Earthquake Recovery in Myanmar
Thanks to the kindness of donors like you, Peace Winds was able to provide emergency medical care to Myanmar’s earthquake survivors at a time when it was desperately needed. Peace Winds’ disaster medical teams was one of the only overseas teams that managed to make it into the country, and they were deployed in the disaster zone from April 4-17, where they provided urgent medical care to survivors who had been waiting for treatment.
Peace Winds medical team assesses an earthquake survivor’s injuries (left) before transporting him to the field clinic (right) (April 2025)
After that, your generosity helped us provide shelter together with local partner organizations to hundreds of families who lost their homes in the disaster. Now, as families continue to cope with challenges related to clean water, sanitation, food, and other basic necessities, Peace Winds teams are monitoring the needs and providing food, water purification systems, and essential supplies to families in the hardest-hit areas.
Although the recovery process is only just beginning, the need for emergency fundraising has passed, and Peace Winds will be closing our fundraiser for this particular cause on November 7. In the meantime, we want to bring you an update on how your donations are supporting those in need and what earthquake recovery activities will look like in Myanmar for the next several months.
Early in the response, a number of aid organizations and businesses stepped in to meet survivors’ needs for food and basic supplies. However, Peace Winds found that nearly 75 percent of families whose homes had been damaged or destroyed in the earthquake were not receiving shelter assistance. During the rainy season, our teams spent several months distributing shelter kits to 970 households in the hardest-hit area. Kits included wooden poles, bamboo mats, and other locally-sourced building materials that survivors used to build basic, traditional-style shelters.
Several months later, heavy rains in the disaster zone led to severe flooding, affecting crop harvests and access to safe water, and raising concerns about the spread of infectious diseases. To help alleviate some of this hardship, Peace Winds will spend the next five months distributing food packages and hygiene kits to nearly 6,000 individuals who are not receiving assistance through other programs. Our teams are also installing water purification systems in five villages in southern Shan State to ensure that residents will have access to clean water in the long term.
We cannot overstate how much your generosity meant to us in those first crucial weeks and months as we worked to bring emergency relief to those in need. We will continue to bring updates from Myanmar through our monthly newsletters and on our blog, so please consider signing up to receive updates to ensure you don’t miss out on future reports. Thank you again for the support you have shown Peace Winds and the people of Myanmar this year.
