notes: Chile: World Vision begins relief efforts 1 Mar 2010 By World Vision staff World Vision began distributing hundreds of blankets and some water containers to Santiago's earthquake survivors over the weekend as it prepared to start an extensive response in the hardest hit areas south of the capital. Many of the communities where the aid group already works--including Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region--were close to the devastating quake's epicentre. Late Sunday, World Vision flew a team of six relief and logistics experts from Santiago to Concepcion to assess the severity of the damage and to verify the safety of staff and community members that have so far been cut off from communication or road access. The team will also open a second operations centre in the south to coordinate with the agency's relief teams in Santiago. The Christian humanitarian organisation has prepositioned relief supplies in its Santiago warehouse, and plans to purchase additional high-priority supplies in country, including water tanks, water purification tablets, cooking items, hygiene kits, blankets and lanterns. These items will be rushed to communities in the Concepcion area as soon as air transport can be arranged. Meanwhile, the agency is working to bring in additional supplies from its regional warehouses, including one in La Paz, Bolivia. In the five communities just outside Santiago where World Vision is responding, aid workers reported that many houses had collapsed completely, while others were still standing but too damaged for people to safely inhabit. There was no water or electricity service Sunday. Children were acting fearful of closed-in areas and hundreds of families were still sleeping on the streets, the relief teams reported. The start of the new school term has also been postponed because of expected structural damage to school buildings. While the needs in areas south of the capital are expected to be far more critical, children and families in the Santiago region require food, first aid and hygiene kits, water, water containers, disposable diapers, plastic sheeting, candles, batteries, flashlights, blankets and sleeping bags, staff said. Survivors also need medical attention, damage evaluations of their homes and psychosocial support for children. “We are extremely concerned about the emotional impact of so many aftershocks on children. Not only the physical needs, but the psychosocial needs of children in the quake zone will be a priority once the full extent of the needs are known and we can begin delivering much-needed supplies,” said Tatiana Benavides, World Vision's national director in Chile. World Vision has worked in Chile for 30 years and has more than 100 staff in the country, reaching about 100,000 children and adults with education, microfinance, job training, and sustainable development programmes. -------------------------------------------------------------------- World Vision Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/WorldVisionUSA World Vision Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldvision -> UPDATE FROM THE WEBSITE: By World Vision staff The town of Dichato was devastated. Photo by Paula Saez. ©2010 World Vision International World Vision staff began distributing food and relief supplies yesterday in towns hard-hit by Saturday’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunamis. Following assessments Tuesday, staff from the Christian humanitarian organisation distributed water, food, blankets, diapers and other infant items in the town of Dichato, located about 40 miles north of Concepcion. The town was devastated by the dual disasters. “In Dichato, there's nothing, nothing,” said Paula Saez, World Vision’s communications manager in Chile. “The damage is incredible because they have been hit twice – once with the earthquake and a second time with the tsunami. There is death everywhere: dead dogs in the street, dust, garbage. It’s devastated.” Assessment teams reported that in part of the town, residents had only one source of clean water and that the Chilean military and firefighters were distributing water to community members. World Vision sent additional trucks from Santiago today with additional food, water, diapers and other infant items for distribution later this week in Dichato and Lota, located 25 miles south of Concepcion. “People need everything here,” said Saez. “Shelter, clothes, food. Everything else is gone or destroyed.” World Vision is responding in Dichato. Photo by World Vision staff. ©2010 World Vision International “I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy,” said Hans Guzman, a resident of Dichato, speaking to World Vision aid workers. Guzman was living with his grandmother when the earthquake hit. While running to escape the tsunami, he tried to grab the hand of a woman running behind him, but the wave pulled her away and the woman disappeared. Guzman has not been able to reach his sister or mother in Talcahuano but he and his grandmother are safe. World Vision staff are assessing the needs of residents who have moved into the hillsides for fear of more tsunamis. World Vision is also preparing to establish Child-Friendly Spaces in Dichato. Child-Friendly Spaces are centres where children can enjoy activities such as music, theater and games in a structured and supervised environment. The first Child-Friendly Space will likely focus on the 300 children under five years old in Dichato. Additional centres will focus on activities for older children. ---------------------------------------------------- Chile: World Vision begins relief efforts 1 Mar 2010 By World Vision staff World Vision began distributing hundreds of blankets and some water containers to Santiago's earthquake survivors over the weekend as it prepared to start an extensive response in the hardest hit areas south of the capital. Many of the communities where the aid group already works--including Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region--were close to the devastating quake's epicentre. Late Sunday, World Vision flew a team of six relief and logistics experts from Santiago to Concepcion to assess the severity of the damage and to verify the safety of staff and community members that have so far been cut off from communication or road access. The team will also open a second operations centre in the south to coordinate with the agency's relief teams in Santiago. The Christian humanitarian organisation has prepositioned relief supplies in its Santiago warehouse, and plans to purchase additional high-priority supplies in country, including water tanks, water purification tablets, cooking items, hygiene kits, blankets and lanterns. These items will be rushed to communities in the Concepcion area as soon as air transport can be arranged. Meanwhile, the agency is working to bring in additional supplies from its regional warehouses, including one in La Paz, Bolivia. In the five communities just outside Santiago where World Vision is responding, aid workers reported that many houses had collapsed completely, while others were still standing but too damaged for people to safely inhabit. There was no water or electricity service Sunday. Children were acting fearful of closed-in areas and hundreds of families were still sleeping on the streets, the relief teams reported. The start of the new school term has also been postponed because of expected structural damage to school buildings. While the needs in areas south of the capital are expected to be far more critical, children and families in the Santiago region require food, first aid and hygiene kits, water, water containers, disposable diapers, plastic sheeting, candles, batteries, flashlights, blankets and sleeping bags, staff said. Survivors also need medical attention, damage evaluations of their homes and psychosocial support for children. “We are extremely concerned about the emotional impact of so many aftershocks on children. Not only the physical needs, but the psychosocial needs of children in the quake zone will be a priority once the full extent of the needs are known and we can begin delivering much-needed supplies,” said Tatiana Benavides, World Vision's national director in Chile. World Vision has worked in Chile for 30 years and has more than 100 staff in the country, reaching about 100,000 children and adults with education, microfinance, job training, and sustainable development programmes. -------------------------------------------------------------------- World Vision Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/WorldVisionUSA World Vision Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldvision

name: World Vision International - 2010 Chile Earthquake (DIST: WATER/CONTAINERS/BLANKETS) -> World Vision International - 2010 Chile Earthquake (DIST: WATER/SHELTER SUPPLIES)

areas_served: Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region -> Santiago, Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region

facility_type: Info/Hotline -> Supply POD

region: Biobío -> Various

parish: Concepción Province -> Concepción Province (and other areas)
town: Concepcion ->
name: World Vision International - 2010 Chile Earthquake -> World Vision International - 2010 Chile Earthquake (DIST: WATER/CONTAINERS/BLANKETS)
status: Standby -> Open
website: http://www.worldvision.org/ -> http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf
areas_served: -> Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region

notes: World Vision Assessing Damages, Preparing to Respond to Chile Earthquake SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision is preparing to respond to the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile, working with its regional offices to transport emergency relief supplies and getting ready to send more staff to support the relief response. The Christian relief and development organization's first relief flight, in coordination with the Bolivian air force, is tentatively planned to depart for Chile later today – with relief supplies like tarps, blankets, plastic sheeting, and collapsible water containers for survivors. Airport closures in Chile are forcing delays in the plane's departure. "It happened in the middle of the night. Everyone was sleeping, and there was no time to escape. Many houses are destroyed; even large buildings have collapsed," said Mariela Chavarriga, Emergency Advisor with World Vision in Chile. "Main roads have been destroyed and communication is very difficult. We are trying to connect with our regional offices but all the phone lines are down." World Vision has worked in Chile for 30 years and has more than 100 staff in the country, many living and working in areas close to the quake epicenter. The aid group has worked extensively in the south of Concepcion, the city that has been hardest hit by the earthquake, as well as in the capital of Santiago. "This quake will not be like the one in Haiti," said Steve Matthews of World Vision's global rapid response team. Matthews and other top relief experts are coordinating early plans for World Vision's response in Chile from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where the aid group continues to respond to the massive quake in Haiti last month. "Haiti was concentrated and that led to the challenge of tons of aid and hundreds of aid workers being sent into a small zone. This quake off the Chilean coast has potential to reach remote areas and thus it will be extremely difficult to assess the number of deaths and amount of damage, but we can expect that children and families will have taken the brunt of it. World Vision has the experience to know what survivors will need in the opening moments. Blankets, tarps, plastic sheeting and clean water will be the priorities," Matthews continued. World Vision is also concerned about the possible tsunami that is reportedly heading for the region and as far as Asia as a result of Chile's quakes. The agency's disaster response teams are contacting offices across the region to alert them for the possibility of a major tsunami. Chile is prone to large earthquakes. After the 7.7 quake in northern Chile in November 2007, World Vision was one of the first responders in the area and set up a Child-Friendly Space -- a safe and secure place for children to recover from their trauma -- to serve the needs of the quake's youngest survivors. Since 1980, World Vision Chile has been implementing development projects reaching about 100,000 children and adults within the country's poorest, most marginalized communities, including a focus on education and microfinance opportunities for poor entrepreneurs. The public can help by visiting http://www.worldvision.org or calling 1.888.56.CHILD. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. -------------------------------------------------------------------- World Vision Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/WorldVisionUSA World Vision Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldvision -> Chile: World Vision begins relief efforts 1 Mar 2010 By World Vision staff World Vision began distributing hundreds of blankets and some water containers to Santiago's earthquake survivors over the weekend as it prepared to start an extensive response in the hardest hit areas south of the capital. Many of the communities where the aid group already works--including Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and the La Araucania region--were close to the devastating quake's epicentre. Late Sunday, World Vision flew a team of six relief and logistics experts from Santiago to Concepcion to assess the severity of the damage and to verify the safety of staff and community members that have so far been cut off from communication or road access. The team will also open a second operations centre in the south to coordinate with the agency's relief teams in Santiago. The Christian humanitarian organisation has prepositioned relief supplies in its Santiago warehouse, and plans to purchase additional high-priority supplies in country, including water tanks, water purification tablets, cooking items, hygiene kits, blankets and lanterns. These items will be rushed to communities in the Concepcion area as soon as air transport can be arranged. Meanwhile, the agency is working to bring in additional supplies from its regional warehouses, including one in La Paz, Bolivia. In the five communities just outside Santiago where World Vision is responding, aid workers reported that many houses had collapsed completely, while others were still standing but too damaged for people to safely inhabit. There was no water or electricity service Sunday. Children were acting fearful of closed-in areas and hundreds of families were still sleeping on the streets, the relief teams reported. The start of the new school term has also been postponed because of expected structural damage to school buildings. While the needs in areas south of the capital are expected to be far more critical, children and families in the Santiago region require food, first aid and hygiene kits, water, water containers, disposable diapers, plastic sheeting, candles, batteries, flashlights, blankets and sleeping bags, staff said. Survivors also need medical attention, damage evaluations of their homes and psychosocial support for children. “We are extremely concerned about the emotional impact of so many aftershocks on children. Not only the physical needs, but the psychosocial needs of children in the quake zone will be a priority once the full extent of the needs are known and we can begin delivering much-needed supplies,” said Tatiana Benavides, World Vision's national director in Chile. World Vision has worked in Chile for 30 years and has more than 100 staff in the country, reaching about 100,000 children and adults with education, microfinance, job training, and sustainable development programmes. -------------------------------------------------------------------- World Vision Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/WorldVisionUSA World Vision Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldvision

status: Open -> Standby

region: South America -> Biobío

parish: -> Concepción Province

address: -> HEADQUARTERS: P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063-9716 Chile
status: Standby -> Open

notes: World Vision Assessing Damages, Preparing to Respond to Chile Earthquake SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision is preparing to respond to the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile, working with its regional offices to transport emergency relief supplies and getting ready to send more staff to support the relief response. The Christian relief and development organization's first relief flight, in coordination with the Bolivian air force, is tentatively planned to depart for Chile later today – with relief supplies like tarps, blankets, plastic sheeting, and collapsible water containers for survivors. Airport closures in Chile are forcing delays in the plane's departure. "It happened in the middle of the night. Everyone was sleeping, and there was no time to escape. Many houses are destroyed; even large buildings have collapsed," said Mariela Chavarriga, Emergency Advisor with World Vision in Chile. "Main roads have been destroyed and communication is very difficult. We are trying to connect with our regional offices but all the phone lines are down." World Vision has worked in Chile for 30 years and has more than 100 staff in the country, many living and working in areas close to the quake epicenter. The aid group has worked extensively in the south of Concepcion, the city that has been hardest hit by the earthquake, as well as in the capital of Santiago. "This quake will not be like the one in Haiti," said Steve Matthews of World Vision's global rapid response team. Matthews and other top relief experts are coordinating early plans for World Vision's response in Chile from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where the aid group continues to respond to the massive quake in Haiti last month. "Haiti was concentrated and that led to the challenge of tons of aid and hundreds of aid workers being sent into a small zone. This quake off the Chilean coast has potential to reach remote areas and thus it will be extremely difficult to assess the number of deaths and amount of damage, but we can expect that children and families will have taken the brunt of it. World Vision has the experience to know what survivors will need in the opening moments. Blankets, tarps, plastic sheeting and clean water will be the priorities," Matthews continued. World Vision is also concerned about the possible tsunami that is reportedly heading for the region and as far as Asia as a result of Chile's quakes. The agency's disaster response teams are contacting offices across the region to alert them for the possibility of a major tsunami. Chile is prone to large earthquakes. After the 7.7 quake in northern Chile in November 2007, World Vision was one of the first responders in the area and set up a Child-Friendly Space -- a safe and secure place for children to recover from their trauma -- to serve the needs of the quake's youngest survivors. Since 1980, World Vision Chile has been implementing development projects reaching about 100,000 children and adults within the country's poorest, most marginalized communities, including a focus on education and microfinance opportunities for poor entrepreneurs. The public can help by visiting http://www.worldvision.org or calling 1.888.56.CHILD. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. -> World Vision Assessing Damages, Preparing to Respond to Chile Earthquake SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Vision is preparing to respond to the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile, working with its regional offices to transport emergency relief supplies and getting ready to send more staff to support the relief response. The Christian relief and development organization's first relief flight, in coordination with the Bolivian air force, is tentatively planned to depart for Chile later today – with relief supplies like tarps, blankets, plastic sheeting, and collapsible water containers for survivors. Airport closures in Chile are forcing delays in the plane's departure. "It happened in the middle of the night. Everyone was sleeping, and there was no time to escape. Many houses are destroyed; even large buildings have collapsed," said Mariela Chavarriga, Emergency Advisor with World Vision in Chile. "Main roads have been destroyed and communication is very difficult. We are trying to connect with our regional offices but all the phone lines are down." World Vision has worked in Chile for 30 years and has more than 100 staff in the country, many living and working in areas close to the quake epicenter. The aid group has worked extensively in the south of Concepcion, the city that has been hardest hit by the earthquake, as well as in the capital of Santiago. "This quake will not be like the one in Haiti," said Steve Matthews of World Vision's global rapid response team. Matthews and other top relief experts are coordinating early plans for World Vision's response in Chile from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where the aid group continues to respond to the massive quake in Haiti last month. "Haiti was concentrated and that led to the challenge of tons of aid and hundreds of aid workers being sent into a small zone. This quake off the Chilean coast has potential to reach remote areas and thus it will be extremely difficult to assess the number of deaths and amount of damage, but we can expect that children and families will have taken the brunt of it. World Vision has the experience to know what survivors will need in the opening moments. Blankets, tarps, plastic sheeting and clean water will be the priorities," Matthews continued. World Vision is also concerned about the possible tsunami that is reportedly heading for the region and as far as Asia as a result of Chile's quakes. The agency's disaster response teams are contacting offices across the region to alert them for the possibility of a major tsunami. Chile is prone to large earthquakes. After the 7.7 quake in northern Chile in November 2007, World Vision was one of the first responders in the area and set up a Child-Friendly Space -- a safe and secure place for children to recover from their trauma -- to serve the needs of the quake's youngest survivors. Since 1980, World Vision Chile has been implementing development projects reaching about 100,000 children and adults within the country's poorest, most marginalized communities, including a focus on education and microfinance opportunities for poor entrepreneurs. The public can help by visiting http://www.worldvision.org or calling 1.888.56.CHILD. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. -------------------------------------------------------------------- World Vision Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/WorldVisionUSA World Vision Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldvision

organization: -> Faith-Based Disaster Relief
mission: Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Our mission World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God. -> Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Our mission World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

town: -> Concepcion
mission: Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Our mission World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God. -> Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Our mission World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

mission: -> Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Our mission World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

status: Open -> Standby