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| Disaster relief updates |
| Find out about how Plan is helping children to return to a normal life after their communities were hit by disasters |
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Natural hazards are different from disasters. Natural hazards are naturally-occurring physical events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tsunamis, floods and drought. Disasters can occur from the effects of natural hazards, or the effects of people’s irresponsible actions (like crashing a ship full of oil and letting it run into the sea). A disaster means people, animals, the environment or the economy are negatively affected on a large scale. People may lose their homes, jobs, drinking water, electricity and livelihoods. Aid agencies, governments and NGOs will step in after a disaster to try to limit the knock on problems of poverty, hunger and disease and to assist in rebuilding the communities. |
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Timor Leste's humanitarian disaster, and Plan's involvement Timor Leste is experiencing a humanitarian disaster, where thousands of people have been displaced and now face food shortages and unsanitary conditions. Plan is working to improve conditions, and support children. |
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Plan and the South Asian tsunami Plan has worked with communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India post-tsunami. After the immediate humanitarian relief work, Plan concentrated on the long term needs and concerns of the children. |
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Plan and the Pakistan and India earthquake Following the disastrous earthquake of October 2005, Plan is working hard to train teachers and build schools to help children in the area to return to a normal life. |
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Plan and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur The ongoing crisis in Darfur has put large numbers of children at great risk. Plan is helping affected children return to education. |
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