FROM THE FIELD
Save the Children are working with those who have been rescued, providing hygiene kits, a safe temporary shelter for young children including orphans and those separated from their parents. Using the experience we gained in the Tsunami and other disasters, we will work with the local Red Cross and Chinese authorities to create centres that can provide children with a safe, warm and comfortable environment while work to trace their parents progresses.
Save the Children has signed an agreement with the Chinese Red Cross to set up child friendly spaces in temporary shelters in Deyang and Mianyang - two of the worst affected prefectures. These spaces will be supervised areas where children can interact, play, talk about their experiences and have access to books and learning materials.
For media media enquiries, please contact:
Sharyn Hanly
Media Adviser – Save the Children Australia
Tel: (03) 9938 2011
Mob: 0437 355 096
[ Any views expressed in this article are those of the writer and not of Reuters. ]
[ Any views expressed in this article are those of the writer and not of Reuters. ]
