The Cyclone Nargis which struck Burma (Myanmar) on May 3 has claimed an estimated 22,000 lives, with another 41,000+ missing and 1-million or more homeless. The country’s military rulers have been reluctant to let non-governmental agencies operate inside the country, but one U.S. nonprofit that is working currently in the country is Save the Children … a special fund has been set up on their website for the cyclone victims.

Save the Children’s website mentions they have already distributed 2 metric tons of food, plastic sheeting, water purification tablets, kitchen equipment, re-hydration salts and non-food items to over 30,000 children and families whose homes have been destroyed by Cyclone Nargis.

*Other charities working in and around Burma-Myanmar can be found be entering “Burma” into the search function on this website.

Save the Children has been working in Burma-Myanmar since 1995 and operates programs in all 5 of the affected regions. Programs have focused on early childhood care and development, child survival and child protection.

500 Save the Children employees in 35 offices in the region have been mobilized to assist the victims of this disaster.