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One week after Myanmar earthquake, children grieve for lost parents while needs, including water and shelter, remain high
“I will never forget the moment I pulled my younger brother into the water, the sight of our fallen village, or my mother’s broken body. These memories will stay with me forever.”
Food cuts and an earthquake bring double the devastation for children in Thai refugee camps
Thant Zin*, a teacher who lives inside the camps, said: “I can’t buy a sack of rice with the total amount my family receives through the food card support system. I have children, and to ensure they have food every day, I may have to give them porridge instead of rice a few days a week.”
ABOUT 130 CHILDREN BORN DAILY IN GAZA AMID TOTAL SIEGE ON AID AND GOODS
About 130 babies will be born in Gaza every day over a month into a healthcare system driven to the verge of collapse, where some may not survive complications at birth.
MYANMAR: Children living in the open face additional risk of heat related illnesses after deadly earthquake
Children living in the open in Myanmar after being forced from their homes by the deadly earthquake are at additional risk of heat related illnesses as temperatures in parts of the country climb to 40°C (104 F), Save the Children said.
Save the Children’s investment in VIEBEG to help more African children access essential medical equipment
Children in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya will benefit from new paediatric medical equipment as a result of a child-lens investment by Save the Children Global Ventures (SCGV).
Staff Accounts: Myanmar Thailand earthquake: My children can talk of little else but the earthquake and what if it happens again
Right now, children in Myanmar need shelter, food, and water. But in the long term, they will need emotional support to heal from this disaster.
MYANMAR CHILD ACCOUNT: ‘It was terrifying’ – Children prepare to spend Myanmar New Year festival in shelters following earthquake
“I couldn’t process what was happening. I just ran. I barely escaped. The moment I stepped outside, bricks started falling from the ceiling. We all ran to the open field near our house. This was the first earthquake I had ever experienced. It was terrifying.”
‘Young children screamed in fear’: Save the Children responds in Myanmar with lifesaving aid in earthquake affected areas
Save the Children is collaborating with partners to respond to the urgent needs of children and families in some of the affected areas.
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