Emergency Aid for Typhoon Survivors in the Philippines
Philippines
02/07/13
To help survivors of Typhoon Bopha, the most powerful storm to hit the Philippines in the past year, AmeriCares has sent two shipments of emergency medical aid, deployed relief staff, and awarded a $15,000 grant to help families in need.
Renewed Hope for Breast Cancer Patients in Developing World
Cambodia
01/29/13
Ros is one of many breast cancer patients in Cambodia and other developing countries who receives medical support from AmeriCares. In 2011, AmeriCares delivered $1.2 million worth of breast cancer medicines to women in need all over the world.
Gardens Grow Hope for 1,740 Survivors
Japan
10/10/12
In the aftermath of epic disaster, AmeriCares continues to expand recovery efforts in the Tohoku region of Japan, with continued focus on behavioral health, resettlement, and reconstruction.
Emergency Flood Relief Helps Hundreds of Families in Pakistan
Pakistan
10/04/12
Devastating flooding has struck southern Pakistan, hitting areas still struggling to recover from the 2010 and 2011 flood disasters. AmeriCares pre-positioned relief supplies were in place even before the disaster, so that crucial aid could reach families in need as quickly as possible
Pre-Positioned Aid Helps Flood Survivors Worldwide
Global
10/01/12
AmeriCares Global Pre-Positioning Initiative, launched in early 2012, has already helped crucial aid quickly reach flood survivors in Pakistan, the Philippines, Colombia, India and Indonesia – aid that is put in place before disaster strikes.
Flood Relief Helps 1,000 Families in Philippines
Philippines
08/20/12
AmeriCares medicine and emergency supplies are bringing needed relief to 1,000 families in the Philippines, where Tropical Storm Saola has forced 500,000 people to flee their homes in one of the worst flood disasters in years.
India Flood Relief: Medical Aid Helps Families in Crisis
India
08/08/12
More than 2 million people are struggling to survive in the wake of severe flooding in the Indian state of Assam. AmeriCares India has responded with free medical camps in Jorhat, and distributions of non-food items and water purification to help families in desperate need.
Healthy Smiles Return to Japan – Ogatsu Dental Clinic Opens
Japan
06/19/12
A new dental clinic in Ogatsu, Japan, funded by a $220,000 AmeriCares grant, helps fill an urgent health care gap in the wake of the March, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The clinic is one of three funded by AmeriCares, serving a population of more than 10,000 people.
New York Daily News: Japanese earthquake and tsunami
Japan
03/12/12
“While some progress has been made on the physical recovery — clearing debris and wreckage from the streets — it will take years to fully recover and help survivors cope with the trauma of loss.”
Meals that Heal
Japan
03/08/12
AmeriCares is helping evacuees battle isolation and its accompanying health risks. In Kesennuma City and nearby towns, AmeriCares works with Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development (NICCO) to deliver hot meals to blocks of temporary houses, while at the same time identifying people at risk.
Emergency Warmth for 1,300 Families
Japan
03/08/12
In January, 2012, 1,300 families received electric space heaters funded by a $250,000 grant from AmeriCares. The grant, awarded to partner, Association for Aid and Relief, in response to an emergency request from the Japanese government, covered the purchase of heaters for the displaced living in temporary apartments throughout the hard-hit Miyagi Prefecture.
Gardens Help Survivors Grow Hope
Japan
03/07/12
An AmeriCares-sponsored community garden program helps 350 residents in the small coastal town of Ogatsu plant flowers and crops where their homes once stood.
Flood Response Helps Thousands of Survivors in Vietnam and Cambodia
Southeast Asia
02/17/12
In fall, 2011, as the worst flooding in half a century left millions of people in Southeast Asia struggling to survive, AmeriCares responded to urgent requests for aid, with emergency grants to partners in Vietnam and Cambodia for the purchase and distribution of food and relief items to help thousands of survivors in dire need.
Emergency Air Shipment Arrives in the Philippines
Philippines
01/10/12
An emergency air shipment containing 2,000 pounds of urgently needed medical aid arrived in Manila, the Philippines on December 28 – the most recent in AmeriCares’ ongoing response to help ease profound human suffering for more than 10,000 families in the flood-ravaged island nation.
New Playground Brings Health and Happiness to Disabled Children in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
12/30/11
A new therapeutic playground, supported by funding from AmeriCares, has opened at Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Sri Lanka, equipped with apparatus to enhance physical therapy and make it more enjoyable for children. Seven years after devastating tsunami, AmeriCares’ ongoing programs improve the lives of the people of Sri Lanka.
Christmas Day Delivery to Japan
Japan
12/23/11
A special AmeriCares delivery of relief supplies to help thousands of families still living in temporary housing arrives in Japan on Sunday, December 25.
