Tsunami Recovery for 400 Sri Lankan Families

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Tsunami Recovery for 400 Sri Lankan Families

Summary

Help 400 Sri Lankan families recover from the tsunami by reconstructing their means of earning income, rebuilding infrastructure, and assisting community development. read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $25,200 was raised for this project.

Received $25,200 from 3 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The tsunami destroyed much of the village of Mullaitivu, including the fishing boats and other means of income generation, homes, schools, roads, and water facilities. SEED (Social Economical and Environmental Developers) provided emergency relief directly after the tsunami and now wishes to provide economic, infrastructure, and social development to 400 families in Mullaitivu. SEED uses the participatory approach, ensuring the rehabilitation projects align with the wishes of the community.

Activities

This project will: assist fisherman in rebuilding their boats, engines, and nets; support new income-generating activities; build permanent homes, toilets, roads, schools, and drinking water facilities; and help develop social community groups.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $25,200

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $25,200. The original project funding goal was $50,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.ashoka.org/fellows/tsunamirelief_fellows.cfm)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

One thousand families in North Eastern area of Sri Lanka have permanent housing and proper sanitation for safe and healthy living. There are sufficient income generation activities and education services to empower individual self-sustainable living.

Project Message

The long-term war affected families recently devastated by the tsunami will rebuild their lives as a peaceful community. They will regain confidence and trust in each other and in their country.
- Mr. P. Narasingham, Chairperson