The Asias Children Yangon orphange is now in its third year of operation. The orphanage currently provides shelter and support for 15 children. These children lost their parents to Typhoon Nargis which struck the coastal areas on May 2, 2008.
Working with a contact who immediately traveled to the disaster area with a relief team, Asias children was able to purchase land and build a temporary orphanage to help some of the orphans who were rescued in the disaster area. The orphanage opened with a community ceremony in October 2008 with 33 orphans. 13 children were eventually placed with relatives, and 5 of the older children were moved to an affiliated orphanage near the city where they could get more advanced schooling.
Support for the orphanage needs to be increased from $400 per month to $800 per month so that the children there can be trained in useful occupations like teaching and nursing to support themselves. A new, permanent orphanage needs to be built away from the temporary shelter in the disaster area so that the children will have more opportunities and their welfare can be more closely monitored. The new orphanage is estimated to cost about $42,000.
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