• IDE - Enabling Prosperity

  IDE Myanmar has operations in practically all of the cyclone-affected areas in the Irrawaddy Delta, and is hence positioned well to provide aid where it is most needed. Here’s what we are doing:

  IDE has targeted 20 township areas that are affected, containing an estimated 8,000 -9,000 villages. About 125 staff have been mobilized to work in these areas - approximately six per township. The initial focus will be on providing immediate relief but rebuilding the agricultural and food security systems will receive equal priority and attention.

  tags: disaster relief, economics, Myanmar, SAS

• Justgiving - SAS Myanmar Relief

  The Shanghai American School service clubs held a joint meeting today to brainstorm how to help victims of the Burma Cyclone. We set up this website on justgiving.com to begin collecting donations to help the victims in Burma. Follow the link to show your support!

  tags: disaster releif, economics, poverty, SAS

About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards".

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