Browsing Tag: Relief

The Baaj of Humanity will fly again when duty calls for good will to all irrespective of caste or creed. This special Falcon of Humanity Helistar was the first helicopter to reach the disaster zone...

OFFICERS from West Midlands Police Sikh Association will join local children this month to help raise funds for victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines).

The painfully slow pace of relief efforts after the typhoon in the Philippines has let people down, the United Nations aid chief has said, admitting that teams have yet to reach areas with people in desperate need.

The UN has launched an appeal for $301m (£190m) to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines.

The top United Nations relief official flew to the Philippines on Monday to help lead the global response to the powerful typhoon that killed thousands and upended the lives of nearly 10 million people in the country’s midsection.

An American aircraft carrier headed to the Philippines on Tuesday on an emergency mission to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan as the situation on the islands became increasingly desperate, with food and water supplies running low and bodies lying uncollected in the streets of at least one devastated city.

In this time of sorrows and needs, please be with me to extend our help and support towards the victims of Earthquakes in Pakistan as we are one family created by the Almighty Creator.

Three days of torrential downpours and strong winds brought by Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of Haiti's fragile agriculture and have put a million and a half Haitians at risk for hunger, the United Nations' humanitarian-aid coordination office said over the weekend.

The first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti comes with a deluge of progress reports from many of the NGOs and aid agencies involved in reconstruction and ongoing relief work. We select a sample.

Arjun Singh left his village of Purana Sukkur because of the floods and came to Karachi towards the end of July. He has not received any support from the government but he does not blame anyone. “The life of a Sikh here is a very difficult one,” he says as if to explain his subdued resignation.

Gloucester's Muslim community is coordinating a neighbourhood aid effort to help victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan. Their fundraising efforts are being supported by Hindu and Sikh groups as well as the city's white community.

Nijjer told the media persons that after seeing the immense damage in the Patiala areas on television, he couldn’t resist visiting India. “After visiting the flood-hit villages, I decided to help the affected farmers in the best possible manner.

The spirit of our Haitian mission was summed up by Jaipal Singh as follows: “Our local staff - our dear friends - were a constant reminder of our mission, and challenged each one of us to carry the torch of Guru Nanak in Haiti.

The group of youth, assembled by Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Surrey-Delta, includes the Gurdwara Society's Assistant Secretary and key volunteers from the Sikh community.

Canadian Sikhs donate $100,000 in first day of appeals for Haiti victims

Retired Lt. Col. Gurbachan Singh, along with other volunteers, reached Santo Domingo airport and drove into Haiti, crossing Jamini border.

UNITED SIKHS Sikh Aid team from Punjab distributed food supplies to 250 flood affected families in villages.

United Sikhs is collecting donations of non-perishable food items and emergency supplies to relieve flood-affected families in Iowa.

We are ensuring that the victims of Cyclone Nargis get access to critically needed food and medical supplies...