Before the cyclone, Aye Kyu and her husband regularly found work as day laborers in the paddy fields belonging to farmers in the surrounding villages. In the wake of the cyclone there has been little work, forcing Aye Kyu and her husband to take
Tag : Cyclone
Thousands of cyclone-affected households in the delta are falling into a debt trap
Tuesday, October 27 2009
Monk Gambira biography
Thursday, October 1 2009
He was one of the most visible and outspoken young monks leading the 'Safron' demonstrations, a key organizer, switching his time between Rangoon and Mandalay to avoid the authorities. He went underground following the crackdown but was hunted down
Zarganars'interview : 2008, June 2nd
Tuesday, June 2 2009
Can you talk about the situation on the ground since the cyclone struck Rangoon and the Irrawaddy delta? We started our (volunteer) emergency relief work on May 7, and we are still working. I have been to all the townships struck by the disaster,
Cyclone Nargis, Chapter 3 : burmese people stand by the victims, Zarganar takes part
Friday, May 1 2009
Many Burmese people made donations and / or participated to collect food and to clean. The junta thwarted the volunteers effort : the cyclone-affected area was closed by military who ordered them to leave their supplies to be distributed by the army.
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