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The devastation caused by recent cyclone Nargis in five states and divisions of Lower Myanmar is of unprecendented magnitude requiring extensive relief and rehabilitation work. The Delta region is the worst-hit area. Thousands of people are dead (around 100,000), and thousands are missing (more than 50,000), thousands are injured, homeless and starving.
Thousands of children are dead and thousands have become orphans. The cyclone victims are in dire need of water, food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Our help is urgently needed.
Metta Spectrum is actively engaged in the relief and rehabilitation work. You can contribute through Metta Spectrum. Whatever amount it may be, your contribution means a lot for the victims. [See more details]
 
Update On Cyclone Relief Work 
Metta Spectrum has spread out relief supplies and cash donations to places where immediate help is needed.
Villagers from Laputta and Dedaye areas received clothes, towels, blankets, bed sheets and footwear.
Metta Spectrum group has made cash donations at the Phayargyi village orphanage school run by a Sayadaw. Cyclone Nargis has brought tragedy to the orphanage: a building collapsed, 3 students were killed and some injured.
People in Kawhmu and Kungyangone areas got clothes, candles, rice, medicine and cash. Special Tarpaulin sheets were donated to families in Dagon Seikkan township to make shelter as it was found that they needed shelter most. Almost all the relief providers are giving priority to hardest hit villages and towns in the Delta. As this place is near Yangon city, it is not getting much attention as it should be though their houses were blown off by Nargis.
The community of about 2,000 residents is in urgent need of shelter. Nearly about 400 families need shelter more than any other thing. So Metta Spectrum has addressed this urgent need by donating for the construction of temporary shelter together with other donors. One volunteer group is supervising the construction. The first phase of construction is only for a hundred families. Hence, more funding is urgently needed to complete the task for the whole community. Tarpaulin sheets to shelter one family costs 20, 000 kyats.
For the severely stricken areas in the Delta, cash donations have been made through the following groups:
* Myanmar Medical Association (MMA)
* Sitagu Sayadaw Gyi's group
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Sayadaw Ashin Sekeinda's group
Donations have been made and will continue to be made after careful needs assessment as needs vary from place to place and from time to time.
Orphans/ Elderly People
Rendering support to the orphans has been one of our main tasks. The number of orphans at the orphanages is most likely to be on the increase after the cyclone. So more effort is to be made to give our continuous support to these institutions.
While to strengthen the support system of the orphanages seems to be an urgent need, there is also another pressing task to attend to. That is to attend to the elderly people who have lost their families and homes due to the cyclone. They need to be taken into care. The situation calls for our deep concern. We feel that this is an issue that should be addressed at the same level of emphasis by all of us.
* Metta Spectrum takes care of your contribution to reach the really needed people.
Metta Spectrum
Metta Spectrum was founded in 2005 to render help to people of Myanmar especially children and since then we have been making efforts to assist them within our means. We try to reach underprivileged children and adults targeting improvement in health and education. We try to help reduce peoples' sufferings and create a bright future.
During 2006-2007, Metta Spectrum could reach and render help to more than 3,000 people. Beneficiaries include children, women, aged people, people who needed medical and surgical treatment. Metta Spectrum has provided support in many areas focusing on most needed cases --- 31 places in total, 29 in Myanmar and 2 in Thailand. [See more details]
 
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