Dear Friends,
We have all heard the devastating news about the current situation in Burma in the aftermath of the cyclone, with an estimated death toll of over 100,000 and tens of thousands still missing.
The main capital Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta are largely destroyed. About 24 million people, almost half of the population of Burma are affected by the disaster.
I would like to ask for your help and support.
Having visited Burma twice in the past three years, I have come to learn about the beauty of Burma but also about the difficulties this country is facing due to the military regime.
A few years ago, Kalayar and Gerald Schreiber and my father Dr. Bernhard Kubanek (a medical doctor) created the Amara Health Care Foundation.
In 2004, a small clinic in the township Migalardon was build to provide basic medical care to the poor and people in need. During the storm, the clinic was also partially damaged.
Kalayar and my father are leaving on May 15th for Burma. As a native Burmese, Kalayar can travel more freely than foreigners to provide immediate help and support in the current political situation.
The main focus is to rebuild the Amara Clinic as quickly as possible in order to offer immediate and long-term help to the victims of this recent catastrophe. In addition, Kalayar and Dr. Kubanek will equip a boat with food, a water purification system, medications and tents, which will leave for the Delta area as soon a possible. For medical treatments, a Burmese doctor and a nurse will accompany the Amara Expedition.
Hunger, diarrhea and danger of epidemics will raise the number of victims dramatically if immediate help is not provided.
Please help us.
Every donation will make a difference and will reach the Burmese people without going through a large organizational structure.
Thank you.
Yours,
Stefanie
For information on how to donate to the Amara clinic, contact info@amara-cruise.com or stefaniekubanek@mac.com.
Just an update: The flight for my dad is booked, he is waiting for his Visa, which he applied for last week. Kalayar is Burmese and doesn’t need a Visa and she is leaving May 15th as planned.
The boat is organized and we are very positive that my father should be granted the Visa. I will keep you informed.
So in any case Kalayar and her family in Yangon are available to distribute the help from the donations. Luckily their house was the only one not destroyed in their neighborhood and they can operate from there. They have their own generator and are equipped with computer, phone and internet.
Since they normally running a travel agency they have good connection to make things happen and to get permission.
