Last May, Cyclone Nargis, a devastating natural disaster, occurred in Myanmar alongside the earthquake in China and the Tsunami in Indonesia. 150,000 people died and 2,300,000 were affected in one way or another.

Although Alboan, the Jesuit NGO in the Basque region of Spain, does not work directly in Myanmar, the organisation responded to a request for help from the three Jesuit communities there. These communities have been dedicating all their efforts to assist victims both in Rangoon and in the affected areas of the delta. Alboan has contributed 48,942.92EUR (64,522.01USD) to the reconstruction activities.

Work began with emergency aid (clothes, blankets, medication and shelter), followed by house reconstruction and getting children back to school in the next phase by, among other things, reconstruction of schools. In all, 50,000 affected people are receiving aid. Their lives are very slowly returning to normal; there is however much yet to be done. Read the full report here (in English). (Source: Alboan)