Below is an email from Jyotish ( working in one of our schools in Myanmar )
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Dear friends,

Internet wasn't working for a couple of days and electricity isn't available nor will it be for a good while. There is lack of water for drinking, bathing etc, in the case of the school we are fortunate to have a water filter and a diesel engine with enough fuel to supply for cooking and drinking. Also we have a treadle pump by the dug well which enables people to take bath and wash clothes. Many people carry water from afar and boiling water is increasingly difficult with the rain soaking the environment and the markets short of supplies, and of course no electricity is available.

In the wake of a massive cyclone, at least 22,000 Burmese are dead. More than 40,000 are missing. A million are homeless.

But what's happening in Burma is not just a natural disaster--it's also a catastrophe of bad leadership. - Burma's brutal military junta failed to warn the people, failed to evacuate low-lying areas, and suppressed communication so that the Burmese people didn't know the storm was coming. Now the government is failing to respond to the disaster and even obstructing international aid organisations. Read more about the UN's frustrations with the Burmese Leadership here

AMURT have started putting together a massive relief effort in Burma in order to help those suffering in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. We have one key worker inside Burma allready hooked up with a large group of Buddhist monks ready to work with us and we have another key worker on his way there with start up funds and expertise.

Bungelay, a midwife, practising on a resuscitation doll

Donated teaching aids give practical hands on training sessions with mannequins and teaching dolls to community midwives.

Since 95 % of the women in the Deou area are illiterate and find it difficult to follow theoretical workshops. Past experience has shown that visual aids such as mannequins, teaching dolls, charts and other practical equipment are invaluable during the training sessions. This enables the women to absorb the information through practical demonstrations as well as to get beneficial hands-on experience.

A midwife from the Bella community in training. This is an example of important piece of equipment – a life size pelvis and baby doll with placenta - that we have recently, thanks to donations, been able to purchase from the UK.

We also thank our supporters abroad for the kind donations which have recently allowed us to purchase further equipment from UK’s National Childbirth Trust, desperately needed in our projects.

The programme for using Immune-Based Natural Therapy was started in Korogocho in June 2004.

The therapy is based on the advice given in the book “Great Health, Naturally! – Immune Restoration and Digestive Health”. This book is published by Abha Light Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.

Forty patients with HIV/AIDS received the treatment. These were patients who had either chosen to use the natural therapy rather than Anti RetrRVs, or were not suitable for treatment with ARVs. Of these patients

The AMURT UK website is now able to process online donations.
If you would like to make an online contribution, please click HERE.