Tents4Burma

Goods being loaded by laypeople and the monksTents4Burma is a major project run by Tents4Peace during May and June 2008 to raise funds to provide shelter and medicals to some of the 2 million people adversely affected by Cyclone Nargis.

Up to the 1st July 2008 we have supplied over 1900 families with waterproof tarpaulins (to be used for mobile shelter to keep dry as well as for water catchment because of the monsoons), water purification tablets, medical supplies and cooking utensils.

We are working in partnership with the Burmese Medical Association, the Sasadhaja Buddhists Association and the Dhammadata Buddhist association, to ensure this aid is delivered to where it is most needed in the Irrawaddy Delta of Burma. To date all our aid has got through to where it is most needed.

This has been a very successful project as we were able to get our aid in quickly and effectively. More aid is still needed, please donate towards the purchase of waterproof shelter and water purification tablets for $100. 

A big thank you to all our generous volunteers and donors.

133,650 were reported dead or missing - the worst national disaster in Southeast Asia since the 2004 tsunami.

You can see photos of some of our achievemets, plus photos of the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis on our Burma gallery page.

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HOW TO DONATE.

Deposit at Commonwealth Bank Tents4Peace International. Quote Account Number 06 7028 101 96128.

Or send cheque to Tents4Peace International, 10 Gourlay Street, West Hobart, Tasmania, 7000.

All your donation goes towards a purchase of the above with no administration cost. If you wish to help us with administration costs you can do so by depositing your donation into a separate account – Commonwealth Bank Account Number 06 7028 101 96785

If you require a receipt please send your name and address and the amount you have donated to Tents4Peace International, 10 Gourlay Street, West Hobart, Tasmania, 7000.

Donations Page

 
 

Distribution within Burma

Tin Hta Nu is our key person for distribution in Burma. She is Aung San Suu Kyi’s cousin, and a past academic of the Rangoon University. Tin was also a lecturer in economics at Armidale University in NSW.

Tin is the President of the Burmese Women’s Union of Australia. She and her husband have been working for many years with AusAid in Vietnam on rural development. Tin was a Burmese nun for many years, and currently teaches Buddhism in Port Macquarie, NSW. Through Tin, we are working in close liaison with the Burmese Doctors’ Associations of Australia. We are moving our aid into Burma as quickly as possible.

 

Tents for Burma Project Team

L-R: Ngaire Green, Tin Hta Nu, and Anna Crotty.
(Click image to enlarge)