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Delivered life-saving assistance to over 322,000 people.
Now working in 15 townships, 7 in Yangon and 8 in the Delta area.
Food: Distributed food to over 322,300 people.
Water: Provided 40,300 litres of clean drinking water.
Shelter Materials: Provided to 40,000 people.
Water and Sanitation services: provided to over 88,000 people.
Child Friendly Spaces: 84 currently operating supporting 12,000 children.

Our expertise

Over 40 years experience working in Myanmar.
More than 600 experienced national staff in country.
9 international relief specialists.

Our aim

To reach over 338,000 beneficiaries in our six-month emergency phase.
To save lives, reduce suffering, restore livelihood's and rebuild communities in the short and long term.
World Vision’s short term response will be followed by a rehabilitation and reconstruction phase which could take several years.

Map of Myanmar: From Pacific Disaster Management Information Network

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Friday August 1 2008

Nargis three months on: 700,000 cyclone-affected children still in need of assistance

Cyclone Nargis hit the Ayeyarwady Delta and Yangon Division three months ago. "But there is still much work to do if we are to adequately support the children of the Delta," said World Vision Response Manager, Judy Moore. In response to the disaster, the child-focused agency has established its largest-ever number of child centres in a single country.

According to the United Nations children's agency, nearly 700,000 children are still in need of long-term assistance following Cyclone Nargis. "We need to sustain our efforts so children and their families can make a complete recovery from the devastation [wrought] by Cyclone Nargis," said a spokesperson for UNICEF.


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