Oxfam’s Super Typhoon Haiyan Appeal at Countdown stores

Support Oxfam’s Super Typhoon Haiyan Appeal at any Countdown store nationwide

14 November 2013 - From tomorrow, Friday 15 November, Countdown customers can donate to the Oxfam Super Typhoon Haiyan Appeal at any Countdown store across the country.

Donations can be made in specially marked donation boxes at the checkout, or you can make a donation during your supermarket shop.

All proceeds go to the Oxfam New Zealand Super Typhoon Haiyan Appeal.

Oxfam New Zealand spokesperson, Gwen Pearson, says: “Not only is this one of the worst natural disasters since the Indian Ocean tsunami, but it’s the poorest areas in the Philippines that have been affected.

“Oxfam is on the ground in three of the worst affected areas in the Philippines - Samar, Leyte and Northern Cebu. Our priority is to provide shelter, clean water and sanitation. This addresses the very real initial needs of survivors, but also helps prevent the spread of disease through poor sanitation. Oxfam will then spend several months supporting people to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.

“Donations from generous New Zealanders are a vital way we can bring this life-saving aid to the millions of people who have been affected, and support those families who have lost everything.” says Pearson.

There are 166 Countdown stores nationwide to assist this fundraising effort.

Oxfam Media Alert on Typhoon Haiyan
Aid agency Oxfam is responding to Typhoon Haiyan and has 4 teams in the affected areas (Northern Cebu, Leyte and Samar) providing household level water purification. Overall, Oxfam will set up programs that aim to reach 500,000 people affected by the crisis.

Highlights:
• The most immediate needs on the ground are food, clean water, shelter and sanitation. Aid is starting to get through. Today rice has been distributed to 50,000 people in the Tacloban area.

• New figures from OCHA (the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) – An estimated 11.5 million people are affected by Typhoon Haiyan; 544,600 people remain displaced.

• Water and sanitation equipment is arriving into the country, which will be immediately taken to affected areas. Oxfam is delivering sanitation kits to 10,000 people this week.

• The target in the first phase is to reach 20,000 families (100,000 people)

• Trucks and fuel are urgently needed to deliver aid. Debris and logistics continue to severely constrain the delivery of humanitarian assistance

• Over 380,000 people are in 1,215 evacuation centres across 9 affected regions

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