[URGENT APPEAL] Thai People Living with HIV/AIDS Devastated by Floods

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Asia Catalyst is urging supporters and friends to give what you can to the Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+) in their urgent appeal for a disaster response.

According to TNP+, the floods in 26 provinces of Thailand which began in October 2011 have affected about 2 million people.  In some towns and villages the water is as high as three meters above street level.

The members of the Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+) who live in those provinces are affected in many ways:

– homes and household equipment have been damaged, with water levels reaching the roofs of some properties

– equipment damaged

– farm land damaged

– cars and motorcycles under water

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[URGENT APPEAL] Burmese Shan Earthquake victims

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Over 18,000 victims were affected by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar/Burma on March
24th, according to the Shan Herald Agency for News. Relief has yet to reach
many of the victims in Shan State, which is an ethnic minority region of the
country often wracked by conflict. For a recent update on the disaster,
see https://bit.ly/fiCZS.

The independent news agency has issued a call for appeals.

Donations for Shan State quake victims can be made at the following account:

Account name                        SHAN
Account number                     402-387907-6

Siam Commercial Bank
Type of account                    Savings
Branch                                  Big C Hangdong branch
Chiangmai, Thailand

or sent by Money Order (M.O.) to the following address:
SHAN, P.O.Box 15, Nonghoi P.O, Chiangmai 50007, Thailand

For further information, please contact
Tel: 081 531 2837 and 080 125 7474.

[COMMENTARY] Where are the NGOs in China’s Natural Disasters?

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By Yu Fangqiang

 

The other night, a little after midnight, I was about to turn off my computer and go to sleep when
I noticed, with surprise, an article in China Development Brief’s Community Times: “Droughts in the Southwest
Test Emergency Response: Where are the NGOs?”

 

China has recently been hit by a number of natural disasters, including the epic
drought in the southwest and an earthquake in Qinghai. After reading this
article, I had a few thoughts I had to share.

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[NEWS] Update from the Earthquake Zone

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By Robbie Barnett

The following is an update from
news organizations and local groups working in Yushu, a Tibetan area in China’s
Qinghai Province, where a massive earthquake struck on April 14.

A small coalition of local
grassroots NGOs from Qinghai – including Snowland Service Group, Tsongkha
Charitable Association, Sanchuan Development Association, Friend of Rural
Community Development, Shem Women’s Group, and the Pentok Institute – has set
up a consortium to accept donations. Please be generous: www.yushuearthquakeresponse.org.

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