5 APRIL 2007

Save The Children Responds To The Tsunami Devastated Solomon Islands

Save the Children New Zealand is supporting the emergency situation in the Solomon Islands by accepting donations and is also sending $20,000 to help with relief efforts.

Donations can be made by calling 0800 167 168, online through Save the Children New Zealand website (www.savethechildren.org.nz), or through local Save the Children shops.

Save the Children supports a range of programmes in the Solomon Islands, and has been active in-country for over 20 years. Save the Children New Zealand supports the work of Save the Children Australia in delivering programmes including health, education and child protection. It has a staff of 45 in the Solomons Islands, and a Youth Outreach Project Office in Gizo.

Save the Children Australia has sent urgent supplies to Gizo plus extra staff. Karen Hill, General Manager, Development with Save the Children Australia is now in the Solomons and is enroute to Gizo. She is working with the locally-based Save the Children staff to coordinate logistics and NGO response on behalf of the National Disaster Centre.

The priority will be to provide the immediate needs for children and to focus on child protection (providing a safe and protected environment in a crisis situation to address trauma and separation).

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