MoringAid: Superfood for War Refugees in Myanmar

Dear Friends

Ukraine and Gaza take up the media space of the world. Flashes of news from Myanmar come to the western view but rarely and incompletely.

This year the people of Myanmar have endured the on-going civil war, with the Military Junta carrying out bombing and ground missions on civilians including women and children.
Many people in Myanmar are homeless, fleeing the fighting and living in the jungles through heat and rain, foraging for food.

This year Myanmar experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, destroying cities, towns and villages throughout the central areas, even reaching into Thailand. People lost their homes and sources of food. International Aid was sent through the Junta but stopped right there as the Junta did not distribute it to those in need but rather kept it for their troops and sold it on the public market. This was to be expected as they also did this after Hurricane Nargis. Meanwhile the Junta declared a temporary ceasefire to manage the earthquake, but it actually never ceased firing and continued its genocide.

Finally, the US Government stopped all International Aid and Development funding, under the direction of Donald Trump halting all health care and food to the refugee camps. People have died and now are at risk of starvation. The refugees are not allowed to leave the camps to work, cannot go back to Myanmar because of the war and the USA Resettlement Program has been rescinded.

For DARE Network, we continue our work on the border but have lost $60,000USD because of Donald Trump’s order and the opportunity to negotiate another round of funding. The future looks very difficult for the refugees from Myanmar. Good news is that GlobalGiving gave us a grant of $5000. to mitigate the situation. Thanks to you who donate to us and to GlobalGiving for your support and compassion. We need your continued concern to help us through this crisis.

The DARE Network Teams