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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.
Syria on the ground – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to RNZ Nights
November 23, 2017 | News
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Bryan Crump from RNZ Nights about how things are in Syria and how those on the ground see the future.
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Radio NZ Morning Report about ending the war and keeping families alive
November 1, 2017 | News
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Radio NZ Morning Report about ending the war and keeping families alive.
Eight-year-old’s fundraising efforts aid families in Aleppo
October 17, 2017 | News
War-torn Aleppo is pretty far removed from most eight-year-old's radars but not so for one Upper Hutt schoolgirl.
TEDx Tauranga 2017 – ReliefAid’s Mike Seawright talks about delivering humanitarian work abroad
October 6, 2017 | News
Having spent over a decade delivering humanitarian assistance to families living in the world's war zones Mike is one of 10 speakers headlining the fifth TEDxTauranga event.
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Newshub’s the AM Show about what’s next for Syria
July 19, 2017 | News
ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright talks to Duncan Garner from the AM Show about the challenges of delivering aid in Syria.
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright speaks to The Cafe about the ongoing conflict in Syria
June 22, 2017 | News
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright talks to Mel Homer and Mike Puru from The Cafe about how families in Syria continue to suffer as a result of 6+ years of war.
Mike Seawright on Syria
June 21, 2017 | News
Founder and Executive Director of ReliefAid Mike Seawright talks to partner ShelterBox UK about the distribution of shelter and education aid into Syria
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright speaks to Newshub’s the AM show on the 6th anniversary of the Syrian civil war
March 15, 2017 | News
NewsHub Duncan Garner spoke to ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright and Otago University Politics Lecturer Professor Bill Harris about the Syrian conflict six years on.
