Dear JWOC Supporters,
As you may have heard in recent news, Cambodia is experiencing severe
flooding with the death toll currently over 100 and over 60,000 people having
to leave their homes so far. There is growing concern over disease outbreak
from water-borne diseases due to a lack of sanitation and hygiene in these
extreme living circumstances. The
flooding has seriously affected nearly all of Cambodia with Siem Reap Province,
the communities JWOC works with, hit especially bad. The flooding is damaging
homes, crops and causing harm to roads and infrastructure.
For those living off the main roads just getting out of the house
means wading through dirty water that in places is well above knee height. In the rural parts of the Province villages
are becoming cut off as roads are washed away. People in the communities JWOC
works with are so far surviving but it’s an anxious time as the risk of water
related and mosquito-borne diseases, such as Dengue Fever, is high and growing
as the flooding is not receding.
As well as the large concern over the risk of disease there is
also recovery to consider once the water goes down, with clean up and repairs to
roads and houses needed. Many families are losing their crops as their rice
fields and poultry are destroyed by the flooding, a source of both income and
food for impoverished families.The longer-impact of the flooding is fear for
food security with concerns over food shortages
We are asking for you to donate towards JWOC’s Relief Fund during this difficult period to allow us to help with current emergencies, reduce risk of disease and to give us the ability to contribute to the recovery of the communities that mean so much to us.
With a donation of $15
you can help 10 families prevent and treat water related diseases they are
contracting from living in flooded homes and drinking contaminated water. Each hygiene pack contains clear water
purifying tablets, iodine antiseptic and soap.
Please donate $50 so
that you can help 10 families from being at risk from fatal mosquito-borne
diseases.
Donating $100 you would
help provide food for 10 families for a week to help them through the food
shortages and difficulty in securing food for their children during the recovery process.
To donate please go here . Mark your donation Flood Relief.
Thank you!
Best wishes,
Alex and the staff,
volunteers and beneficiaries of JWOC
