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Spotlight On...Myanmar

This Friday, in lieu of our usual Spotlight installment (when we bring you a roundup of what you can find on Idealist.org related to a specific country, region, or city), we continue to look toward Myanmar and the determined aid workers and agencies working to support the victims of Cyclone Nargis in the face of great difficulty.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we began to list ways you can offer time, money, or other resources. Several of you added suggestions to the comment boxes and we encourage you to continue to do so:

Wednesday's entry: Help Cyclone Victims in Myanmar

Thursday's entry: Update: Cyclone Nargis Victim Assistance

The New York Times blog The Lede also compiled a list of NGOs and programs that could benefit from your support.

Tim Costello, an aid worker in Myanmar and the chief executive of World Vision Australia, was interviewed for this BBC News article today:

Mr Costello said the Burmese government did not have the capacity to run the relief effort required, adding that the impact of Cyclone Nargis could be worse than the effect of the Asian tsunami on Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

He urged donors to continue giving, saying the aid teams already in the country were helping make a difference.