Immediate Response from JDC Provided New Life for Myanmar Cyclone Victims
Days after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) was on-the-ground working in partnership with faith-based, Israeli and other international NGOs to ensure that victims of the disaster had access to clean water and medical care, new homes and storm-resistant shelters, and revitalized the fishing industry through loan programs. JDC raised more than $550,000 from North America’s Jewish community to aid in the vital relief and subsequent recovery efforts that have supported Buddhist, Christian and Muslim populations in the most decimated areas of Myanmar.