Chumdinger » global http://chumdinger.com Thoughts on technology, design, & culture. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:24:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 HI Burma http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/hi-burma/ http://chumdinger.com/2008/05/hi-burma/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 18:43:00 +0000 admin http://chumdinger.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/hi-burma/ Its amazing that with the explosion of calories that we consume every day in America, there are still people in the world without their basic nutritional needs met.
That’s especially true in Burma, which was recently hit by a devastating cyclone. People are going hungry and the military government there is slow to act in providing relief. A new group has been setup by ex HI Phi Phi (Help International Phi Phi) volunteers calling on previous volunteers and others to help those affected. 
I had the opportunity to volunteer with Hi Phi Phi for a short while in 2005 after the island was ravaged by the Asian Tsunami. Time Magazine wrote about their efforts on the island’s recovery. Some of those folks are trying to make the same impact with HI Burma. 

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It contains the latest details on new efforts to help those desperately in need.
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