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Caritas making a difference three months after Myanmar cyclone

3/11/2008 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Myanmar by Caritas Communications

By Tim O’Connor Saturday, 2 August 2008 marks the three month anniversary of cyclone Nargis. And despite the difficulties, Caritas’ immediate response, through the Church and other partners in Myanmar, has saved many lives and brought urgent relief to 82,700 children, women and men. Mr Jamie Isbister, adviser to the Caritas response in Myanmar said: “Despite ...

ACT/Caritas prepare for the coming rains

3/11/2008 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Sudan by Caritas Communications

By Emad Eldin Ali, with contribution from Catherine Dennis Life in Darfur can be harsh at the best of times, but during the rainy season it can be particularly challenging. Many families who have lost their homes because of the conflict are now living in makeshift mud huts and straw shelters. Ensuring people have shelter, ...

Lives saved in Myanmar

3/11/2008 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Myanmar by Caritas Communications

Caritas says that 80,000 people have received some form of assistance through its relief operations following the deadly cyclone that hit Myanmar 2-3 May, 2008. Over 7 million people lived in the area affected by Cyclone Nargis. The latest figures put the death toll at 84,537 people, with the number of missing at 53,836 people. ...

Myanmar Archbishop praises Caritas relief efforts

3/11/2008 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Myanmar by Caritas Communications

“Without Caritas and the Church in Myanmar, many people would have starved after Cyclone Nargis hit,” said Archbishop Charles Bo of Yangon on a recent visit to the Caritas offices in the Vatican. Cyclone Nargis hit the Ayeyarwady Delta region of Myanmar (also known as Burma) on 2 May 2008, causing death and destruction beyond ...

Aid against the odds in Darfur

3/11/2008 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Peacebuilding, South Sudan by Caritas Communications

This is some of what Caritas and its partners have done in Darfur from January to March 2008: Helped 250,000 people Given household items to 12,700 who’re without homes Drilled 18 boreholes and got 106 handpumps working Treated 50,000 illnesses Fed nearly 9000 pregnant women, new mothers, babies and toddlers Set up eight sports teams ...

Lessons learned in Tabasco floods

3/11/2008 Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

It is a year since heavy rains caused massive floods which affected one million people in Tabasco, Mexico. Caritas was on the ground and made sure people had food, water and shelter during the worst part of the disaster. Once the emergency was over, Caritas turned its focus to building people’s knowledge and resources to face any ...

Myanmar Cyclone Crisis

3/11/2008 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Myanmar by Caritas Communications

As the number of those affected by the devastating cyclone in Myanmar continues to rise, Caritas agencies are seeking ways to respond through local Church partners. With more than 78,000 dead with 56,000 missing and two million affected, the need to respond is immediate and vast. Caritas President Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez said, “People in Myanmar are facing ...

Stories of hope from Bangladesh

3/11/2008 Aid Success Story, Asia, Bangladesh, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies by Caritas Communications

She is a sweet baby. All people in the neighbourhood love her. She is Sidora Folia. She was born in the fateful night of Sidr. Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh on November 15, 2007, killing over 3,000 people, causing a billion dollars of destruction and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Previous storms had killed people in ...

Caritas network respond to China earthquake

3/11/2008 Asia, China, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan by Caritas Communications

Caritas Internationalis is supporting Caritas Hong Kong’s relief efforts in the wake of the powerful May 12 earthquake in China that has claimed more than 68,000 lives. In and around the capital city of Sichuan, Caritas Hong Kong has assessment teams on the ground identifying the scale of devastation and loss, and the ways to ...

Desperation in Zimbabwe

3/11/2008 Advocacy, Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Humanitarian Crisis in Zimbabwe, Peacebuilding, Zimbabwe by Caritas Communications

The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe says that the country’s leaders are playing politics while the people suffer. They point to a failure to announce a new inclusive Cabinet as going against the will of the people for coordinated action. Zimbabwe’s Bishops say that a power sharing agreement signed in September could transform the country’s bleak ...