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Notes from the Field
Myanmar
Friday March 22, 2013
Posted by: BARUME BISIMWA ZIBA at 3:19AM EST on March 22, 2013
Im BARUME BISIMWA ZIBA Secourist Red -Cross in Uvira south-kivu rep democratic of congo im looking for a jobs in rdcongo .contact mail barume2008@yahoo.fr tel 243 971603199 243 853195164 . fanks for your helping job .
Tuesday December 11, 2012
Posted by: Daniel Fava at 10:35AM EST on December 11, 2012
December 6, 2012 – CARE is responding to the humanitarian needs in Rakhine State, Myanmar, where more than 100,000 people have been left homeless following two outbreaks of violence between Rohingya and Rakhine groups.
Violence first broke out on May 28, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency. The disturbance left 87 people dead, 120 injured and 5,000 houses damaged and uninhabitable. CARE is working with the Myanmar government and local organisations to provide shelter for families whose homes were destroyed. CARE’s Strengthening Partnerships and Resilience of Communities (SPARC) program operates in 29 villages in the Maungdaw Township. In two of the villages where SPARC operates, all the houses were completely destroyed and the villagers relocated to temporary camps. With support from the Australian government, CARE will reconstruct more than 125 houses in these two villages. CARE has already provided blankets, clothes, mosquito nets, cooking equipment and personal items, such as soap, to 2,000 families living in temporary shelters in Sittwe. We also provided 850 baskets of rice seed and 1,200 bags of fertilizer in Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Sittwe and Rathedaung to help families plant crops.
CARE has worked in northern Rakhine State and other states of Myanmar since 1995. CARE aims to improve the living standards of rural communities through health education, emphasizing HIV prevention and nutritional support for children and pregnant mothers. CARE also runs microcredit, water and sanitation, and food programs to help people lead healthy and productive lives. Thursday July 26, 2012
Posted by: Andisheh Nouraee at 12:24PM EST on July 26, 2012
Today at 1pm at the XIX International AIDS Conference in D.C, CARE CEO & President Helene Gayle is co-chairing a session titled "Leadership in the AIDS Response for Women".
Leading the panel with Dr. Gayle is Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga, an expert on sexual and reproductive health rights and the founder of Bolivia's first advocacy organization for people with HIV. Joining them on the panel are former First Lady Laura Bush (who was in the news yesterday defending U.S. foreign assistance) and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (who's in the news pretty much every day). "But I'm not in D.C.," you say. I had a feeling you'd say that. The discussion will be streamed online. Look for the "Media Widget" on the conference home page.
Friday June 1, 2012
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 11:27AM EST on June 1, 2012
by Andisheh Nouraee
The World Economic Forum on East Asia opened today in Bangkok. Forum sessions will focus on physical and economic connectivity in East Asia and are available online at weforum.org. We always try to follow meetings like these, but we're paying extra close attention this time because our president and CEO, Helene Gayle, is a forum co-chair (see photo below). I think it's the first time the head of an NGO has chaired the forum. I could be wrong. Regardless, it's an honor. The event is getting more international press than usual because one of the attendees is Nobel laureate and newly-elected parliamentarian Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar. It's her first trip outside Myanmar since 1988. In an interview with Voice of America, Dr. Gayle called Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi's presence incredibly significant and an opportunity to improve her country's dialogue with the rest of the region. Forum attendee and Accenture Development Partnerships Executive Director Gib Bulloch described her slightly differently, dubbing her the "Davos man's answer to Lady Gaga." 
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Posted by: CARE at 5:29PM EST on June 25, 2008
Below, Chris Northey continues her reflections from the field while working as CARE's
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Posted by: CARE at 2:23PM EST on June 23, 2008
Chris Northey was deployed to Yangon on May 23 to begin her rotation as CARE's Monday June 2, 2008
Posted by: CARE at 12:08PM EST on June 2, 2008
I had every intention of eating the tomato - I could see myself cutting it up into slices for salad, using it for grilled cheese or a bacon/lettuce and tomato sandwich. But good intentions aren't enough.
... (more) Wednesday May 14, 2008
Posted by: CARE at 5:50PM EST on May 14, 2008
Many articles have appeared in the news today reporting that a new storm is approaching the cyclone-devastated area of Myanmar. Early indications predict that the storm will dump heavy rains on already-saturated areas of Myanmar but is unlikely to develop into another significant tropical cyclone. In either case, the outcome will be dire, adding to the flooding and misery across the Irrawaddy Delta and the capital city of Yangon.
... (more) Monday May 12, 2008
Posted by: CARE at 1:26PM EST on May 12, 2008
As CARE’s emergency teams complete initial assessments in the Irrawaddy delta, gruesome scenes of bodies decomposing in the very ponds the Myanmarese use for drinking water are being reported. Corpses still cannot be buried and entire villages remain underwater, many with few survivors. ... (more)Thursday May 8, 2008
Posted by: CARE at 5:42PM EST on May 8, 2008
Today, we distributed rice to 3,000 people, using locally available food. On Wednesday, we distributed water to about 10,000 people in townships in Yangon. The recipients were those staying in temporary shelters and others who have no access to town water supplies. In addition to supplying them with bottled water, we cleaned the wells and toilets at the collective shelters, many of which are located in schools and pagodas.
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Posted by: CARE at 8:49AM EST on May 8, 2008
Cyclone Nargis has created a major humanitarian disaster in Myanmar - one that will require substantial international response. Even with the full extent of devastation yet to be determined, 60 years of disaster experience have taught us that clean water, food and certain basic items, like shelter materials, are initial priorities. Water and sanitation are also always key concerns. After a storm like this, most of the available drinking water is likely to be polluted. If you don't act quickly, there is a very real risk of an outbreak of disease. People need counseling on what's safe to do and what is not.
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