Cyclone Nargis struck the southeast Myanmar on 3 May 2008. It is estimated that there are 15,000 deaths and 3,000 missing. Meanwhile foreign aid agencies are still waiting for permission to enter Myanmar and help millions homeless and without adequate shelter and drinking water, some aid agencies have begun relief work. AmCham encourages its members to make a donation in an effort to relief the victims in Myanmar.

How to help:

The following agencies which have already responded to the disaster, accept donation from the public:

World Food Program

UNICEF

World Vision

Médecins Sans Frontières