibiotics and diarrhea and malaria remedies. Also, more than 200 of our neighboring Bangladeshi staff, with extensive experience in responding to disasters such as cyclones (they responded to Cyclone Sidr in November 2007) is awaiting approval for entry into Myanmar. Food for the Hungry has provided emergency relief since 1971, recognized for quick, effective response.
	Friends of the World Food Program 1819 L Street NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036, 202-530-1694 (May 12, 2008) - Days after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, WFP began airlifting emergency food assistance to disaster victims. WFP is targeting thousands people left homeless who urgently need food and medical care. Already 27,000 people in the worst –affected areas have received high energy biscuits, and WFP will continue airlifting food supplies to targeted areas. WFP will provide food assistance to 630,000 people for the next six months, which will hold them over until the next harvest in the fall.
	Giving Children Hope 8332 Commonwealth Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90621, 714-523-4454 (May 12, 2008) - Giving Children Hope is collecting monetary donations for the victims of the Myanmar cyclone. Monetary donations are being collected to purchase water purification tablets, antibiotics, mosquito netting and local food and other disaster materials. Please send all donations to 8332 Commonwealth Ave. Buena Park, CA 90621 or call our offices at 714-523-4454. Giving Children Hope is an Orange County, California faith-based nonprofit organization engaged in domestic and international poverty alleviation through disaster relief, medical development, vocational training and advocacy.
	Habitat for Humanity Cyclone Nargis, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709-3498, 1-800-Habitat (May 6, 2008) - Habitat for Humanity is assembling a technical team to partner with other organizations in support of long-term shelter reconstruction efforts for those affected by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, which left nearly 1 million people homeless. HFHI has played a major role in rebuilding efforts following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and will bring its considerable experience in rebuilding permanent housing following disasters to the work in Myanmar.
	Hands On Disater Response Box 546, Carlisle, MA 01741, 706-476-0310 (May 12, 2008) - Hands On Disaster Response has recently completed our project in Bangladesh, after cyclone Sidr, repairing and building schools and homes, and providing a broad range of volunteer based disaster assistance. We will send an assessment team to Myanmar, and are prepared for a similar response, pending visa approvals. See www.hodr.org for information on the work of over 2,000 volunteers over our past 5 projects, and to make a secure donation.
	Heart to Heart Crisis Response Fund, 401 S. Clairborne, Suite 302, Olathe, KS 66062, 866-341-GIVE (May 14, 2008) - Heart to Heart is conducting "micro-shipments" of medical aid with humanitarian partners in Myanmar. These shipments are easy to highly portable pharmacies and easy to transport in country. Each Ready Relief Box contains the essential medicines and supplies to assess and treat 400-500 people. To date, Heart to Heart has shipped enough boxes to treat several thousand people. More aid is needed. Heart to Heart is accepting online cash donations at www.hearttheart.org. Gifts in kind of bulk medical aid are also being accepted.
	International Medical Corps (IMC) 1919 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90404, 800-481-4462 (May 12, 2008) - International Medical Corps (IMC) is coordinating with international and local partners to provide emergency relief for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis. IMC is working closely with the World Food Program and other international organizations on the ground in Myanmar, as well as a local partner, to administer medicines, medical supplies, and other relief items while waiting on visas to deploy its emergency response team. Once on the ground, IMC will continue to collaborate with its partners to administer emergency medical assistance and distribute relief materials to Myanmar’s most impacted populations, including Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta region. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee is responding to Cyclone Nargis with partners in Burma to provide 10,000 displaced families with emergency food, shelter, medical care, and water purification kits through July 31, 2008. CRWRC will continue to collaborate with local NGOs to assess and determine plans for additional recovery, resettlement and reconstruction phases during this time."
	International Orthodox Christian Charities Myanmar Cyclone, 110 West Road Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21204, 1-877-803-4622 (May 13, 2008) - IOCC will provide cash support toward emergency relief supplies for the survivors in Myanmar through its ecumenical partnership with Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, an alliance of churches and relief agencies.
	International Relief and Development 1621 North Kent Street, Fourth Floor, Arlington, VA 22209 (May 12, 2008) - IRD is accepting donations to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. IRD is lending its regional expertise to provide humanitarian aid and support the work of local Burmese organizations responding to the disaster. IRD’s response will be based on the needs on the ground and has traditionally consisted of emergency non-food items, food, and water.
	International Relief Teams Attn: Myanmar Cyclone, 4560 Alvarado Canyon Rd, Suite 2G San Diego, CA 92120, 619-284-7979 (May 6, 2008) - International Relief Teams (IRT)is collecting cash donations to help purchase relief supplies to assist the survivors of the catastrophic cyclone in Myanmar. IRT will work in collaboration with partner organizations to get aid to communities most affected.
	International Rescue Committee Please note on checks: Myanmar, PO Box 96651, Washington, DC 20090-6651, 1-877-REFUGEE (877 733 8433) (May 6, 2008) - International Rescue Committee emergency experts have started arriving in Myanmar to determine the needs of cyclone survivors and launch rapid relief efforts. IRC teams initially expect to focus on supplying clean water and emergency supplies and setting up sanitation facilities for tens of thousands of vulnerable people who have been made homeless by the disaster. In addition to water, urgent needs include shelter materials, food and special care for children. The IRC is accepting donations to help victims of the disaster. Call 1-877-REFUGEE or visit www.theIRC.org.
	Latter-day Saint Charities 50 East North Temple, Floor 7, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 (May 6, 2008) - Latter-day Saint Charities has been working in Myanmar since 1998 with emphasis on clean water and mother/child health. We have a field team in-country and closely cooperate with other international agencies in disaster response. Latter-day Saint Charities is accepting gifts in kind of medical supplies.
	Lutheran World Relief P.O. Box 17061 Baltimore, MD 21298-9832 800-597-5972 (May 6, 2008) - LWR is supporting the response of Action by Churches Together, a worldwide coalition of faith-based aid agencies, to the Myanmar (Burma) cyclone. The response will address emergency needs such as food, clean water and shelter. LWR is also exploring other potential partnerships for responding to this disaster.
	Medical Teams International PO Box 10, Portland OR 97207, 800.959.4325 (May 8, 2008) - Medical Teams International is partnering with World Concern in Myanmar to purchase medicines and supplies for families devastated by Cyclone Nargis. Agency medical volunteers and staff are also on standby in various countries, waiting for visa approval to enter Myanmar. Once these approvals are received, these volunteers and staff will provide direct medical care and help local partners expand their efforts to prevent and treat disease. Medical Teams International is currently accepting donations and gifts in kind of antibiotics, analgesics, anitfungals, malaria and cholera drugs.
	MAP International Donor Member Services, Myanmar Assistance, PO Box 7020, Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931, 800.225.8550 (May 12, 2008) - MAP International is currently working with partner organizations on the ground in Myanmar to provide emergency medicines and relief supplies. MAP has shipped medicines to Bangkok, which will be hand-carried into Myanmar. In addition to delivering medicines to medical teams, MAP is also purchasing medicines from local sources. MAP is planning to remain involved in Myanmar for at least the next 12 to 15 months.
	Mercy Corps Myanmar Cyclone Fund, PO Box 2669, Portland OR 97208, 1-800-852-2100 (May 12, 2008) - Mercy Corps is sending its top European official to Myanmar, and hopes to have several other members of an emergency-response team in country in the coming week. Mervyn Lee, executive director of Mercy Corps Europe, is expected to arrive early next week in Myanmar. Once on the ground, Mercy Corps staff will work with partner agencies to help assess needs and explore opportunities to ease suffering in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. Mercy Corps will explore ways to provide clean water and reduce disease risks through improved sanitation. The agency will also consider Cash-for-Work programs that pay residents to clear debris, repair infrastructure and fill other immediate needs.e.
	Operation USA Memo: "Myanmar Cyclone", 3617 Hayden Avenue Suite A, Culver City, CA 90232, 800-678-7255 (May 12, 2008) - Operation USA has a team on the Thailand-Myanmar border awaiting entry visas and is partnering with IOs and NGOs active inside Myanmar. OpUSA has worked for 15 years with Burmese refugees in the border areas and is purchasing relief supplies locally as well as preparing medical shipments from its US warehouse.
	Oxfam America 226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, 800-776-9326 (May 15, 2008) - Oxfam is now working through local partners who are distributing relief goods to tens of thousands of people displaced by the cyclone in Myanmar. Food, medicine, and fuel for search-and-rescue missions have been among the supplies. A medical team assembled by a partner organization has been attending to the needs of hundreds of patients. Additionally, Oxfam has been providing funds to an international organization long-established in the country. Those funds have provided shelter kits to 3,000 families in the disaster zone. Donations to Oxfam’s work can be made at https://donate.oxfamamerica.org/02/myanmar_be/ny1LcocM1V9Q-?
	Pact Myanmar Cyclone Rapid Response, 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20003, 202.466.5666 (May 8, 2008) - Pact has over 1300 local staff working in Myanmar. Four hundred of them are in the Delta region working from 34 branch offices (mostly intact due to sturdier construction) in more than 1500 villages. Pact is the only NGO with such reach and, in two of the hardest hit townships, the only operating NGO. Because of the local, on-the-ground network, Pact is being asked to take on a role as distributors of immediate assistance—most importantly food, water and shelter. Pact anticipates initially to be able to mobilize efforts to reach 75,000 households with food aid, 50,000 with oral rehydration solution, and 20,000 with plastic water containers. Down the road, Pact hopes to be able also to help survivors of the cyclone to rebuild their lives. For more information, please see: http://www.pactworld.org/cs/help_myanmar
	Project HOPE 255 Carter Hall Lane, Millwood, VA 22646, 1-800-544-4673 (May 6, 2008) - Project HOPE will respond with appropriate medical assistance when the needs have been assessed and requirements identified. We will work with donor companies to secure donations of medical product, with individuals to secure cash donations to support our response, and with partner organizations to ensure that the medicines are properly stored and utilized. If a longer-term response is warranted, HOPE will make a determination as to what role it can play.
	Relief International 1575 Westwood Blvd Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024, 1-310-478-1200 (May 6, 2008) - Relief International (RI) is providing medical assistance to thousands of survivors of the cyclone disaster in Myanmar. Working with teams of local doctors and health personnel, mobile clinics have been established by RI to serve the most vulnerable. RI has established an emergency response office in Yangon. Currently, 14 doctors staff four RI-supported health clinics in South Dagon and are expanding operations to Kunchan Gone and outlying areas in the coming days. RI supported clinics in South Dagon are currently treating hundreds of patients per day, as the sheer volume of survivors seeking medical attention has increasingly overwhelmed the local health system.
	Salvation Army World Services Army Myanmar Relief, The Salvation Army International Disaster Relief Fund, PO Box 630728, Baltimore, MD 21263-0728, 1-800-SAL-ARMY (May 12, 2008) - The Salvation Army has been in Burma(Myanmar)since 1915. Personnel there are providing cooked meals from their own store of food for those in desperate need. They are also dispensing rice and other available relief materials. Two Salvation Army children's homes in Yangon have artesian wells and personnel are running the generators to pump water from the wells almost non-stop. The public is coming to these compounds to receive water. An assessment team from the region is currently determining the most immediate needs to be met and will plan accordingly. SAWSO is committed to supporting The Salvation Army in meeting urgent and other needs as they emerge over the long haul. An international emergency assessment team arrives on Wednesday, May 14.
	Save the Children USA 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880, 800-728-3843 (May 12, 2008) - During the first week of relief operations, Save the Children's 500-person staff based in Myanmar has reached 100,000 survivors of the cyclone in 12 Yangon townships and the Irrawaddy delta region. Supplies have included rice, water, oral solution, water purification devices, blankets, materials for cooking and shelter. The first plane load of relief supplies arrived in Myanmar this weekend. Government officials approved the shipment and the materials are now on their way to the delta region. During the past week Save the Children has been purchasing relief materials within the country to supplement its massive relief operation.
	Unitarian Universalist Service Committee UUSC-UUA Cyclone Nargis Relief Fund, P.O. Box 845259 Boston, MA 02284-5259, 1-800-388-3920 (May 6, 2008) - The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, an international human rights organization based in Cambridge, Mass., responds strategically to natural or man-made humanitarian crises, especially when rights are threatened or when those in need are overlooked or neglected by traditional relief strategies.
	United Methodist Committee on Relief #3019674 Myanmar Emergency, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087, 800-554-8583 (May 12, 2008) - UMCOR is responding to the Myanmar cyclone by working through Action by Churches Together, a worldwide coalition of faith-based aid agencies. The response addresses needs such as water, food and shelter. UMCOR continues to explore other partnerships to respond to this disaster.
	United States Fund for UNICEF 125 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038, 1-800-4UNICEF (May 6, 2008) - UNICEF has worked in Myanmar since 1950 and is moving quickly to respond to the needs of survivors, particularly children. UNICEF today deployed five assessment teams and will also play a leadership role with the UN and government on water and sanitation and hygiene, child protection, and education. Immediate needs include: water purification tablets, plastic sheeting, cooking sets, bed nets, emergency health kits, and food. A major priority is ensuring safe water supplies, especially to vulnerable children.
	World Concern 19303 Fremont Avenue North Seattle, WA 98133 800-755-5022 (May 13, 2008) - World Concern, working through in-country partners, distributed 80 tons of rice over the weekend in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta, a region that has been difficult for aid organizations to access since massive flooding from Cyclone Nargis wiped out villages and roads. World Concern is also distributing aid in the Mon and Yangon districts, while continuing to send assessment teams into areas as they reopen. World Concern is focusing all of its current relief efforts on providing food, clean water, shelter, medical treatment and relief supplies.
	World Emergency Relief P.O. Box 131570 Carlsbad, CA 92013 888.484.4543 (May 12, 2008) - WER's emergency rescue team is providing immediate aid to cyclone victims in the Thai Tak province on the Myanmar/Thailand border, where 1,000 local Thai were left homeless, and over 2,000 Burmese cross daily for supplies to distribute in Myanmar disaster zones. WER’s rescue team is conducting a needs assessment of cyclone-affected areas, offering first-aid, and distributing food, medicine and other supplies to cyclone victims. The team is also coordinating emergency aid distribution with a Burmese temple sheltering cyclone refugees. The rescue team will help distribute incoming WER relief supplies in Myanmar once Burmese government negotiations conclude. WER intends to provide relief support to a WER-built children’s center in Myanmar.
	World Hope International 625 Slaters Lane, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, 888-466-4673 (HOPE) (May 12, 2008) - World Hope International is responding to the immediate needs of cyclone victims in Yangon through distribution of food, water and medicines. Additionally, we have established temporary shelter for displaced persons in Yangon. An assessment team is in Irriwaddy determining basic needs with a focus on vulnerable children.
	World Relief Myanmar Cyclone, 7 E Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, 800-535-5433 (May 13, 2008) - World Relief is responding with vital emergency aid to those affected by Cyclone Nargis through our partners in the Global Relief Alliance.
	World Vision P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063 1-888-56-CHILD (May 12, 2008) - World Vision's 580 staff in Myanmar have supplied clean water to survivors in the hard-hitIrrawaddy Delta area. The agency also has started chlorinating wells, providing water tanks and disinfecting camps sites with bleaching powder. Meanwhile, in Yangon, World Vision has provided more than 78,000 people with clean water, rice and other emergency aid such as clothing, blankets and tarpaulins. Diesel fuel is being distributed to operate water pumps. World Vision has also distributed sterile dressings, anti-bacterial medicines, mosquito nets and disinfectants.