FPB’s Program Director Reflects on the current situation of Cyclone Survivors – One year after

Over a year after Cyclone Nargis took upwards of 130,000 souls and displaced 2.4 million in the low-lying delta area’s of Burma, communities, families and individuals attempt to make sense of life and loss while finding ways to go ahead. Having lost loved ones, all means of livelihood, their homes and in many cases their land, cyclone survivors are truly testing human capacity to handle tragedy.

Rebuilding after Cyclone Nargis: Year Two

“Sometimes when we are suffering and have the chance to work with members of FPB’s staff, it gives hope that our lives will improve.” – Cyclone Survivor, FPB Project Participant
Despite incredible gains throughout the first year of FPB’s Cyclone Relief and Rebuild Project, affected-villages need your help to overcome the depth of loss and [...]

Rice Paddy Rehabilitation Relies on Community Decision-Making

As Cyclone Nargis tore through the Irrawaddy Delta in May, it destroyed thousands of homes, schools, monasteries, and public buildings, killing nearly 150,000 people. The UN estimates that nearly 2.4 million individuals were directly impacted by the storm. In Burma, a country where 70% of poor families live in rural areas and make their living [...]

FPB’s Work with Children Featured on the BBC Online

Thanks to the support of our donors and partners, Foundation for the People of Burma is able to share the stories of so many cyclone-affected children to the world. The BBC is now featuring some of this work online.
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Update: June 16, 2008

– The work goes on! The challenges intensify. Bureaucratic grip on aid distribution by the major international aid organizations has tightened. Foreign aid workers must get permission for every trip into the delta, clear multiple checkpoints on their way and file trip reports. Satellite and cell phone communication by these workers is frustrated by monitoring [...]

Financial Update 6/16/08: The Cyclone Relief and Reconstruction Fund of the Foundation for the People of Burma

June 16, 2008

– Approximately $1.1 million has been raised in this effort so far. Thank You!
– We assess that we can effectively employ at least $2 million over the next year in reconstruction work.
– Initially, we devoted funds to critical relief needs: food, water, medicine, tarps and toilets.
– Now, we are constructing homes and schools, [...]