Make a donation to the victims of Cyclone Nargis inside Burma

This weekend a devastating tropical cyclone - Cyclone Nargis - ripped through Burma's agricultural heartland, the Irrawaddy delta. The offical death toll stands at around 22,500, but with thousands of people missing, this number is sure to increase significantly. Aid workers are already stating there may be up to 50,000 dead and millions homeless.

Experts are also warning that this catastrope will jeopardise the country's long-term ability to feed itself (Times Online)- and with the military Junta yet to allow in any significant foreign aid the potential for a disaster of unimaginable proportions is very real.

Please consider making a donation by clicking on the button on the right. We will make sure that all donations quickly find their way to the relief organisations (& local organisations) that in our assessment will have the most immediate impact in the disaster areas. We will publish more information on where the funds are being directed shortly. Please note: We take absolutely no cut of any donation for staff wages, admin fees etc - Givetoburma.org is run on an entirely voluntary basis.

News reports: Wikipedia - Burma's cyclone death toll soars - Cyclone Nargis strikes Burma - Burma death toll 'likely to hit 80,000' - Disease stalks survivors of huge Myanmar cyclone - Catastrophe may leave country unable to feed itself, food experts warn

What is Givetoburma.org?

Givetoburma.org was originally set up during the Monks' protests last year inside Burma. A small committee was formed called Youth Solidarity of Burma to raise funds to support the basic needs for the brave protesters such as food, drinking water, medicine and robes. The committee was started with 7000 baht (US$ 220) on 25 September 2007.

Givetoburma members are well-known within the Burma human rights community, and due to their network of connections both internationally and inside Burma - they are able to allocate funds to the groups and individuals that have the most direct access to people inside Burma.

About us...

Our names are Su Su and Hay Mar Soe. We are both Burmese, and active campaigers for human rights and democracy in Burma. There are other members of our small committee - Youth Solidarity of Burma - which we set up in September 2007 to support those people protesting inside Burma.

Su Su

I was born in Burma and my father is a political prisoner inside Burma. I have been working with Burmese groups in exile most of my time. I want to do anything I can to support these protesters in this difficult situation. The reason for establishing committee is to support our brave protesters inside Burma and letting them know that we (independent young people) are with them and strongly support their peace protesting. Meanwhile we are proving the dictatorship government that these individual young citizens can live "Free from Torturing each other". You contact me directly at susu@givetoburma.org.

Hay Mar Soe

I am HayMar Soe. I am twenty-two years old. Currently I am in Thailand as a student. I come from a very simple Burmese family. I don't have any political background. Since I heard about the peaceful demonstrations in my country I have been thinking about what can be done to support the brave monks and people. I believe we have a responsibility to our country to help liberate this generation. That is why we decided to set up this committee. You contact me directly at haymarsoe@givetoburma.org.

If you have any questions, you can email Su Su and Hay Mar Soe individually on the email addresses above, or you can email them both at the same time at info@givetoburma.org. They will both receive a copy of your email.

How your donation will be used...

As we are a small group based in Northern Thailand, we have local contacts who will transfer the money safely inside Burma. These funds will be used for essential supplies (medicines, food, drinking water, robes).

• We guarantee that to the best of our abilities, 100% of the funds you donate will reach the people who most need help inside Burma (after PayPal take their small transaction fee).

• We guarantee that to the best of our abilities, none of these funds will be used to support violent or aggressive action of any kind

We will keep reliable records, along with payment vouchers and receipts when the money is transferred to the receivers inside Burma.

Our bank account details...

If you make a donation by credit card, PayPal takes a fee of about 4% per credit card transaction. Because of this, it may be better to make larger donations (over $US 300) by bank transfer. If you wish to donate $US 300 or more, please ask your bank what the fees are. If you would like to make a direct bank transfer, please email donations@givetoburma.org for our account details.

Our supporters...

The following organisations and individuals have agreed to put their names to this website to show their support. These organisations and individuals are independent of Givetoburma.org and Youth Solidarity for Burma and are in no way responsible for the content of this website. As this website has been put together at very short notice (in 24 hours!), we haven't been able to get lots of endorsements right now but we expect this list to grow. If you would like to show your support by adding your organisation name and link here, please email info@givetoburma.org.

Bordermedia - Front films - Burma Relief Center (BRC) - U Aung Myo Min - Ma Nan Ying - Students Against Total - International Women's Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP) - Emergency Burma Relief - Curriculum Project - Thai Burma Civic Project - Earthoria - Mad Nomad.com