Dear all,

Below is a short initial report from my organization's (Ananda Marga's relief team, AMURT) efforts beginning in Myanmar. I have been in contact with the team leader. We would like to put together an alternative team IF the relationship with the Burmese gov't was open enough to accept volunteers. In my correspondence with the team leader, he feels that at this time, "white-skin" would not be acceptable to the gov't and impossible to enter the country.

So this email today is to get some feedback from any of you- if you are Asian or if your country has a neutral-positive relationship Myanmar, are you interested to go for homeopathy? We are thinking for putting together a team if conditions allow it.


=========report from our team in Myanmar=====
>Namaskar All,
>
>Dada Unmantranandaji is currently coordinating our relief efforts for the survivors of the Burma cyclone. Here is an email from him that contains useful information about our response. Please do everything you can to help.
>
>Vishvarupananda
>
>>Dear all, Namaskar.
>>
>>AMURT Manila sector has started operations after the devastating
>>cyclone Nargiis in Burma on May 3 left up to 100.000 dead and 1,5
>>million home less.
>>
>>Our regular Burma field worker Dada Laliteshananda and his dedicated
>>school teachers, students and volunteers are already involved in food
>>and medicine distribution as well as light housing repairs.
>>
>>Our sectorial AMURT coordinator Dada Nirmalkrsnananda who had much
>>experience from the Aceh operation and Dada Sumitananda a very
>>experienced AMURT hand are going to Burma on
>>May 16.
>>
>>I have reached Malaysia and am coordinating the administration and
>>fund-raising part
>>of the operation. We have received a large start up emergency grant
>>from European NGO
>>sources and are forging ahead with a large scale operation from next
>>week as soon as we can get the money there. We feel strongly that Baba
>>wants us to come to the rescue of these unfortunate people who are the
>>victims of both natural and man made disasters.
>>
>>You can visit www.amurt.net for news and photos. There are high
>>resolution pictures for printing there as well.
>>
>>You can also register at www.resources.amurt.net and get access to can
>>fund-raising labels and flyers as well as contact updates.
>>
>>You may contact me directly on this address for any information or
>>support you need regarding this operation.
>>
>>Yours brotherly
>>
>>Unmantrananda
>>Myanmar AMURT coordinator