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ASIAN TSUNAMI
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Tsunami - Voluntary Service
 Asian
Tsunami has swallowed more than 2,80,000 lives and still increasing. Several lakhs persons have affected. Millions have displaced. Coastal villages in 12
countries submerged.
World Organizations, Government, NGOs are active in pouring relief materials to
the affected. Hundreds of rehabilitations camps has be installed. Reconstructing
work has been geared up.
Even then, the survivors of the disaster are still struggling for their
livelihood, due to lack of voluntary works. The materials have not been reached
so far to the affected. It is said that the volunteers are missing link.
Manitham, an NGO, wants to connect this missing link. Anybody interested persons
/ organizations can fill up online form [see below]
for sharing this voluntary service. Expertise volunteers, such as Doctors etc
are also welcome. Volunteers will be put in the field work for one week or more
as required by the Relief Agency.
 Enroling as a volunteer, Manitham is not charging any amount. But, interested
persons donations can be accepted.
Manitham will operate as a coordinating agent for the Relief Agencies. Relief
Agencies, whoever needs volunteers can
contact us.
To enroll you as a volunteer, kindly fill up :
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Individuals
- For
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EXCLUSIVE - ASIAN TSUNAMI
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Blocking Kofi Annan’s humanitarian visit alerts the International community
[TCHR] -
In Tamil
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MEMORIAL
FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS - Rev Canon J. Francis Xavier, Canada
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TRO (Canada) raises over $900,000 for Tsunami disaster relief fund
[TIS Exclusive]
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Will Prime Minister Paul Martin given the same boot as UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan? -
By V.Thangavelu, Canada
- Response to "Globe and
Mail", Canada - By V.Thangavelu, Canada
- Letter to the American Red
Cross - By Donald Gnanakone, Director,
Tamils of Southern California, USA
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NATION THAT FACE A CATASTROPHE
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ASIAN TSUNAMI
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Govt. of Sri Lanka blocked UN Secretary General Annan to visit Tamil Eelam |
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Chandrika Kumaratunga’s government has derailed plans by U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan to tour tsunami-ravaged areas controlled by the
LTTE. This was reported by Reuter’s correspondent in Hambantota.
A visibly agitated and frustrated Kofi Annan was quoted as saying: "I am
here on a humanitarian mission. I would like to visit all the areas, but as
you know I am here as a guest of the government and they set the itinerary".
UN officials told Reuters that they had been striving to convince the
government, but to no avail. "It is a relief visit, not a political one.
The secretary general wanted to go, but it just didn't happen," said one
official on condition of anonymity to Reuters.[MORE..] |
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MANITHAM NEWS LETTERS
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