Below: - Lagebericht Oliver E. Soe Thet, Yangon, Deutsch 08.05.08

- Statement Oliver E. Soe Thet, Yangon, English 28.05.08

NEWS: - Khet Khet and Ma Thuzar arranges scholar education - Donation and Beginning of scholar lessons for many children with the little help of MCA, Ma Thuzar

- Benefiz-Concert on 18.08.08 10 a.m. in Düren/Germany, Schenkel-Schoeller-Stift: JazzhouseSaxophonEnsemble during `Dürener Jazztage´

- Singapore Airlines and Silk Air help with clothings

- Mr. Isaak & Mrs Ruth Gibson help direct with MCA

Statement `Hilfe für Entwicklungsländer e.V. action myanmar´, 08.05.2008

Statement Oliver E.Soe Thet - 27.05.2008

We beginn with `housing´, first 60 houses are build up, with the help of the people from delta. They are masters in building this kind of houses. Again, 140 houses will follow during this week.

How to build up such a bamboo house? you need 4 kinds of bamboo;

-wa, bamboo rope, nit, king coconut roofing sheets. On 25 of may, we got together with a bamboo forest owner, which can supply unlimited amounts. We agreed with him for the delivery of bamboo for the next 140 houses. So for the time a total of 200 needed new houses, planned for 4 different villages. This means, 1000 - 1500 peolpe with a roof for the night, able to start working in their rice fields again; the most important, as the rice seeds need to get into the bottom within the next 40 - 50 days to ensure the next rice harvest.

Third round of rice on 28.05.08; another rice round for 4 villages, where no help came until now. This people are very poor in money - we will distribute the rice by ourselves, MCA Members; the help is cross-checked with the list of all villagers. These lists of villagers are update some weeks ago; a good thing, which came through the referendum last week.

On 25.05, was the national donation day as on all sundays as well public holidays after 03.05.08 . Hundreds of myanmar cars, trucks busses with thousands of people were on the way to the most destroyed areas Bogole, Dede, Labutta, etc... The road was renewed nearly overnight by Asia World Construction Company.

In the delta, the government spended some big floating hospitals and a big number of small `long tail speed boats´to reach the people with doctors and some medicine. Still specially on the islands there is more than a lot of need in food and everything else.

We transported 170 bags of 40 kilos rice. The people brought everything they have to carry the rice, which was distributed by our members and the village leaders; after a round call, the whole villagers stood in front of us. Very old people got  a helping hand at side to bring the rice to their home.

One hour later, we left the place by boat, than by foot through the delta, than again with two smaller boats to get a better view of the amount of destruction along the channel banks. I took a private tour through one village; the front often looks already, but when you get into the village, than you see very, very little change to 03.05.08; the destruction is everywhere. It is remarkable how many children are there, happy and jolly near all of them. forgetting quick. From the 250 houses, nearly 130 are total destroyed.. The school is nearly 50 % destroyed. On 02.06. the school should start again. Not possible...

The people are all very, very friendly and have a smile on their face. Many of the people are not able to build up their houses or to help. They are very ill, most of them have hot fever.  Medicine is needed, Amoxicillin, Vitamines...

I met U Hla Myint, 90 years old, originally from Magway, but lived here in the delta now many years. He had never seen such a storm. His house was also destroyed, he lived here with his 84 years old wife. The young village leader has taken care about the old people and organized first a smaller house. U HLa Myint walks in the same speed like me and has a very good grip, when he shakes your hand. He was the second I met, which survived Nargis-Cyclone, which was over 90 years old... The other survived sleeping in his bed, when the whole house over him collapsed.

On the way back to yangon,  under this very, very hot sun the whole day, our staff had the idea, now a little bit of -cooled drinks..so, they turned the car and began to search a bar whith ice-cooled drinks...exciting for me; they had draft beer. I jumped out of the car and ordered to refill my vitamine B& B( B12 amount one glass of this draft beer; it was warm, but I was much warmer this time.

On 28.05.08 we hope to be ready for the next rice delivery by boats into the delta channels in Kyonyangon area. Into 4 villages, 364 houses, 2184 people for two weeks rice = 32760 meals...

We need much more funding. Help us now, again with your donation...another concert, another € 10.- transaction, another email to  your friends..thanks.

Oliver E. Soe Thet, Yangon, 27.05.08

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