An interruption with normal programming - nothing to do with Laos...
As the wait for foreign aid to trickle in drags on, overseas Burmese are raising funds to support the efforts of their countrymen in Burma who are obtaining relief supplies locally & distributing them directly to areas hit by Cyclone Nargis. As Burmese they are able to access affected areas that remain sealed off to foreign aid workers.
For more background information, updates & photos, please see:
Cyclone-aid.blogspot.com
For details on how to contribute, kindly contact any of the email addresses listed in the blog.
Another similar effort at:
Cyclonerelief.wordpress.com.
Other links:
ReliefWeb - Myanmar
ReliefWeb - maps
mercyrelief.blogspot.com
Half of our annual budget is funded by selling Lao coffee. Everybody wins:
the farmer, the coffee lover and, most importantly, the villagers who have
their land cleared of UXO.
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As our supporters savor a steaming cup of coffee they can take both pride
and comfort from the knowledge that their purchase of Lao Mountain Coffee
pays th...
3 years ago
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