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Donate NowReliefAid founder discusses the situation in Syria with NewsTalk ZB Larry Williams
December 16, 2016 | News
Syria is once again the scene of heavy fighting affecting innocent families caught in the middle of the crisis. ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright spoke to Newstalk ZB Larry Williams about the latest on the situation. Read the full article and watch the video by clicking on the image below:
ReliefAid on BBC5 Live
December 15, 2016 | News
BBC Radio 5 Live – presented by Faye Ruscoe Mike’s interview begins at 06:30:00 and lasts 14:47 minutes. Click on the image below to begin playback.
Listen to ReliefAid Founder respond to comment ‘Syria Says West Doesn’t Really Care’ on BBC World Service
December 15, 2016 | News
BBC World Service – Mike’s interview begins at 00:40 until 04:37. Click on the image below to begin playback.
ReliefAid Founder discusses the Aleppo ceasefire collapse with NewsHub NZ’s Paul Henry
December 15, 2016 | News
The Syrian city of Aleppo is once again the scene of heavy fighting after a truce to allow civilians and rebel fighters to flee the war zone collapsed overnight. Relief Aid director Mike Seawright spoke to Paul Henry with the latest on the situation. Click on the image below to be re-directed to the interview
Mike Seawright talk to Adrian Goldberg on BBC Mornings
December 14, 2016 | News
Listen to ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright talk to Adrian Goldberg on BBC Mornings about the conflict and ReliefAid response in Aleppo Mike’s interview begins at 01:09:20 to 01:15:50
Founder of ReliefAid discusses the evacuations from eastern Aleppo on BBC Radio 4
December 14, 2016 | News
Listen to ReliefAid’s Mike Seawright on BBC Radio 4, discuss the situation surrounding the evacuations from eastern Aleppo which are meant to have started around 3am this morning – but the situation of those who were trapped in the city remains unclear. Click on the image below to listen to the show, Mike’s section begins
2016 is coming to an end but unfortunately our work is not.
December 12, 2016 | News
Your support has enabled us to deliver life-saving aid to over 39,000 men, women and children who living in a war zone do not have the basics necessary to survive extreme living conditions.
Aleppo is quickly moving from the crisis it was to a complete humanitarian catastrophe
December 7, 2016 | News
Mike Seawright from ReliefAid speaks to Radio New Zealand Nights Presenter Bryan Crump. Mike observes "Aleppo is quickly moving from the crisis it was to a complete humanitarian catastrophe" and explains what life's like for families living in the war ravaged city and the challenges of delivering aid.
ReliefAid – A local charity with global reach
December 4, 2016 | News
A charity based in Grey-Lynn has not been immune to the violence in Syria, having experienced the destruction of it's Aleppo City office and killing of staff by snipers.
ReliefAid Press Release: Aleppo residents without hope
December 4, 2016 | News
Aleppo residents have ‘no food, no water, and no hope’. Aleppo based staff from Kiwi humanitarian organisation ReliefAid ask ‘How could the world stand by as our people are killed?’
Civilians flee Aleppo to escape regime troops
November 29, 2016 | News
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright told Rachel Smalley the main emotion being held by his staff and the community is fear.
Syria where aid workers are deliberately and systematically targeted
September 22, 2016 | News
Mike Seawright, Executive Director of ReliefAid speaks to Newstalk ZB Larry Williams about the targeting of humanitarian workers and the challenges delivering aid in the most bombed city in the world.
