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Donate NowTVNZ 1 NEWS: Kiwi innovation helping improve lives in Syria
November 15, 2021 | Uncategorised
A Kiwi innovation is helping improve the lives of displaced families caught up in the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Otago Daily Times: Stoves bound for Syria to help in crisis
September 14, 2021 | Uncategorised
Kitset fireplace stoves manufactured in Dunedin are being sent to war-torn Syria to provide cooking facilities for those in need.
RNZ Nights: Getting Aid to Afghanistan
September 2, 2021 | Uncategorised
RNZ Nights Bryan Crump chats to Mike Seawright, Founder & Executive Director of ReliefAid who in response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, have commenced aid operations in Kabul and Bamyan Province. With teams on the ground their trucks are delivering food to families this week.
1XX: Frontline humanitarian action in Syria and Afghanistan
August 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid's Communications Director Anne Bulley talks to Radio 1XX Colin Magee about the humanitarian situation in Syria and Afghanistan.
RNZ First Up: Afghanistan an unfolding humanitarian disaster
August 16, 2021 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright talks to RNZ First Up Ellie Jay about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
Purposely Podcast: Nonprofit saving lives in conflict zones
August 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
Mike Seawright joined Mark Longbottom of Purposely Podcast to share his founder story with ReliefAid.
A decade of conflict in Syria & the global refugee crisis
June 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid's Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright, Dr Claire Achmad - ShelterBox New Zealand's Board Chair and Sally Ann Fletcher - ShelterBox Response Team Member, came together for a virtual panel discussion on a decade of conflict in Syria & the global refugee crisis.
Ponsonby News: Olympic Ambassador & Black Sticks legend Sam Charlton joins ReliefAid and St Mary’s College to BouncesBack for Syria
April 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
Well-hugged teddy bears, orange-beaked puppets and wooden handled skipping ropes were order of the day when Olympic Ambassador & Black Sticks legend Sam Charlton joined ReliefAid and St Mary's College to BouncesBack for Syria.
Stuff: Black Sticks star Sam Charlton supports aid programme for Syrian refugees
March 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
Sam Charlton walked onto the grounds of St Mary’s College and was greeted by smiles from 10-year old students, eager to try out a stack of brightly coloured hula hoops. Although best-known for her sharp midfield and defence, Charlton was up for a hula hoop challenge.
Olympic Black Sticks Legend Sam Charlton hula hoops to BounceBack4Syria
March 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
Olympic Black Sticks Legend Sam Charlton hula hoops to BounceBack4Syria
Kapiti News: Journey into Syria with Miss Digby
March 24, 2021 | Uncategorised
Novelist Patricia Donovan launches debut historical novel, donating the proceeds of her book The Remarkable Miss Digby to ReliefAid's work in Syria.
RNZ Morning Report: 10 years since start of Syrian crisis
March 16, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Syrian crisis has reached an unwelcome milestone, with 10 years having passed. Mike Seawright, the Founder and Executive Director of ReliefAid, spoke to Susie Ferguson.
