The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund: Asia Pacific Stories

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• Steadfast response from Anglicans for ongoing emergency relief (Jun 27, 2008)

  Burma (Myanmar) Cyclone Nargis and China Earthquake

• Typhoon Fengshen Response in the Philippines (Jun 24, 2008)

  ACT Alert

• Anglicans give more than $210,000 to Burma and China (Jun 16, 2008)
• Young volunteers dedicated to help survivors (Jun 4, 2008)

  ACT Feature: Cyclone Nargis

• Anglicans respond strongly to need (Jun 4, 2008)

  Burma and China Relief

• Community-based organisations provide ongoing relief (May 28, 2008)

  ACT News Update: Myanmar (Burma)

• CIDA will match emergency relief funds for Burma and China (May 23, 2008)

  Updated dates for eligible donations

• ACT member provides rapid assistance to most vulnerable (May 23, 2008)

  China Earthquake Response

• ACT pledges $5.1 million for Myanmar (Burma) and $1.5 million for central China (May 21, 2008)

  Update from ACT International

• PWRDF responds to China earthquake (May 13, 2008)

  Action By Churches Together responds

• ACT members mobilise support for cyclone-affected in Myanmar (May 12, 2008)

  Experience, presence, rapid response

• Cyclone Nargis Response (May 6, 2008)

  PWRDF commits initial $30,000

• Christian response to HIV pandemic expressed in art (Apr 15, 2008)

  Hong Kong

• PWRDF Indigenous Exchange trip to the Thailand- Burma Border (Apr 11, 2008)

  Traditional teachings of Indigenous peoples on the Thai Burma Border resonate with Ontario First Nations

• Mountainside farmers turn to technology for water supply (Apr 8, 2008)

  Philippines

• Philippines miners and farmers unite to improve environment (Apr 8, 2008)
• Sri Lankan women press for peace in the midst of chaos (Feb 28, 2008)

  Former International partner visits PWRDF

• Aftermath of Cylcone Sidr (Jan 21, 2008)

  Unemployment is high, much work to be done

• Three years after Tsunami (Jan 10, 2008)

  ACT members access their response, recognize challenges and celebrate acheivements

• Cyclone Sidr (Nov 22, 2007)

  PWRDF collaborates with other Canadian Churches to respond to affected families in Bangladesh.

• Peru Earthquake: PWRDF contributes CAD$10,000 (Sep 12, 2007)
• PWRDF and ACT International continue to respond to floods in Asia (Aug 10, 2007)
• Update on the Campaign to Stop the Killings in the Philippines (Jul 1, 2007)
• PWRDF responds to the Solomon Islands tusnami (Apr 5, 2007)
• Easter Message from PWRDF Executive Director (Apr 5, 2007)

  Cheryl Curtis

• Churches respond to the Solomon Island disaster (Apr 5, 2007)
• Powerful earthquake triggers a tsunami in the Solomon Islands (Apr 2, 2007)

  Diana Mavunduse

  (with notes from various media sources)

• People’s Tribunal finds the US-backed Philippine government guilty of “crimes against humanity” (Mar 28, 2007)

  Diana Mavunduse

  (with notes from other sources)

   

• Canadian Churches to host five-member delegation from the Philippines (Mar 1, 2007)
• Partners rebuild after 'super typhoon' (Jan 8, 2007)

  Philippines: Typhoon Durian Emergency Assistance

• Commemorating the 2004 tsunami disaster (Dec 16, 2006)

  Two-years after

• Recognizing the role played by midwives in Bangladesh communities (Nov 10, 2006)
• One year after: Commemorating the South Asia Earthquake (Oct 6, 2006)
• Approaching winter is "ticking time bomb" for Pakistan quake survivors (Oct 6, 2006)
• Assistance to Flood Affected in India (Oct 2, 2006)
• PWRDF partner murdered in the Philippines (Sep 17, 2006)
• The dream of returning home (Sep 11, 2006)

  PWRDF Partner responds to new refugees fleeing violence in Sri Lanka

• Sri Lankan church leaders encourage prophetic ministry of reconciliation (Sep 4, 2006)

  Aid agencies call for free access for humanitarian assistance

• Transition to Reconstruction Begins in Yogyakarta (Jun 8, 2006)

  Indonesia Earthquake Update #3: PWRDF has responded to two appeals in the amount of $30,000

• Responding to the critical needs from the earthquake (May 29, 2006)

  Indonesia Earthquake #2: PWRDF pledges $15, 000 toward global appeal

• Indonesia Earthquake (May 28, 2006)

  Action By Churches Together Already Responding

• Rays of Hope for the Children of the Brothels (May 1, 2006)

  Bangladesh: Pew Bulletin Stories Spring 2006

• PWRDF partners form a human chain (Feb 21, 2006)

  Bangladesh: Farmers Protest Genetically Engineered Agriculture

• Day by Day, Step by Step (Feb 7, 2006)

  India: Tsunami reconstruction video to air on VisionTV February 16, 2006

   

• Tsunami commemorations marked by community spirit (Jan 10, 2006)

  India: Action By Churches Together Dateline

• Homesick and Far From Home (Jan 1, 2006)

  Philippines: Bulletin Story January 2006

• Immense Sadness and Small Pockets of Hope (Dec 23, 2005)

  Tsunami Anniversary: Sri Lanka, Action By Churches Together

• Human Rights in the Philippines - a cause for alarm (Dec 13, 2005)

  Asia: Urgent Action: Philippines Human Rights Workers

• Camps in Pakistan Provide Security for Women and Children (Nov 12, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #8

• The Journey of a Stethoscope (Nov 9, 2005)

  Indonesia: Challenges of ongoing emergency response

• CIDA Awards Matching Funds for South Asia Relief (Nov 4, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #7

• Relief Effort Straining - PWRDF Partners Continue to Deliver Aid (Nov 3, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #6

• The Struggle Itself - the most important thing (Nov 2, 2005)

  Burma: 10 years of activism for Aung Sann Suu Kyi

• ACT Continues to Respond in Remote Areas (Oct 27, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #5

• Horror Story in Pakistan Does Not End (Oct 13, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #4

• PWRDF Eligible for Earthquake Funds Match (Oct 12, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #3

• ACT Member Rushes Shelter and Food to Earthquake Survivors (Oct 10, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #2

• Quake Response Supported By Worldwide Donations (Oct 10, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Update #1

• ACT Rapid Response Team on the Ground (Oct 9, 2005)

  South Asia: Earthquake Response #1

• Dignity and Solidarity (Jul 25, 2005)

  Bangladesh: Former PWRDF Board member is proud of our involvement

• June 26th - Six months of post-tsunami assistance (Jun 23, 2005)

  South East Asia: Tsunami Response

• Share-Raising A Cow Can Change a Life (Nov 7, 2004)

  Bangladesh: Pew Bulletin Stories

• Butterflies of the Solomon Islands (Nov 7, 2004)

  Solomon Islands: Pew Bulletin Story 2004

• Weaving Sarees In Tangail (Sep 17, 2004)

  Bangladesh: Pew Bulletin Story September 2004

• Seeking Harmony and Health in Sri Lanka (Sep 7, 2004)

  Sri Lanka: Pew Bulletin Story September 2004

• Pounding rice is never fun (Sep 7, 2004)

  Philippines: Pew Bulletin Stories September 2004

• Buy my bananas! (Sep 7, 2004)

  Philippines: Pew Bulletin Stories September 2004

• A Strategy for the Solomons (Sep 7, 2004)

  Solomon Islands: Pew Bulletin Story September 2004

• Foreign Domestic Helpers of Hong Kong (Nov 7, 2003)

  Hong Kong: Pew Bulletin Story 2003

• Buddhist Women Clergy--a Tremendous Force for Peace (Nov 7, 2003)

  Sri Lanka: Pew Bulletin Story 2003

• Fighting Poverty with Organic Farming (Nov 7, 2001)

  Sri Lanka: Pew Bulletin Story 2001

• Fighting Corporate Control in the Phillipines (Nov 7, 2000)

  Philippines: Pew Bulletin Story 2000

• Sri Lankan Refugees in India (Nov 7, 1999)

  India: Pew Bulletin Story 1999

• Farmers Organize Savings Groups (Nov 7, 1999)

  Sri Lanka: Pew Bulletin Story 1999

• Buying and Selling Humans (Nov 7, 1998)

  Philippines: Pew Bulletin Story 1998