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MYANMAR & CHINA DISASTERS

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Myanmar

U.S.-based organizations

International Rescue Committee
International Medical Corps
Save the Children
World Vision
Doctors Without Borders
Global Giving: Myanmar
Other U.S.-based charities

Global organizations

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies
World Food Programme
UNICEF
UN Refugee Agency
CARE International
The Salvation Army



China

U.S.-based organizations

Chinese Philanthropy Global Partnership
Global Giving: China
World Vision
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
Half the Sky Foundation:
Other U.S.-based organizations

Global organizations

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross Society of China (RMB)
Care for Children
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