China quake emergency response

“We know that people living in remote areas are generally poorer than those who live in city centers,” said Victor Kan, World Vision’s emergency response director for China. “Through assessments in Qingchuan County and beyond, we’ve learned that hard-to-reach communities are, in fact, some of the worst affected,” he said.

The majority of World Vision’s work will take place in remote areas, including in Qingchuan County, where World Vision had started a development program before the quake struck.

The agency’s rehabilitation phase will focus on economic recovery, including the reconstruction of 50 schools, 15 dormitories, 5,800 homes and several health clinics. In total, the Christian humanitarian organization plans to help some 1.1 million people in Sichuan and the neighboring provinces Shaanxi and Gansu over the next two to three years. Read more ...

Press releases

06/12/2008	One month after China quake, World Vision plans to help rebuild
05/29/2008	Aftershocks, threat of flooding pose risk to China quake survivors ...
05/22/2008	World Vision expands China earthquake appeal to $14 million
05/20/2008	“Compassion fatigue”:Is it affecting China, Myanmar donations?
05/19/2008	Shelter needs remain critical in China’s quake zone, says aid agency
05/14/2008	World Vision appealing for $2 million for deadly China quake
05/14/2008	As Asia reels from twin disasters, World Vision expands response
05/13/2008	Massive quake hits China, death toll expected to rise

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The child-friendly kits with various toys cheer up the kids in the temporary shelter camp. The adults said this was their first smile since the disastrous earthquake. Photo byAnita Zhao/World Vision


Kevin Chiu, the CEO of World Vision Hong Kong, visited the quake-affected area and comforted a 45-year-old woman who had lost her home in the quake and came to receive a quilt from World Vision. Photo by Anita Zhao/World Vision

This was once the busiest and most crowded street in Jundao Township, Mianzhu City, but now the area has turned into a disaster zone. Countless of dead bodies are still buried in the rubble. Photo by Anita Zhao/World Vision

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