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SRI LANKA: Post-Conflict Projects, 2012

By admin • Jan 14th, 2012 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Education, Featured Projects Home, Health, Program Area, Projects, Region, South Asia, Women And Children

In the aftermath of both the 2004 Tsunami and decades of civil war, Operation USA is addressing the humanitarian crisis that continues in Sri Lanka.



HAITI: EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY PROJECT—L’Athletique d’Haiti

By admin • Sep 1st, 2011 • Category: Cuba & Haiti, Current Projects, Development, Disaster Response, Disaster Response - Haiti Earthquake, Education, Featured Projects Home, Health, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, Women And Children

Operation USA is currently partnering with local Haitian NGO L’Athletique d’Haiti to construct a cafeteria to meet the increased demand created by recent disasters.



CALIFORNIA: Clinics Supply Program

By admin • Jan 13th, 2011 • Category: Development, Featured Projects Home, Health, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, United States, Women And Children

For over 29 years, Operation USA has provided supplies, equipment and medicines—free of charge—to community clinics and health centers throughout California.



NEW ORLEANS: The Awesome Girls Mentoring Program

By admin • Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: Education, Featured Projects Home, Health, Program Area, Projects, United States, Women And Children

The Awesome Girls Program offers afterschool programming for girls, providing safety, shelter and nurturing in post-Katrina New Orleans.



NEW ORLEANS: Post-Katrina Mental Health Program for Children

By admin • Jul 11th, 2010 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Featured Projects Home, Health, Program Area, Projects, United States, Women And Children

Through the Children’s Bureau of New Orleans, this program provides specialized programs for children and families in the greater New Orleans area, with an emphasis on mental health, child welfare and advocacy.



SANTA ROSA, NICARAGUA–An Overview

By admin • Jul 10th, 2010 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Education, Featured Projects Home, Health, Latin America, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, Women And Children

In the 10 years since Hurricane Mitch devastated the region, Operation USA has made a long-term commitment to the village of Santa Rosa, Nicaragua.



CHENGDU, CHINA EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY PROJECT: Honeywell Three Villages United Primary School

By admin • Aug 10th, 2009 • Category: China, Development, Disaster Response, Education, Featured Projects Home, Program Area, Projects

Operation USA responds to May, 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province, China with the construction of a school, built in conjunction with Honeywell Hometown Solutions.



Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Disaster Response–An Overview

By admin • Jul 23rd, 2009 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Featured Projects Home, Health, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, United States, Women And Children

Operation USA continues post-hurricane projects in Louisiana and Mississippi–with an emphasis on community health clinics. Although there has been significant progress in much of the region, many residents are still struggling to reconstruct their lives.



Indian Ocean Tsunami: Disaster Response–An Overview

By admin • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Health, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, South Asia, Women And Children

One of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, Operation USA’s extensive relief work included projects funded in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and India.



Press Kit

By admin • Jul 22nd, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

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SRI LANKA: Learning Center for Girls

By admin • Jul 20th, 2009 • Category: Education, Program Area, Projects, Region, South Asia, Women And Children

Operation USA is supporting the construction of The Visions Learning Center, which will be built adjacent to the Kalagam Girls School in Colombo.



VIETNAM & CAMBODIA: Community Development and Microcredit Program

By admin • Jul 17th, 2009 • Category: Development, Education, Program Area, Projects, Region, Southeast Asia, Women And Children

Dedicated to working with poor in rural areas, Mekong Plus’ programs include livelihood training, microcredit, education and health care.



CAMBODIA: Cyclo Center Project

By admin • Jul 17th, 2009 • Category: Development, Education, Health, Program Area, Projects, Southeast Asia

Cyclo drivers are some of the most vulnerable people in Phnom Penh, often living/sleeping on the streets while supporting their families in the provinces. The Cyclo Center provides a variety of services to these individuals at risk.



CAMBODIA: Counseling Center for Women and Children

By admin • Jul 17th, 2009 • Category: Development, Health, Projects, Southeast Asia, Women And Children

A program for culturally ostracized HIV+ women and their children, providing skill training, health care and more.



SRI LANKA: Tsunami Disaster Response–Kallady Village Project

By admin • Jul 16th, 2009 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Health, Material Aid, Projects, South Asia, Women And Children

Operation USA’s largest Tsunami relief project has been in the fishing village of Kallady, Sri Lanka. As part of a long-term commitment to the village, ongoing projects continue.



Hurricanes Gustav & Ike: Disaster Response in the Gulf Coast, USA

By admin • Jul 11th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response, Material Aid, Projects, United States, Women And Children

Following a Category 2 hurricane on September 1, 2008, Operation USA responded with aid to Louisiana, Mississippi and parts of Texas.



Hurricanes Gustav & Ike: Disaster Response in Cuba and Haiti

By admin • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Cuba & Haiti, Current Projects, Disaster Response, Education, Health, Material Aid, Projects

In September 2008, Hurricane Ike slammed into the Caribbean hitting Haiti and Cuba, causing serious flooding, wind damage and crop devastation.



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By admin • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Gallery

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By admin • Jun 22nd, 2009 • Category: Gallery


Mid-West Floods: Disaster Response in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois

By admin • Jun 18th, 2009 • Category: Development, Disaster Response, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, United States, Women And Children

In June and July of 2008, back to back rain storms slammed the American Midwest causing some of the worst flooding in over a decade. Operation USA responded with emergency medical, shelter and nutritional supplies.



Airlifts: A History

By admin • Jun 18th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response, Material Aid, Projects

An overview of supply airlifts from 1979 to present.



ZAMBIA: Health Services for Congolese Refugees

By admin • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Africa, Disaster Response, Education, Featured, Health, Projects, Women And Children

Working in the Kala Refugee Camp in Zambia, this program educates Congolese refugees about disease prevention, women’s and children’s health, human anatomy and healthy living.



Cyclone Nargis: Disaster Response in Myanmar

By admin • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response, Health, Material Aid, Program Area, Projects, Region, Southeast Asia, Women And Children

On May 3, 2008 Cyclone Nargis, a category 4 cyclone, hit the Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar. Operation USA worked to provide medical supplies for populations not being reached by other humanitarian aid.



Hurricane Katrina: (Video) Help Focuses On Kids

By admin • Jun 16th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized


NPR’s The Story, “Just Back From Sri Lanka”: Featuring OpUSA’s Nimmi Gowrinathan

By admin • May 13th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response Program News, In The News

NPR’s The Story: Just Back From Sri Lanka, featuring OpUSA’s Director of South Asia Programs. Aired May 13, 2009



NEWS RELEASE: Swine Flu Prevention Aid Asked for San Diego Clinics

By admin • Apr 28th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response Program News, Health Program News, Material Aid Program News, News, Press Releases

Los Angeles-based International Relief Agency, Operation USA, Responds to Emergency Request from San Diego County-area Health Clinics.



VBS.tv, “Caught in the Crossfire”: Featuring OpUSA’s South Asia Director on the Situation in Sri Lanka

By admin • Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: In The News, News

South Asia Director Nimmi Gowrinathan speaks about the situation in Sri Lanka in Part 4 of the series, “Caught in the Crossfire”.



NEWS RELEASE: Operation USA Appeals for Funds to Aid Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka

By admin • Jan 28th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response Program News, Health Program News, Material Aid Program News, News, Press Releases, South Asia, Women and Children Program News

Joins Global Relief Community in Calling for Immediate Access to Conflict Zones for Humanitarian Workers



ACTION ALERT: Crisis In Gaza

By admin • Jan 8th, 2009 • Category: Disaster Response Program News, Material Aid Program News, News, Press Releases

OPERATION USA JOINS 25 MAJOR AMERICAN RELIEF AGENCIES IN EFFORT TO SEND MEDICAL AID TO CIVILIANS IN GAZA
JANUARY 8, 2009
Your support is needed for this urgent humanitarian crisis.
International aid organizations are mobilizing responses to the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Recent air strikes and a ground offensive have exacerbated an already serious humanitarian crisis for [...]



truthdigg.com, Richard Walden “U.S. Embargoes Compassion for Cuba”

By admin • Dec 20th, 2008 • Category: In The News

From truthdigg.com
In the 12 years since Operation USA began directly providing humanitarian aid to Cuba’s main pediatric hospitals and its much-lauded international medical school, licenses have had to be obtained from both the US Department of Commerce and the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury. The shorthand name for [...]



NEWS RELEASE: Jackson Browne Headlines Show For Hurricane Relief

By admin • Nov 1st, 2008 • Category: Disaster Response Program News, News, Press Releases

Proceeds from the November 29th concert will go help Operation USA to fund hurricane relief efforts tailored to meet local needs of families and health facilities in Cuba, Haiti and Texas.



NEWS RELEASE: Operation USA Speeds Relief To Texas In Response To Hurricane Ike

By admin • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: Disaster Response Program News, Health Program News, Material Aid Program News, News, Press Releases

LOS ANGELES (September 12, 2008)—Los Angeles based international relief agency, Operation USA, is responding to Hurricane Ike’s arrival in Texas and preparing a shipment of medical supplies and other essentials to health centers throughout the affected region. Operation USA is working with the Texas Association of Community Health Centers which is dealing with the medical [...]



NEWS RELEASE: Operation USA Plans Assistance To Cuba After Hurricane Ike

By admin • Sep 8th, 2008 • Category: Cuba & Haiti, Disaster Response, Disaster Response Program News, News, Press Releases

LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2008) Los Angeles-based international disaster relief group, Operation USA, announced today that it would send emergency assistance to Cuba’s main pediatric hospitals so that they could better respond to the medical needs of children stemming from the devastation caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Ike is hitting Camaguey Province, Cuba’s capitol, [...]



NEWS RELEASE: Operation USA Partnering With Gulf Coast Clinics In Preparation For Hurricane Gustav Response

By admin • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Disaster Response, Disaster Response Program News, Material Aid Program News, News, Press Releases

LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2008) The Los Angeles-based international disaster relief agency, Operation USA, is working with communities likely to be affected by Hurricane Gustav next week.
Operation USA was active in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita which struck Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi on August 29, 2005 (Katrina) and again in mid September, 2005 (Rita). [...]



NEWS RELEASE: Operation USA Appeals For Funds To Aid In Burmese Cyclone Disaster

By admin • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Disaster Response, News, Press Releases, Southeast Asia

LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2008)–Los Angeles based Operation USA has deployed staff already stationed in Asia to assess the needs of what is now an estimated 7 million people affected by the recent cyclone which destroyed or devastated wide swaths of Burma (aka Myanmar), especially in or near Yangon (formerly the capital Rangoon) and throughout [...]



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1997 Nobel Peace Prize as part of “The International Campaign to Ban Landmines”