Project information

British Red Cross Myanmar Appeal

In the Rakhine State of Myanmar, a desperate situation has unfolded, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee in search of safety.
All communities affected by the violence are suffering, and Red Cross is deeply concerned about the condition of families hit by this crisis

An ongoing emergency appeal which Red Cross will support in the immediate future

Charity information: British Red Cross

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  • Need

    Need

    422,000 people have fled Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine into neighbouring Bangladesh in recent weeks. As a result families are being torn apart as they struggle without life-saving food, water, medical supplies and our colleagues in the area are best placed to help.

    Solution

    The Red Cross Movement is scaling up aid efforts to minimise the suffering of people fleeing violence. In the Rakhine State of Myanmar, the Red Cross in recent weeks have assisted more than 10,000 people with first aid, medical supplies, clean water, food and other emergency items.
    Your support will enable us to support this life-saving work

  • Aims

    Aim 1

    Provide emergency items to save lives, prevent infection in the first stage of emergency response

    Activities

    » Provision of blankets so families can stay warm at night
    » Provide shelter for those who have been displaced from their homes
    » Purchase of jerry cans and purified water to enable people to have access to clean, safe water for washing, cooking and drinking
    » Provision of hygiene packs, ensuring people have the necessary items to stay clean, prevent disease and maintain their dignity

    Minimising infection, the saving of lives of mostly women and children, providing life saving warmth, shelter and preventing dehydration

  • Impact

    Impact

    This is an emergency response appeal which will lessen numbers of preventable diseases, dehydration and deaths , whilst allowing survivors to maintain their dignity in very difficult circumstances




    The British Red Cross is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, which brings together 13 leading UK aid charities in times of crisis

    Risk

    Raising insufficient funds to support all of the families who need our help right now. This will put at risk the lives of those who need our help to survive in the short term

    Reporting

    We will be able to contact our donors with a financial update of the support they have provided and how they have saved lives as a result

  • Budget

    Budget - Project Cost: £60,000

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      Amount Heading Description
      £25,000 Hygiene packs To support 11000 people to retain their dignity
      £20,000 9300 Jerry cans To support 18000 people with clean water for drinking, washing and cooking
      £10,000 Shelter provision For 5000 people displaced from their homes
      £5,000 Provision of blankets To support 220 families to stay warm at night
  • Background

    Location

    In the Rakhine State of Myanmar and Bangladesh

    Beneficiaries

    Those being displaced from their homes, fleeing violence; 80% of which are women and children

  • Why Us?

    Why Us?

    Red Cross is already based in the area and our staff and volunteers have already supported more than 10,000 families. In Bangladesh, Myanmar, and all other places in the world, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provide humanitarian assistance with impartiality and neutrality; based on need. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled in search of safety. Red Cross can provide that safety

    Read more about the Charity running this project.

    People

    Boris Michel

    Regional Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Asia and Pacific.

    Bangladesh Red Cross Society And Associated Staff, Volunteers And Local Organisations

    Provision and distribution of all resources to sustain life

£20000

Would buy 9,300 jerry cans, so over 18,000 people can have access to clean, safe water