All Emergency Features
Diary of ActionAid Relief Worker in China
Aug 4, 2008
Peng Haihui, Disaster Relief Coordinator for ActionAid in China, describes his experience in a refugee camp in a rural community in Sichuan.
Climate Change Makes Tough Choices for Kenyans
Aug 4, 2008
The Pokot community in Tangulbei, Kenya hopes for rain. It has not rained there for two years. Their crops wither and their livestock languish in the drought. ActionAid provides relief to the region by bringing in water and food and pushes for more access for the people of Pokot to the resources they need to adapt to their increasingly arid environment.
China: Earthquake Recovery Work Continues
Jul 17, 2008
Two months after the earthquake, China's rural communities are on the long road to recovery. ActionAid works alongside people in small villages to rebuild lives and livelihoods.
Food Crisis in Ethiopia
Jul 17, 2008
4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid in the wake of severe draught. More than 126,000 children are malnourished to the point of requiring medical intervention. ActionAid, together with our partners in Ethiopia, is providing direct relief to hungry families while working with farmers to adapt crops and farming methods to the draught conditions.
Cyclone Nargis: Emergency in Myanmar
May 6, 2008
Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on Saturday, May 3rd with wind speeds reaching 120mph bringing a sea surge that smashed through towns and villages. The official death toll now, May 24th, stands at 77,738 with 55,917 missing. It is now estimated that 2.4 million people are severely affected. ActionAid is currently working in the worst affected area of Irrawaddy, serving 432 villages providing food, shelter, medicine, cash for work and agricultural assistance along with our local partners KDN, PACT, Myanmar Egress and MDF, some of the largest national NGO's in Myanmar.
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