MBEAN ....... LEAD

Changing situations demand a new name for MBEAN. Although we started as a relief organization, our activities are no longer confined to disaster relief works. We have moved on to early recovery and recovery activities one year after cyclone Nargis. In the near future, we hope to extend our work in community development, too. Thus, our new name is:

Link Emergency Aid and Development (LEAD)

"Link" rightly portrays our organization's role as a bridge between donor/funding institutions and beneficiaries.

We will also be using the following logo:

Our new website address is:

http://www.lead-ngo.org

MBEAN has rebuilt its second primary school in Tu Myaung village of Tamatakaw village tract, Dedaye township, Ayeyarwady Division with the support from Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Foundation, Alumni Myanmar Institutes of Medicine Association (AMIMA), and many anonymous donors.

A video footage can be viewed below and may you all share the merits of good deeds made by generous donors around the world for the children of Tu Myaung village.

MBEAN thanks everyone who made this mile stone enacted in the aftermath of a great natural disaster of our time. This school may be just a primary school for many, however, we see this as a symbol of humanity which rises above the ashes of human suffering.

Thank you all.

 

New pictures for Pyinsalu livelihoods project uploaded.

The Power of Community-based Organizations

Why your support matters..

Nargis death toll stood at 84,537 with 53,836 people still missing, presumed dead. Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also reported that mortality rate of women between the ages of 18-60 years was twice that of men. Out of 7.3 million affected, 2.4 are severely affected. Since more women than men died, social and economic dynamics in affected areas has been seriously affected. As many as 800,000 people have been displaced. Cyclone also destroyed 75-85% of seed stocks, and it is estimated that up to 550,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice could be lost in this plantation season.

Yet the victims of cyclone have received US$213 per head compared to US$1,249 received by tsunami victims. Even before the cyclone, Myanmar/Burma receives about US$3 per person per year in overseas development assistance compared to Laos and Cambodia, who receive US$45 and US$43 respectively.

Your contribution will make a lasting impact for the survivors of Cyclone, and with minimal operating costs, MBEAN can guarantee that your money will go directly to cyclone affected communities.