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Westport, Conn. (June 10, 2008) — As families affected by Cyclone Nargis continue their struggle to recover from the disaster, Save the Children, one of the largest aid agencies operating in Myanmar, is focusing on getting children back to school. Read More
Our Emergency Response
Save the Children is reaching more than 560,224 children and adults in many ways:
Food and Water...
- Distributing food and water purification tablets; 37,896 water storage containers; 3,800 shelter kits; 4,022 hygiene kits; 145,874 mosquito nets; 419,597 yards of plastic sheeting.
Health and Nutrition...
- Treating 300 children and adults daily in 2 health clinics; to date we have provided health services for some 3,700 people; and
- Training doctors; re-stocking clinics; setting up shore-based clinics.
Child Protection and Education...
- Operating 46 child-friendly spaces, reaching 3,000 children across the region;
- Reaching 7,200 children and 280 teachers in Yangon through 46 temporary schools;
- Delivering essential school supplies to over 90,000; and
- Repairing over 400 schools.
Read the most recent Fact Sheet
- Population: est. 48 Million
- Location: Western part of Southeast Asia on Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea
- Total area: 262,000 Sq. mi. approx. size of Texas
- Largest city: Yangon
(formerly Rangoon )
- Capital: Naypyidaw
- Save the Children staff: more than 500 staff on location in 35 offices; in Myanmar since 1995.
Sources: 2008 World Fact Book; UNICEF; Britannica Online
