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4 June 2013

Preparing for Myanmar’s monsoon season

The recent news of Cyclone Mahasen marked the beginning of the 2013 Monsoon season in Myanmar. The storm threatened to sweep across Rakhine State.
Volunteers help thousands move to safety as cyclone threatens vulnerable communities
16 May 2013

Volunteers help thousands move to safety as cyclone threatens vulnerable communities

As tropical cyclone Mahasen continues to make its way over the Bay of Bengal, hundreds of Myanmar Red Cross Society volunteers are working tirelessly to help ...
Red Cross responds to inter-communal violence in Myanmar
2 April 2013

Red Cross responds to inter-communal violence in Myanmar

On the 20th March, Inter-communal violence erupted in the town of Meiktila, around 150 km south of Mandalay in central Myanmar.
Volunteers providing a lifeline to divided communities in Rakhine
15 January 2013

Volunteers providing a lifeline to divided communities in Rakhine

It is 7.30am in Sittwe, Rakhine State, and volunteers from the Myanmar Red Cross Society are assembling outside a large wooden shelter.
Health care, clean water and sanitation - key concerns in Rakhine
18 October 2012

Health care, clean water and sanitation - key concerns in Rakhine

Staff and volunteers from the Myanmar Red Cross Society have been working with all communities affected by the inter-communal violence in Rakhine State.
Myanmar visit stresses the importance of partnerships and resilience
11 July 2012

Myanmar visit stresses the importance of partnerships and resilience

Resilient communities require resilient community organisations as partners to prepare for and quickly recover from disaster.
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15 June 2012

Myanmar Red Cross Society provides emergency assistance during Rakhine unrest

Myanmar Red Cross Society volunteers are providing emergency health care to people injured in unrest in the northwestern state of Raakhine, as well as supporting peopl...
3 May 2011

Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis 2008 Facts and Figures

Facts and figures On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar, crossing the south of the country over two days, and devastating the Ayeyarwady Delta region....
A new school for the children of Kyon Tar
3 May 2011

A new school for the children of Kyon Tar

A brand new school is in session in Kyon Tar village in the Ayeyarwady Delta, and students and teachers alike are engrossed in their lessons.
Piglets bring hope for Daw Ohn Myint
3 May 2011

Piglets bring hope for Daw Ohn Myint

In the village of Yae Tain in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta, two black piglets have brought hope to an impoverished family made all the more vulnerable by a deadly ...
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Joe Cropp's mission to Myanmar

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