Cyclone Nargis that devastated Burma killed more than 120,000 people and made 2.5 million homeless according to the United Nations. Among them, no less than 1000 Chin families in Rangoon and the Delta regions were affected.
Chin community and Churches around the world hold prayer services and are actively making donations to support survivors of cyclone Nargis. With the supports from Swedish Refugee Aid, the Chin Human Rights Organization assisted more than three hundred families of the Cylone victims in Rangoon areas with emergency food, water and midical suplies. If you would like to support Chin community those who survived the cyclone in Rangoon and the Delta region please contact CHRO at;
Chin Human Rights Organization
2-Monta Vista Ave.
Nepean, ON K2J 2L3
Canada
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The following international organizations are some of the agencies actively helping those affected by the cyclone in Burma
Action Against Hunger
247 W. 37th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(877) 777-1420
http://support.actionagainsthunger.org/donate
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
JDC: Myanmar Cyclone Relief
P.O. Box 530
132 East 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 687-6200
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American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(800) 889-7146
http://www.ajws.org
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American Red Cross
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
(800) HELP-NOW
http://www.redcross.org
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American Refugee Committee
430 Oak Grove St., Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 872-7602
http://www.arcrelief.org
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AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
(800) 486-4357
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Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team
6810 Tilden Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 984-0217
http://www.amurt.net
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Baptist World Aid
Myanmar (or Burma) Relief
405 North Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 790-8980
http://www.bwanet.org
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CARE
151 Ellis Street N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) 521-2273
http://www.care.org
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CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave., #800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(866) 779-2CHF
http://www.chfinternational.org
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Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
2850 Kalamazoo Ave., S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49560-0600
(800) 55-CRWRC
http://www.crwrc.org
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Church World Service
28606 Phillips St., P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
(800) 297-1516
http://www.churchworldservice.org
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Concern Worldwide U.S.
104 East 40th St., Suite 903
New York, NY 10016
(212) 557-8000
http://www.concernusa.org
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Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(805) 964-4767
http://www.directrelief.org
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Episcopal Relief and Development
815 Second Ave., 7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(800) 334-7626
http://www.er-d.org
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Food for the Hungry
1224 East Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
(800) 248-6437
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Habitat for Humanity International
Cyclone Nargis
121 Habitat St.
Americus, GA 31709-3498
(800) HABITAT
http://www.habitat.org
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International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(800) 481-4462
http://www.imcworldwide.org
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International Relief Teams
Attn: Myanmar Cyclone
4560 Alvarado Canyon Road, Suite 2G
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 284-7979
http://www.irteams.org
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International Rescue Committee
(Note on checks: Myanmar)
P.O. Box 96651
Washington, DC 20090-6651
(877) REFUGEE
http://www.theIRC.org
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Latter-day Saint Charities
50 East North Temple, 7th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
(800) 453-3860, ext. 23544
http://www.lds.org
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Lutheran World Relief
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
(800) 597-5972
http://www.lwr.org
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MAP International
Donor Member Services
Myanmar Assistance
P.O. Box 7020
Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931
(800) 225-8550
http://www.map.org
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Operation USA
Memo “Myanmar Cyclone”
3617 Hayden Ave., Suite A
Culver City, CA 90232
(800) 678-7255
http://www.opusa.org
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Project HOPE
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
(800) 544-4673
http://www.projecthope.org
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Relief International
1575 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 478-1200
http://www.ri.org
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Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
(800) 728-3843
http://www.savethechildren.org
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United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
#3019674 Myanmar Emergency
P.O. Box 9068
New York, NY 10087
(800) 554-8583
http://www.umcor.org
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Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
UUSC-UUA Burma Cyclone Relief Fund
P.O. Box 845259
Boston, MA 02284-5259
(800) 388-3920
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U.S. Fund for UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10038
(800) 4UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org
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World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98133
(800) 755-5022, ext.7706
http://www.worldconcern.org
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World Emergency Relief
P.O. Box 131570
Carlsbad, CA 92013
(888) 484-4543
http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org
World Vision
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063
(888) 56-CHILD
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Action Against Hunger
247 W. 37th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(877) 777-1420
support.actionagainsthunger.org/donate
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ADRA International
Myanmar Cyclone Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(800) 424-ADRA Ext. 2372
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
JDC: Myanmar Cyclone Relief
P.O. Box 530
132 East 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 687-6200
www.jdc.org