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Donate NowCeasefires are not being honored, humanitarian access is almost zero
August 19, 2016 | Uncategorised
Mike Seawright, Executive Director of ReliefAid talks to Sky News Radio UK about how ceasefires are not being honored and humanitarian access is almost zero.
Human Catastrophe in Aleppo
August 17, 2016 | Uncategorised
Mike Seawright describes to NewstalkZB Reporter Larry Williams how no where and no one is safe in Aleppo City, including humanitarian organisation such as ReliefAid
The breaking of the ceasefire is killing our hope in peace as well as killing people
June 10, 2016 | Uncategorised
Mike Seawright describes to Fairfax Reporter Jo Moir how after years of fighting everyday Syrians are losing hope that the war will ever end.
Humanitarian situation in Syria is dire
May 27, 2016 | Uncategorised
Mike Seawright, Chief Executive at ReliefAid, talks to NewsTalk ZB Rachel Smalley from the Syrian-Turkish border.
ReliefAid: Delivering aid to Syria’s front lines
May 4, 2016 | News
As the war in Syria continues unabated, humanitarian relief organisation, ReliefAid is delivering emergency shelter support to families in Aleppo City.
Fundraising for syrians not making a profit the aim for Rangitikei teens
March 24, 2016 | Uncategorised
Three Rangitikei teenagers are turning the Young Enterprise Scheme upside down by choosing to make a difference over a profit. The Rangitikei College trio has teamed up with ReliefAid, a charity run by Aucklander Mike Seawright to deliver supplies into Aleppo City in Syria.
Kiwi Breakfast clubs changing the face of diplomacy at the Security Council
March 10, 2016 | Uncategorised
Just back from Turkey, Kiwi aid worker Seawright has spent the last two weeks co-ordinating supplies into Aleppo for 12,000 displaced Syrians.
The Kiwi providing shelter to tens of thousands of displaced Syrians
February 27, 2016 | Uncategorised
Mike Seawright speaks to Fairfax reporter Jo Moir about the difficulties of providing shelter and support to displaced Syrians, and the strain it places on him and his family
New Zealand-based humanitarian organisation ReliefAid deliver warm clothing to Aleppo’s troubled communities
January 27, 2016 | News
Local families, and their children, face a harsh winter. Timely then that the UK’s ShelterBox has been working in partnership with New Zealand-based humanitarian organisation ReliefAid to deliver warm clothing to Aleppo’s troubled communities.
Humanitarian charity delivers winter clothes to Syria’s orphan
January 2, 2016 | Uncategorised
ShelterBox has teamed up with New Zealand-based humanitarian organisation ReliefAid to deliver warm clothing to Aleppo's troubled communities.
Aid charity delivers clothes to Syrian children
December 31, 2015 | Uncategorised
UK's ShelterBox has been working in partnership with New Zealand-based humanitarian organisation ReliefAid to deliver warm clothing to Aleppo's troubled communities.
Syrian crisis continues to devastate
September 4, 2015 | News
Mike Speaks to Paul Henry about the humanitarian crisis in Syria, New Zealand's role in helping refugees and what New Zealand and the international community are doing about it.
