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Donate NowReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright talks to NewsTalk ZB Tim Dower about the situation in Syria
January 14, 2019 | News
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright talks to NewsTalk ZB about the situation in Syria
Talks of a ceasefire in Syria do not mean an end to the humanitarian crisis – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Duncan Garner from the AM Show
September 17, 2018 | News
The situation remains grim for families caught in the middle of a war they had no role in starting. While a peace deal may bring some respite it does not alleviate the urgent need for humanitarian assistance.
Terry Waite CBE talks to ReliefAid partner ShelterBox UK about why aid workers and civilians are #NotATarget
August 20, 2018 | News
In 1987, Terry Waite CBE was captured by Hezbollah and taken hostage for five years. He knows what it's like to work in conflict areas. He knows how it feels to be a target.
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright talks to NewsTalk ZB about welcoming refugees to our shore
August 19, 2018 | News
A humanitarian advocate says Cantabrians should be the first Kiwis to welcome refugees ... as they've been on a similar journey.
World Humanitarian Day – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to RNZ Nights
August 17, 2018 | News
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Bryan Crump from Radio New Zealand Nights about how civilian's and aid workers are being targeted in war zones across the globe.
Running for ReliefAid – The flying Dutchman joins the cause
June 8, 2018 | News
Flying Dutchman Anton Frima now living in Canada has challenged himself to a 55km Ultra-marathon to help families forced from their homes by fighting in Syria.
Helping the victims of the war in Syria – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to The Cafe
April 3, 2018 | News
Recently returned from the Middle East, ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Mel and Mike on The Cafe.
ReliefAid and the University of Auckland have partnered to help build the next generation of aid workers
March 25, 2018 | News
ReliefAid's Conflict Zone Humanitarian Practice course with the University of Auckland is helping build the next generation of aid workers.
Making a difference one stroke at a time
March 22, 2018 | News
On the anniversary of last year's WhaleAid Aleppo swim, which raised funds to deliver aid to Syrian families displaced from their homes, 11 swimmers took to the water again.
Second WhaleAid Aleppo swim – inspiring kiwis making a difference
March 15, 2018 | News
It is one year since the successful WhaleAid Aleppo swim, which raised $40,000 to deliver life-saving aid to more than 10,000 people forced from their homes to refugee camps in Syria. The WhaleAid Aleppo team are planning another swim ...
Seven years on the forgotten war still goes on in Syria – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to the AM Show
March 13, 2018 | News
Seven years on the forgotten war still goes on in Syria. It's taken the lives of over 200,000 people and it's showing no sign of ending. ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to AM Show Duncan Garner.
Crossing no man’s land – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright & TEDx
December 13, 2017 | News
Having spent over a decade delivering humanitarian assistance to families living in the world's war zones Mike's TEDx Talk "Crossing no man's land" tells of how he left the corporate world for conflict zones and found humanity at its best.
