Preparation: Project 5

The Cyclone Aid Team in Yangon has made contact with a local in the delta area who can bring them to villages along a river that are desperately in need of aid as these villages have been completely destroyed. Aid has been slow in coming as navigation is difficult and access is limited. Acting on the advice of this person, the team yesterday purchased:

1. Large yellow beans
2. Blankets
3. Cooking pots
4. Crockery
5. Sandals

Packs of rice have been ordered from a delta town, ready to be picked up on the way. A number of friends have volunteered for this trip as well. Unfortunately, our old blanket vendor has run out of stock (good quality at low price) so we have decided to buy blankets of superior quality at 1000 kyats more.

All that is left for the team now is to arrange for transport. We are currently comparing costs between public transport and truck rental. The team has earlier planned to go by bus. However, due to the large number of volunteers required for this trip, and the charges imposed by buses for cargo, it may in the end be more cost effective to hire a truck.