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Disaster Relief in Myanmar
Disaster Preparedness and social development
Children's Home in Medan, Sumatra
Myanmar Earthquake
28th March 2025
Myanmar 28/03/25
Towards the first trip in April 2025 to Mandalay, Myanmar, BEATS sent £2,500 from donors to assist the victims of this devastating earthquake. Elmer, BEATS YSI partner (who is very capable in disaster situations), went with an international YWAM team for a week in collaboration with local churches, distributing disaster relief essential supplies and providing psychological support for children. BEATS have received a detailed financial report on monies spent, photos, videos and narrative. BEATS donations were used for sleeping mats, hygiene packs, snacks for 300 children and transport and food for volunteers. Hundreds of people have been helped in at least 3 areas.
This year BEATS have started a new partnership with YASERA, a charity working in 4 areas of Indonesia, helping to improve the position of impoverished, disaster-affected people by addressing the root causes of their vulnerability. YASERA does this by educating families about key health messages to alleviate malnutrition, campaigning against child marriage, and educating families about organic farming, financial management and business development.
BEATS are providing funds to enable YASERA to train vulnerable families over an 18 month period to raise awareness of the need for disaster preparedness and risk management.
YASERA's team (see photo) have just completed their 1st stage of PADR (Participatory Assessment of Disaster Risk) training. Following this, the team will be trained in PRA (Participatory Rural Assessment). They will then go to the Regency (district) of Karangasem in Bali, which is close to the active volcano Mt. Agung, to help the villagers assess the major hazards, risks and resources in the area.
YACAN Children's Home, Deli Tua, Medan, Indonesia, is a Christian home, currently housing approximately 50 children. The home is purpose built, and includes a hydroponics project and areas to grow fruit and food in order to be as self sufficient as possible.
