How to Help Victims of Earthquake in Myanmar & Thailand

Choose one of these charities to support with a donation to help earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand with life-saving food, water, shelter, warm clothing and medical services, and start the rebuilding, including roads and power lines.

Myanmar earthquake devastation_UNICEF (C) photo — Photo (C) Copyright UNICEF

It is especially important to donate to a life-saving charity since US aid to foreign countries has been shut down by the Trump Administration, including for emergencies such as earthquakes.

The 7.7 earthquake is the most devastating in more than 100 years. More than 1,000 dead were reported in war-torn Myanmar and dozens more in Thailand in the first 24 hours after the quake, and nearly as many injured.

Each one of these charities has a top four-star rating for financial performance and effectiveness from Charity Navigator, my go-to charity rating service, and each one lets you donate online in any amount you choose, including regular monthly donations.

Every organization uses donations differently, so read their mission statement or visit their website to understand how your gifts to them will be used.

This is an updated version of our other recent articles on supporting survivors of other recent natural disasters – too many disasters.

How to help victims of the Los Angeles fires
How to help victims of Maui wildfires
How to help victims of Morocco earthquake
How to help victims of Hurricane Idalia
How to help victims of Syria/Turkey earthquake

Top Charities ecoXplorer Recommends

World Central Kitchen mobilized within days to serve at least 10,000 meals a day to the victims of the Syria/Turkey earthquake, the Maui wildfires and Hurricane Idalia – and will surely do the same in Myanmar and Thailand

Celebrity chef Jose Andres founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti, and has provided assistance around the world in response to emergencies – including currently in Ukraine, where World Central Kitchen has served more than 100 Million meals since Russia’s unprovoked invasion in Feb. 2022.

Doctors Without Borders provides medical care to the needy around the world, and is on the ground now in several war-torn countries, including Ukraine.

When an earthquake strikes, UNICEF has the capability to respond immediately with prepositioned supplies, supporting response efforts and assisting with recovery efforts. UNICEF operates the world’s largest humanitarian supply warehouse, and can deliver urgently needed emergency supplies anywhere in the world within 48 to 72 hours.

Oxfam is a European-based charity that assists victims of war and natural disasters around the world.

ActionAid and its partners have been working in Morocco for over 20 years through programs that focus on protecting the rights of the most vulnerable people, in particular: women, young people, and migrants.

Emergency response teams are is working alongside local partners to provide temporary shelter to those who have lost their homes, delivering food, water, clothing, and sanitation kits, and creating safe spaces for women and girls. Donations can be made directly here.

More Four-Star Charities

International Rescue Committee provides assistance in war-torn countries including Syria, Ethiopia and Yemen.

MercyCorps works around the world to provide kits with blankets, jerry cans, solar lanterns, mattresses and other supplies to those displaced by war, famine or other disasters.

Save the Children is helping vulnerable children stay safe and providing relief to families who need it most.

Direct Relief provides life-saving emergency medical assistance.

UJA Federation NY works with partners on the ground throughout the world, and promises that 100% of donations will be used for humanitarian relief.

American Red Cross accepts donations online and via text. Donations will be used to send supplies, open shelters and recruit volunteers.

Project HOPE is accepting money to fund teams on the ground to provide medical assistance.

Clean the World provides vital personal hygiene kits, including soap and sanitizer products.

Global Giving provides food, medicine and water to those affected by disasters.

Charity Navigator, which rates charities, has a page of four-star charities it recommends.

American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer.html

Team Rubicon: https://teamrubiconusa.org/volunteer/

ToolBank USA: https://toolbank.org/get-engaged/#engage

ecoXplorer has published a list of top-rated charities including these multiple times over the years in response to earthquakes in Haiti and elsewhere, hurricanes in Florida and the Caribbean, and wildfires in Maui and Los Angeles.

Always beware of charity scams.

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 20+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter, and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter currently serves as President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA) and is a former Board Member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and current member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA)

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