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1st Anniversary-Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis

6 May 2009

The year was 2008. From May 2 to 3, Cyclone Nargis tore across Myanmar with wind speeds of up to 240kmh. 138,000 people were reported dead or missing. The “living dead” of 2.4 million people were in dire need. Now, one year on, one fifth of the homes destroyed are still covered under tarpaulin sheets. The rural areas hardest hit by the storm have seen very little recovery taking place. The monsoon season has started this month.

From 19 to 26 April 2009, CREST visited some of the sites which bore the brunt of the cyclone. With a local partner, CREST inspected some of the 15 ECDCs (Early Childhood Development Centres) in the Ayerwaddy. These are basic wooden structures, a great number of them missing in furniture and educational resources.

In the Dagon slums a blown down structure has been rebuilt with the foundations strengthened and reinforced with cement. Out of the ashes, this building now serves as a feeding centre for 150 children who are given a nutritious meal once a week. English language tuition is taught to some of the most receptive students. A women’s ministry group meets here to share homely wisdom and encouragement. Sunday school material gives them a strong foundation in the Word. 2 hours away in the Hinthagone slums, this same program of feeding and training of women and the young has been adopted and has just started off. Another 50 children are now recipients of the feeding program. CREST has put off plans to conclude the funding of recovery and rehabilitation projects and is committed to continue to provide support to improve the services of the ECDCs and community centres.

Slideshow

	2010-08-05 Working with local partners, CREST has been distributing cooked food for the past 4 days to 600 flood victims being housed temporarily housed in 2 school buildings in Charsadda.
	2010-04-23 CREST and HISTeam are jointly involved in the Yushu Earthquake relief efforts.
	2009-12-21 CREST in 2009.
	2009-01-21 KK Basic Disaster Response Training
	2008-11-24 CREST celebrated her 10th Anniversary with a fund raising dinner on 16 Nov at the Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa.
	2008-08-01 Participants from 8 countries spent 6 days at the recent Disaster Relief School held in MBS Kundang.

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