Burma is now facing a shortage of drinking water. Due to the high temperatures this summer, the underground water sources have run dry. The rural and slum areas do not have any pipe water supply and depend on natural water collection in ponds and wells.
Burmese social youth groups are trying to solve this problem on their own initiative by not only donating water, but also organizing the logistics. While helping the affected people, they dare not to let others know about it because the government is tracking down everybody for these donations.
Groups who want to take water to the affected areas must pay 50,000 Kyat to the government in order to get permission and travel passes. Then the military puts their stickers all over the water shipments to make it look like they are the ones helping the people!
In the area around Pegu (Bago) the people are suffering worst. According to reports from inside sources they are now also facing a severe diarrhea problem.
NGOs and UN agencies who want to help cannot reach the areas quickly enough because the military regime is delaying the permission process. Meanwhile the situation is getting worse.
Please help with a donation or contact one of the following groups:
Singapore: Ko July, julydream0707@gmail.com
Group (A)
Daw Than Than Aye (NLD- LA- Japan) + 080-5373-2524
Ko Yin Htwe (FBF-Thailand)
Ko Moe Thee + 66- 084-459-1186
Ko Min Zaw (Thailand)
Ko Htun AUng Gyaw (88 GSE- USA)
Ko Win Tun Nyunt (a) Ko Phat Htee (BCM- Malaysia)
Ko Sein Han (Thailand) + 081- 973-1982
wefightwewin@gmail.com
hagyaw@gmail.com
atownt@gmail.com
yinhtway@gmail.com
Group (B)
Ko Myo Chit (310) 734 8310
Ko Kyaw Wunna (626) 478 7717
Ko Moe Kyaw (626) 321 8072
Ko Bo Bo (909) 610 5054
Ko Min Nyein Naing (518) 588 1162
Group (C)
Ko Win Tun Sint +65- 90223643
Ko Aung Pyae Sone Aye +65 9119 7361
Ko Kyaw Wunna +65 82369159
Ko Htin Kyaw +65 9424 2961
Ma Khin Ma Ma +65 9733 4302
Free Funeral Service Society (Yangon)
No. (13-A), Bomu Ba Htoo Street
(42) Quarter
North Dagon Township
Yangon, Myanmar
Main Office-709277, 728089, 704784, 581363, 580133
Yeway Branch Office – 09-86-40219
Thukha Clinic – 583514
E.Mail – ffss.ygn@gmail.com
Burma Democratic Concern (BDC)
Daw Khin Aye Aye Mar (USA) +001 509 586 8309
U Tint Swe Thiha (USA) + 001 509 5823261
Ko Khin Maung Win (USA) + 001 941-961-2622
Ko Myo Thein (UK) + 44 78 7788 2386
Ma Ohn Mar Oo (UK) + 44 77 2723 6419
BDC Office + 44 208 4939 137
kmwin05@gmail.com
myothein19@gmail.com
shinminoo@gmail.com
bdcburma@yahoo.com
info@bdcburma.org
Picture by Ko Myoe