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*Action Against Hunger;
preparing to launch an emergency intervention of water purifying tablets, water and essential non-food items
*ActionAid;
working in Irrawaddy, identifying the needs along with funding and emergency response
American National Red Cross;
working with the International Federation and the Myanmar Red Cross
*American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC);
identifying the key needs of the affected population to supply funding and emergency response
*American Refugee Committee;
distributing emergency supplies; pending approval of entry visas a rapid assessment team will be deployed
*AmeriCares;
assembling life-saving medical and other humanitarian supplies to be shipped immediately
*Catholic Relief Services;
supporting the emergency relief and response efforts of the Caritas Internationalis network
*Direct Relief International;
partnering in Thailand and other neighboring countries to offer assistance to medical relief efforts
*Doctors Without Borders;
staff on the ground to ensure delivery and distribution of relief supplies
*International Committee of the Red Cross;
distributing preliminary and essential relief items
*International Medical Corps;
securing emergency supplies to be sent to the region
*International Rescue Committee;
deploying operations, logistics, water and sanitation experts
*Mercy Corps;
helping partners on the ground bring relief to affected families
Oxfam;
sending aid through partner organizations with a mixture of cash, technical expertise and equipment
*Rescue Task Force;
purchasing and distributing emergency supplies while coordinating with World Emergency Relief
*Save the Children;
distributing food, plastic sheeting, water purification tablets and other non food items
*UNICEF;
providing child protection, water, sanitation, hygiene, nutrition and education
Water Missions International;
preparing up to 63 water purification systems to aid cyclone survivors
*World Food Programme;
distributing food in cyclone-damaged areas of Yangon
*World Vision International;
providing assistance in the form of zinc sheets, tents, tarpaulins, and medicine
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Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA);
providing food assistance and medical supplies to communities in the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar
American Jewish World Service;
providing rapid relief funding to communities hit by the storm, particularly in the Irrawaddy River Delta
*Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team;
sending a relief team from SE Asia to Burma
Baptist World Alliance;
has pledged $50,000 to assist with emergency relief efforts
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee;
is appealing for funds and planning immediate intervention
*Church World Service;
initially providing emergency relief assistance and anticipates long-term assistance through the Myanmar Council of Churches Disasters Emergency Committee
*Food for the Hungry;
joining in the relief efforts following the cyclone with their staff on the ground and working with to distribute food
Global Giving;
providing emergency medical care, shelter, water and food
Habitat for Humanity;
assembling a technical team to support long-term shelter reconstruction efforts
*Latter-day Saint Charities;
have a field team in-country in disaster response
Lutheran World Relief;
providing relief to the region through our international partners in the global aid alliance
MAP International;
working with partner organizations on the ground in Myanmar and other international agencies
*Medical Teams International;
a doctor and two seasoned relief are ready to give aid along with staff who are on standby in Jakarta
*Operation USA;
responding with shelter, water purification and health care supplies
Salvation Army;
dispensing rice, clean water and other relief
United Methodist Committee on Relief;
expects to aid recovery efforts as opportunities become available
*World Concern;
providing leadership to the post-cyclone humanitarian response
*World Emergency Relief;
providing immediate aid to cyclone victims in the Thai Tak province on the Myanmar/Thailand border
Episcopal Relief & Development;
working with church partners to provide water, food, and shelter to victims
Give2Asia;
delivering funding for immediate and loner-term recovery programs
IMPACT of Chas Inc. (IMPACT Ministries);
formulating plans to get food, water, supplies, and medical care into the country via partnerships
International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES);
providing water treatment systems, shelter, supplies, and medical relief through partners on the ground
*International Relief and Development;
lending regional expertise to support local Burmese organizations
MADRE;
working Burmese women's organizations to reunite families; rebuild shelter and provide counseling to traumatized children
Operation Blessing International Relief & Development Corporation;
sending two tons of rice to victims and delivering food and water purification tablets
*YouthAIDS/PSI;
providing medical supplies, health services and clean water to those in need
*Sources: AlertNet, InterAction and the organizations’ respective websites