BURMA/MYANMAR: CYCLONE NARGIS APPEALS

The following experienced NGOs have all been established on the ground
in Burma formany years, including in Irrawaddy, Bago, Yangon Divisions
and Rakhine and Mon States.  They are variously already conducting
assessments and starting to provide support to the populations hit by
the cyclone.

The websites give links to their Nargis appeals, and will allow you to
claim Giftaid for your donation if you are a UK taxpayer, maximising
the effectiveness.

Save the Children (UK)

Have launched a £5million appeal

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/32_5455.htm

Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF (NL)

http://www.msf.org/msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=BD72415A-15C5-F00A-25E67A241B05BAA0&component=toolkit.article&method=full_html

working in Yangon area including Hlaingthaya, Dalla and Twante

Merlin

http://www.merlin.org.uk/Lists/News-Detail.aspx?id=687

£500,000 appeal

Medical team sent to Laputta

Have been active in Irrawaddy Division for some time

Care

http://www.careinternational.org.uk/CARE%20APPEALS%20TO%20BRITISH%20PUBLIC%20AS%20DEATH%20TOLL%20FROM%20CYCLONE%20NARGIS%20RISES%20+11253.twl

Currently working on needs in South Dagon and Thaketa

World Vision

https://www.worldvision.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.127

You can identify your donation to their Myanmar cyclone appeal

International Federation of the Red Cross

http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/News/pr08/2108.asp

Have been working to build the grassroots capacity of the Myanmar Red
Cross Society which has a network of volunteers throughout the country

Not an NGO, but UNICEF is also organised and active throughout the
country, and appealing for funds

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/myanmar_43788.html

There are also a number of small NGOs and private initiatives, some of
which wish to remain below the radar, so are not included in this list

For a list of US NGOs which are accepting contributions for Nargis
(not all of whom have an on-the-ground presence)

http://interaction.org/burma

Also active with an appeal are PACT www.pactworld.org/cs/donate

PSI, one of the biggest NGOs in Burma, has yet to include an appeal on
its website http://www.psi.org/where_we_work/myanmar.html