Date: 26 December 2003 Magnitude: 6.5 The Bam Earthquake struck Iran during the peak of the winter season, killing 31,000 and leaving thousands more homeless. Mercy Relief responded quickly to the Iranian authorities’ appeal for international aid. Partner(s):...
Date: 14 November 2012 Following a number of mutual responsive attacks, Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defence in the Gaza Strip on 14 November 2012. More than 160 lives were lost on both sides and hundreds of others were gravely injured. The conflict also led to...
Date: July – August 2014 The 2014 Gaza crisis was one of the deadliest episodes in the Israel-Palestine conflict, resulting from Israel’s Operation Protective Edge. The fighting claimed the lives of 2,256 Palestinian civilians – a quarter of whom were...
Date: 19 December 2006 Heavy rains during the 2006 monsoon season resulted in an unexpected rise in tidal inflow in Malaysia, leading to mudslides and floods that displaced more than 23,000 people and cut off access to basic necessities like clean water. Mercy Relief...
Date: October – November 2011 Torrential storms battered the Southeast Asian region in late 2011, resulting in large-scale flooding that affected millions. The floods claimed more than 2,000 lives across the region, displaced hundreds of thousands and caused...
Focused Sector(s): Water, Sanitation Project: Healthy Community Date and duration: August 2012 / 6 months Location: Vientiane Province Beneficiaries: 935 people Problem(s): Predominantly rural population which did not have the financial means to invest in household or...
Focused Sector(s): Education Project: English for Everyone (EFE) Date and duration: September 2011 / 6 months Location: Vientiane Beneficiaries: 80 teachers and 8,000 students from 20 high schools and 3 colleges Problem(s): Lack of proficiency in English, the common...
Date: August 2015 Partners: Myanmar’s Heart Development Organisation (MHDO) Unprecedented levels of rainfall, further exacerbated by Cyclone Komen, caused widespread flooding in Myanmar, affecting over one million people. On 4 August 2015, the Government of Myanmar...
Date: October 2013 As part of peace time engagement, Mercy Relief conducted a food relief programme in Rakhine State for vulnerable communities in camps and villages. Partners: Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, State Government of...
Date: 2012 Ethnic unrest in the state of Rakhine and armed conflict in Kachin forced many innocents onto the streets, without access to food, water and shelter. According to official reports, over 200,000 people, a third of this number, children, were displaced...
