Plan steps up Bangladesh aid
Cyclone Sidr destroyed more than 300,000 homes in Bangladesh.
November 26, 2007
Child survivors of Cyclone Sidr, which hit Bangladesh last week, are receiving food, clothes and toys as Plan steps up its relief effort.
Official figures show that more than 3,000 people have died as a result of the cyclone. The final death toll could top 10,000 according to some estimates. More than a third of the dead are believed to be children.
Plan is working to help the traumatized child survivors, many of whom have lost parents and watched their homes and schools blown away by the cyclone, the worst to hit Bangladesh in recent years.
Aid on its way
Aid — including survival packs containing food, plastic sheets and clothing — is being distributed to 50,000 people affected by the storm, which destroyed more than 300,000 homes.
Plan has provided an initial US$100,000 from its emergency fund and hopes to provide hundreds of thousands more during the coming weeks.
Initial relief efforts, expected to last around three months, will concentrate on providing much needed supplies and psychological support for children. Children are particularly hard hit by emergencies but are often overlooked in relief efforts.
Rebuilding
Following the relief effort, Plan Bangladesh will work to help repair shattered lives and rebuild communities, including rebuilding schools (7 out of 10 schools in affected areas were destroyed by the cyclone).
Plan will also be working to provide safe spaces for children to play with their peers and give their parents the opportunity to rebuild their homes and communities.
Donate today to Plan’s Disaster Fund to help provide urgently-needed emergency assistance to families affected by disasters and crisis. On behalf of the people of Bangladesh: Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
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Official figures show that more than 3,000 people have died as a result of the cyclone. The final death toll could top 10,000 according to some estimates. More than a third of the dead are believed to be children.
Plan is working to help the traumatized child survivors, many of whom have lost parents and watched their homes and schools blown away by the cyclone, the worst to hit Bangladesh in recent years.
Aid on its way
Aid — including survival packs containing food, plastic sheets and clothing — is being distributed to 50,000 people affected by the storm, which destroyed more than 300,000 homes.
Plan has provided an initial US$100,000 from its emergency fund and hopes to provide hundreds of thousands more during the coming weeks.
Initial relief efforts, expected to last around three months, will concentrate on providing much needed supplies and psychological support for children. Children are particularly hard hit by emergencies but are often overlooked in relief efforts.
Rebuilding
Following the relief effort, Plan Bangladesh will work to help repair shattered lives and rebuild communities, including rebuilding schools (7 out of 10 schools in affected areas were destroyed by the cyclone).
Plan will also be working to provide safe spaces for children to play with their peers and give their parents the opportunity to rebuild their homes and communities.
Donate today to Plan’s Disaster Fund to help provide urgently-needed emergency assistance to families affected by disasters and crisis. On behalf of the people of Bangladesh: Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
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