World Vision’s relief teams are still hard at work to help the homeless after the destruction caused by cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (formally Burma). Teams of World Vision relief workers are distributed emergency food, mosquito nets, water purification tablets and blankets to the quarter of a million people who have been affected by the cyclone.
Crucial to the survival of the Myanmar people is a constant supply of clean water as most wells have now become contaminated. Children are in great danger of catching cholera and many other diseases. Many villages’ water supplies have become infected, but with the help of the distribution of World Visions water purification tablets, over 88,000 lives have already been saved.
More than 40 per cent of the one million people displaced by the cyclone were children, many of whom lost their parents to the tragedy. World Vision has set up 44 Child Friendly Spaces throughout the affected areas to help with the struggle to cope with the children’s physical needs along with their general well being. These areas provide a safe environment for children to play, eat, and space to recover from the events that have blighted the lives of the people of Mynmar.
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