Mark Castellino, ADRA-UK Programmes director, returned to Burma (Myanmar) on Friday, 27 June to monitor the £357,000 project co-funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).
Mark will be in Myanmar for a period of three weeks and is currently travelling into the delta area that was affected by cyclone Nargis. The DFID project is providing shelter goods and household kits for 30,000 people in the Pyinsalu Sub-township. In cooperation with the World Food Programme, ADRA is also providing food to 35,000 people in the same area.
The latest report indicates that the household and tool kits have been produced and that the distribution is underway. Mark is in Myanmar now to monitor the progress of the project and provide additional support to the Emergency Response Team of ADRA Myanmar.
ADRA and World Concern have recently conducted a joint health assessment in the Pyinsalu Sub-township which highlighted key areas requiring assistance over the coming months. The assessment emphasised the need for an increasing focus on preventative health interventions, particularly in health promotion. ADRA-UK will explore possibilities to continue to help the people of Myanmar rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the natural disaster that struck.
Photo: Part of the well cleaning programme in the delta.
By courtesy of [Bert Smit, ADRA-UK Director]
