(From UK embassy in Yangon)

The following experienced NGOs have all been established on the ground in Burma for many years, including in Irrawaddy, Bago, Yangon Divisions and Rakhine and Mon States.  They are variously already conducting assessments and starting to provide support to the populations hit by the cyclone.  Several of them (SCF, Merlin, World Vision, Care, Red Cross are members of the Disasters Emergency Committee which has launched a consolidated appeal.  The funds donated to this will be shared out to support the operations of the organisations on the ground. 

You can donate through Disasters Emergency Committee (www.dec.org.uk) and claim Gift Aid for your donation if you are a UK taxpayer, maximising the effectiveness.

Save the Children (UK)
www.savethechildren.org.uk

Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF (NL) and CH)
www.msf.org

working in Yangon area including Hlaingthaya, Dalla and Twante.  Also in Rakhine

Merlin
www.merlin.org.uk

Medical team sent to Laputta
Have been active in Irrawaddy Division for some time

Care
www.careinternational.org.uk

Currently working on needs in South Dagon and Thaketa

World Vision
www.worldvision.org.uk

International Federation of the Red Cross
http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/News/pr08/2108.asp

Have been working to build the grassroots capacity of the Myanmar Red Cross Society which has a network of volunteers throughout the country.  British Red Cross is a member of DEC.

There are also a number of small NGOs and private initiatives, some of which wish to remain below the radar, so are not included in this list

For a list of US NGOs which are accepting contributions for Nargis (not all of whom have an on-the-ground presence)
http://interaction.org/burma

Population Services International is also active in the area, focussed on water purification http://www.psi.org/news/0508c.html

Not an NGO, but UNICEF is also organised and active throughout the country, and appealing for funds
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/myanmar_43788.html

 

HOW TO HELP (from Yahoo News)

 

Network for Good: Help cyclone victims
UNICEF:Emergency response efforts
Care: Food, shelter and supplies
Global Giving: Cyclone relief projects
Save the children: Children in Crisis Fund

 

US-based Aid agencies accepting Burma cyclone relief donations

 

The following US-based aid agencies are accepting contributions to help those affected by the cyclone in Myanmar. The list is from InterAction, a coalition of aid agencies, which can be contacted at InterAction at (202) 667-8227 or http://www.interaction.org.

ADRA International
Myanmar Cyclone Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(800) 424-ADRA ext. 2372
http://www.adra.org

Action Against Hunger
247 W. 37th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(877) 777-1420
http://support.actionagainsthunger.org/donate

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
JDC: Myanmar Cyclone Relief
P.O. Box 530
132 East 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 687-6200
http://www.jdc.org

American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(800) 889-7146
http://www.ajws.org

American Red Cross
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
(800) HELP-NOW
http://www.redcross.org

American Refugee Committee
430 Oak Grove St., Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 872-7602
http://www.arcrelief.org

AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
(800) 486-4357
http://www.americares.org

Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team
6810 Tilden Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 984-0217
http://www.amurt.net

Baptist World Aid
Myanmar (or Burma) Relief
405 North Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 790-8980
http://www.bwanet.org

CARE
151 Ellis Street N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) 521-2273
http://www.care.org

CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave., #800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(866) 779-2CHF
http://www.chfinternational.org

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
2850 Kalamazoo Ave., S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49560-0600
(800) 55-CRWRC
http://www.crwrc.org

Church World Service
28606 Phillips St., P.O. Box968
Elkhart, IN 46515
(800) 297-1516
http://www.churchworldservice.org

Concern Worldwide U.S.
104 East 40th St., Suite 903
New York, NY 10016
(212) 557-8000
http://www.concernusa.org

Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(805) 964-4767
http://www.directrelief.org

Episcopal Relief and Development
815 Second Ave., 7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(800) 334-7626
http://www.er-d.org

Food for the Hungry
1224 East Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
(800) 248-6437
http://www.fh.org

Habitat for Humanity International
Cyclone Nargis
121 Habitat St.
Americus, GA 31709-3498
(800) HABITAT
http://www.habitat.org

International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(800) 481-4462
http://www.imcworldwide.org

International Relief Teams
Attn: Myanmar Cyclone
4560 Alvarado Canyon Road,Suite 2G
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 284-7979
http://www.irteams.org

International Rescue Committee
(Note on checks: Myanmar)
P.O. Box 96651
Washington, DC 20090-6651
(877) REFUGEE
http://www.theIRC.org

Latter-day Saint Charities
50 East North Temple, 7th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
(800) 453-3860, ext. 23544
http://www.lds.org

Lutheran World Relief
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
(800) 597-5972
http://www.lwr.org

MAP International
Donor Member Services
Myanmar Assistance
P.O. Box 7020
Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931
(800) 225-8550
http://www.map.org

Operation USA
Memo "Myanmar Cyclone"
3617 Hayden Ave., Suite A
Culver City, CA 90232
(800) 678-7255
http://www.opusa.org

Project HOPE
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
(800) 544-4673
http://www.projecthope.org

Relief International
1575 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 478-1200
http://www.ri.org

Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
(800) 728-3843
http://www.savethechildren.org

United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
#3019674 Myanmar Emergency
P.O. Box 9068
New York, NY 10087
(800) 554-8583
http://www.umcor.org

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
UUSC-UUA Burma Cyclone Relief Fund
P.O. Box 845259
Boston, MA 02284-5259
(800) 388-3920
http://www.uusc.org

U.S. Fund for UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10038
(800) 4UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org

World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98133
(800) 755-5022, ext.7706
http://www.worldconcern.org

World Emergency Relief
P.O. Box 131570
Carlsbad, CA 92013
(888) 484-4543
http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org

World Vision
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063
(888) 56-CHILD
http://www.worldvision.org

 

Other agencies working in Burma:

Thirst-Aid
ATTN:Theresa Do
2855 CalkinsPlace
Broomfield, CO 80020
USA
www.thirst-aid.org

Please consider donating to organizations assisting in the relief efforts in Burma:

World Vision (US: 1-800-777-5777)
The U.N. World Food Program in Bangkok (WFP)
The Red Cross    
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF)
Islamic Relief
Save the Children
Direct Relief International
Doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontieres