Global Relief Update -Haiti Still Broken, Japan Devastated

KHALSA AID · March 13, 2011

Japan

Khalsa Aid are closely monitoring the situation in Japan where thousands of people are in urgent need because of the massive earthquake that rocked the region. Plans to send out a team of Khalsa Aid volunteers are underway and we are currently in talks with the relevant government and non-governmental organisations to coordinate our efforts. The damage caused to nuclear reactors further complicates and increases the danger of any effort to aid the survivors. Khalsa Aid appeals to the Sangat to donate towards the relief effort: http://www.justgiving.com/khalsaaid/Donate

Haiti

Ravinder Singh Gill left London enroute to Haiti on the 21st January 2011. He maintained and supervised the sanitation program (providing clean water and hygiene) for KA supported orphanages, also providing food and medicines to the orphans.

On the 11th March three Khalsa Aid volunteers including Ravinder Singh (CEO), Dilbagh Singh and Andrew Duncan flew out to Haiti. Andrew is a Barclays Bank Manager and was impressed with Khalsa Aid’s work and volunteered to go out on a mission. We thank Andrew and the Barclays branches which fundraised for Khalsa Aid and raised approx £1000 for the relief effort.

News reports show that unprotected Haitian orphans are being trafficked for less than £1 (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/8328850/Haiti-earthquake-children-sold-by-traffickers-for-as-little-as-76-pence-each.html)

Khalsa Aid appeals to all not to forget the plight of these people, more than a year on and the progress is painfully slow due to many difficulties including corruption and civil unrest. Since January 2010 Khalsa Aid has sent 8 teams throughout the year to continue our relief program.

Mount Snowdon Hike

To celebrate 12 years of Humanitarian Aid and to support Khalsa Aid projects, Khalsa Aid volunteer Jaspal Singh has organised a mass sponsored hike of Mount Snowdon (Wales) on April 10th 2011. This event is open to all sangath members who are in a fit state of health. The walk will take approximately 3-4 hours and we recommend participants be 12 years old and over. For further information please contact Jaspal Singh on jaspal@singh.net orbaljitsingh@khalsaaid.org

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