Disaster Response
Earthquake Update – Abruzzo – Research – Rainbow Study
A significant part of the CTF-SOS DRS response to the April 2009 earthquake in Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy was a research project spearheaded by the CTF, Bambin Gesu Hospital and EMR. The research results were presented publicly for the first time at an international conference in May 2010 in Rome. Recently, the primary researcher – Dr. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Floods in Thailand – 2011 – Update 2
Ciao – Yesterday, I joined the Caritas Thailand of course with Fr. Rocco in their relief efforts at the north central of Thailand (Utai Thani) wherein 8 villages were submerged with water of about 5-6 meters deep for a month already. Right now casualties rises to 300 people. The nunciature has released 50,000euro for the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pakistan Floods – The Relief Effort Continues
The Church in one of the country’s largest Catholic villages has established a water filtration facility to curb water-bourne disease. Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad presided over the blessing of the St. Camillus Clean Drinking Water Center in Khushpur, home to seven thousand Catholics, in Punjab province. Camillian Brother Mushtaq Anjum joined two priests, nuns and villagers at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Horn of Africa – Famine – Update 1
THE MISSION HAS JUST BEGUN – Horn of Africa NAIROBI – Three members of the Assessment Team (ATeam), Bro. Joseph Niri, MI, Sr. Bernadette, CS and Ms. Anita Ennis (LCF) arrived in Nairobi last August 17. They were welcomed by Fr. James Wanjau, MI and Sr. Catherine, CS. They were sent by the CTF Central [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Horn of Africa – Drought/Famine 1 – Please Help!
The famine in the Horn of Africa has affected more than 11.6 million people according to the UN. It is estimated that 1.26 million children in the south of Somalia need immediate care and that 640,000 are gravely malnourished. The Pope launched an urgent appeal to all people of good will. “Think about all our [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Earthquake Chile 41
Update Chile – Phase 1 of Project Humanization Earthquake in Chile comes to an end in December 2010. Since February 27, 2010, the day of the earthquake, CTF Chile has served many victims with the support of CTF Central, SOS DRS and the Italian Episcopal Conference. In conjunction with the Diocese of Linares, the Camillian [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Terremoto Cile 40 – Adios..
Termina esta “sagra (fiesta) de la caridad” 2010 como la llamaba San Camilo, o actividad pastoral en emergencia. Ha durado varios meses transformandose en una obra de reconstrucción de cosas y corazones. Seguramente ha transformado a nosostros como a los que han recibido los beneficios. Agradecemos a Dios que nos ha permitido de servirlo en [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Pakistan 18 – Kotri 3
Dear Confreres, Greetings of peace and good health! CTF brings Shelter and Health in Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan Today it was a long but another fulfiling day. I was wearing my Camillian habit with red cross. It captured attention and surely many wondered what this red cross could mean… It was a silent witnessing. Slowly but [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Terremoto Cile 39 – Despedida Pellhue
Pelluhue uno de los lugares de Chile más afectados por el tsunami, con mayor úmero de muertos, nos ha despedido con una gran presencia de jovenes del colegio de Pelluhue donde hemos trabajado acompañando a los jovenes que habían sufrido pérdidas. las dos hermanas de Pelluhue que nos han acogido y apoyado en esta última [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pakistan 17 – CTF bring the Good News of Health and Shelter in Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan
Mushtaq Anjum, MI December 8, 2010, was a long but another fulfilling day. I was wearing my Camillian habit with red cross. It captured attention and surely many wondered what this red cross could mean… It was a silent witnessing. Slowly but gradually, so many including religious congregation are learning about our Congregation. Wherever, I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off )Cholera 18 – Josh reporting from the Field
SOS DRS and Cholera - Cholera 1-18 Josh Kent, a university student from New York, who heard about the work of SOS DRS when I was making a fundraising appeal in Syracuse, New York last summer at St. Ann’s Parish, is our newest volunteer in Haiti. Josh actually came primarily to teach English to Haitians and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pakistan 16 – Update from Kotri 2
Dear Confreres, Today, almost the whole day, I went to the possible locations where we will hold medical camps. I was with Mr. Attashad from Caritas Hyderabad. I met also Mr. Shamas Shamoon, the Executive Secretary of Caritas Hyderabad. He happily agreed to send Atta with me and promised to help us if needed. We [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Cholera 17 – Tents and More Tents
Here is another taste of what it is like to provide cholera relief in remote Haiti. Cholera patients come in all kinds. What they have in common is that they are sick with a terrible illness caused by an unrelenting organism – vibrio cholerae – that frequently causes significant diarrhea and vomiting, etc. Not all [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Terremoto Cile 38 – Sigue La Red de la Investigacion
CTF-SOS DRS is looking to extend its work in Chile. After my recent visit (Nov. 18-24, 2010) when I heard of the number of adults and children who are still traumatized by the earthquake, we have decided to sponsor pastoral formation programs in counseling and a scientific study to look at the psychological effects of the earthquake. Please help us [...]
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