Episcopal Relief and Development is Awarded Grant from USAID for Child Survival Program in Uganda
Episcopal Relief & Development is proud to announce the receipt of a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This award is part of the USAID Child Survival Agenda which was established to focus attention on the dire health needs of children in developing countries.
Episcopal Relief & Development announces the receipt of this grant as we commemorate World Food Day on October 16th and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th. The theme, “working together out of poverty” highlights the need for a global anti-poverty partnership between both developed and developing countries. These commemorative days are a reminder of the Millennium Development Goals which aim to combat disease, inequality, hunger and cut the number of people living in extreme poverty in half by the year 2015. For more information about the MDG’s click here
The USAID grant will be implemented in January of 2009 and will fund Episcopal Relief & Development’s programs in Northern Uganda where there are currently at least 1.4 million people living in Internally Displaced People camps. Janette O'Neill, Senior Director for Africa Programs, is currently in Uganda working with local partners to develop a holistic program that will address critical needs for communities. The goal of the Episcopal Relief & Development USAID program is to contribute to sustained improvements in child survival and health outcomes.
“Episcopal Relief & Development is honored to receive this generous grant supporting our heath and hunger programs in Uganda,” said Mariama Dauda, African Program Officer. “The grant will allow us to implement key programs that will improve child survival in Uganda.”
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Episcopal Relief & Development Supports Ongoing Disaster Relief in Myanmar
Episcopal Relief & Development Supports Ongoing Disaster Relief in Myanmar
Five months after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma), people in the impoverished country are still struggling to rebuild their lives. Nargis, a category 4 storm, tore down trees and buildings, destroyed crops and livestock and cut power and communications in the Ayeyarwady Delta region, home to nearly half of the country’s population.
At least 77,000 people were killed by the cyclone and 56,000 are still missing. Four thousand schools were flattened or damaged, impacting 500,000 children. Overall, children account for 40% of the hardest hit population and are most likely to die in disease outbreaks.
At this point, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of the total households in the affected area are living in improvised shelter. The rains that have accompanied the monsoon season have intensified the conditions of overcrowding, inappropriate sanitation and scarcity of potable water facing the internally displaced people in Myanmar. There is an ongoing need for food, medical aid and shelter.
Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with The Church of the Province of Myanmar (CPM) to provide immediate and long-term relief. Staff from Episcopal Relief & Development have just returned from a monitoring trip to Myanmar where they observed first-hand the incredible needs in the country and the heroic efforts of CPM to meet these needs.
CPM has conducted eight field visits into the very hard to reach epicenter of storm damage with relief teams consisting of health workers, pastoral support, logisticians and labor teams to clear debris and repair damaged water sources and infrastructure. CPM is providing families with food, water purification kits, sheltering material and household kits that include mosquito nets, blankets and towels, water storage containers, cooking pots and other essentials for daily living.
In the coming months CPM will launch the rehabilitation phase of recovery, focusing on restoring livelihoods, rebuilding homes and infrastructure and supporting children orphaned by the storm. As over half a million acres of rice paddy, 38,000 fish and shrimp ponds and 152,000 acres of forest were destroyed, the need for agricultural recovery is extreme.
“CPM’s mobilization efforts to reach those most impacted by the cyclone have been incredible,” says Nagulan Nesiah, Program Associate for Asia at Episcopal Relief & Development. “We look forward to supporting them through the long-term rebuilding phase of the recovery process.”
To make a contribution to help people impacted by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, please donate to Episcopal Relief & Development’s “Myanmar & Cyclone Response Fund” online at www.er-d.org, or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to: Episcopal Relief & Development, “Myanmar & Cyclone Response Fund” PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
Five months after Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (Burma), people in the impoverished country are still struggling to rebuild their lives. Nargis, a category 4 storm, tore down trees and buildings, destroyed crops and livestock and cut power and communications in the Ayeyarwady Delta region, home to nearly half of the country’s population.
At least 77,000 people were killed by the cyclone and 56,000 are still missing. Four thousand schools were flattened or damaged, impacting 500,000 children. Overall, children account for 40% of the hardest hit population and are most likely to die in disease outbreaks.
At this point, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of the total households in the affected area are living in improvised shelter. The rains that have accompanied the monsoon season have intensified the conditions of overcrowding, inappropriate sanitation and scarcity of potable water facing the internally displaced people in Myanmar. There is an ongoing need for food, medical aid and shelter.
Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with The Church of the Province of Myanmar (CPM) to provide immediate and long-term relief. Staff from Episcopal Relief & Development have just returned from a monitoring trip to Myanmar where they observed first-hand the incredible needs in the country and the heroic efforts of CPM to meet these needs.
CPM has conducted eight field visits into the very hard to reach epicenter of storm damage with relief teams consisting of health workers, pastoral support, logisticians and labor teams to clear debris and repair damaged water sources and infrastructure. CPM is providing families with food, water purification kits, sheltering material and household kits that include mosquito nets, blankets and towels, water storage containers, cooking pots and other essentials for daily living.
In the coming months CPM will launch the rehabilitation phase of recovery, focusing on restoring livelihoods, rebuilding homes and infrastructure and supporting children orphaned by the storm. As over half a million acres of rice paddy, 38,000 fish and shrimp ponds and 152,000 acres of forest were destroyed, the need for agricultural recovery is extreme.
“CPM’s mobilization efforts to reach those most impacted by the cyclone have been incredible,” says Nagulan Nesiah, Program Associate for Asia at Episcopal Relief & Development. “We look forward to supporting them through the long-term rebuilding phase of the recovery process.”
To make a contribution to help people impacted by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, please donate to Episcopal Relief & Development’s “Myanmar & Cyclone Response Fund” online at www.er-d.org, or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to: Episcopal Relief & Development, “Myanmar & Cyclone Response Fund” PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
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