About CABA
The Charitable Alliance of Burmese Americans (CABA) is an organization that uses its existing ties to local Burmese partners to fill the void created by the current situation where large international aid organizations have trouble entering the country or reaching the survivors in the remote affected areas. They have already been successful in providing much needed necessities to local monasteries and local Burmese NGOs. Funds raised will initially be directed toward increasing access to clean, safe water, chlorine tablets, food (rice, beans, sugar and salt), tarps, plastic sheets, ropes, shovels, buckets, mosquito nets and medical supplies. Their goal is to use family and friends to buy supplies at the best prices locally or in neighboring Southeast Asian countries if needed.The B.K. Kee Foundation, a private, family foundation, will match donations to CABA for relief efforts up to a maximum amount of $100,000. The B.K. Kee Foundations mission is to provide humanitarian aid, primarily in health and education, to all people of Burma. The Foundation seeks to advance this mission by: (1) acting as a catalyst for self-sustaining programs, (2) emphasizing direct or local support and/or partnerships with, or grants to, organizations with minimal administrative cost structures, (3) not considering political, economic, or religious interests in assessing the peoples needs, and (4) identifying and concentrating on needs and projects that have historically not been the focus of other charities.
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For more information about CABA please visit www.cabausa.org.
About TDSA
The Theravada Dhamma Society of America (TDSA) was founded in 1996 by the Venerable Ashin Nyanissara, Sitagu Sayadaw of Burma. Sitagu Buddhavihara was founded to provide a center for the practice of Theravada Buddhist meditation and Dhamma study in the United States in a traditional monastic context.
The Sitagu Association, the founder of TDSA, has undertaken four welfare projects since 1980:
- 1. Sitagu Water Donation Project,
- 2. Sitagu Ayudana Hospital,
- 3. Sitagu International Buddhist Academy,
- 4. Sitagu Buddhavihara
The first three projects are located in the Sagaing Hills, while the fourth has been established in Austin, Texas, in the United States of America. All four projects are supported entirely by funds raised through private donation.
For Nargis Cyclone Relief effort, the Sitagu Association has setup the Sitagu Asia Royal Clinic and assisting victims. The Association is also in the process of purchasing generators for electricity and water purification systems for various hospitals. The Association is receiving many donated goods from various donors
throughout Myanmar and abroad. These goods are being hand-delivered to those in need by Sitagu Sayadaw himself and members of the Sitagu Association.
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For more information about TDSA please visit www.sitagu.org.
About CARE
CARE has worked in Myanmar for more than 14 years, mostly on food security, health programs, HIV/AIDS prevention and on water and sanitation. CARE has 500 staff members in Myanmar working on projects in 120 villages and towns across the country.
CARE has been working with disasters for more than 60 years and understands the importance of setting up an orderly system for dealing with a disaster. This involves assessing where the damage has been the worst, who are the people most affected, and who needs the aid the most, which often includes the elderly, women with children to feed, people who are sick or who cannot fend for themselves.
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For more information about CARE please visit www.care.org.
About AAFS
The Asian American Family Services (AAFS), established in 1994 as the Asian American Family Counseling Center, is the only community-based, non-profit agency of its kind in the Southwestern United States. AAFS is dedicated to serving the mental health and social services needs of the diverse multi-ethnic Asian American community in Texas by providing bilingual and bicultural counseling and support services. Today AAFS conducts myriad interventions and prevention-oriented programs for thousands of families annually.
AAFS conducts many specialized programs, including those for youth suffering from intergenerational and cultural conflicts, for the elderly struggling to become more self-sufficient, and for the families and couples in building better relationships and parenting skills. In addition, AAFS also works with cancer survivors, patients with Alzheimers disease and families affected by disaster. Our rapid response to crises in the community, near and far, such as Hurricane Katrina (9/05), the St. Joseph Vietnamese Village fire (5/06), the Virginia Tech tragedy (4/07) and Bellerive Senior Fire Recovery (11/07) is the cornerstone of what we do, Creating HopeChanging Lives.
For more information please visit www.aafstexas.org