Everybody is now aware of the terrible devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma, and of the subsequent difficulties being experienced by the population, and many are wondering how they can help.

A Burmese woman that we know -- Than Than Sein -- currently completing a doctoral thesis at the University of Camerino, is returning to her country on the 21st of May to help as a volunteer. She has offered to take any donations, ensuring that they will be used in the most useful way. Than Than may be contacted by email at: thanthan.sein (a) gmail.com or at her mobile: +39 366.361.7965.

Other possibilities for contributing are with the World Food Programme (www.wfp.org) and "Aiutare Senza Confini" (www.aiutaresenzaconfini.org), an organisation that works with refugees.