South Pacific Tsunami Disaster Recovery Fund
Samoa Islands & Tonga Tsunami Recovery Fund
Summary
A tsunami resulting from a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the South Pacific has destroyed entire villages. As of 10/1, the death toll is 150 in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This Fund will work with project partners to supply displaced residents with food, shelter, and other basic necessities in the wake of the disaster. Officials fear the death toll will rise as they reach more remote areas.
Activities
Provide food, water, emergency medical supplies and housing to residents displaced and affected by the earthquake and tsunami in the South Pacific which caused heavy damage and leveled entire villages.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,450
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $47,550
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Help residents of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga recover from the severe effects of this earthquake and tsunami.
Project Message
"I thought it was the end of the world. I have never felt an earthquake like that before."
- Salamo Laumoli, Director of Health Services: LBJ Trop. Medical Ctr
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Manmeet Mehta
1023 - 15th Street NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
United States
202-232-5784
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Project Sponsor
Organization
GlobalGiving
1023 15th Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington,
D.C.
20005
United States
202.232.5784
http://www.globalgiving.com
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Samoa
and can also be found under 
Disaster Recovery.
For more information about Samoa, read the Human Development Report on Samoa or the Wikipedia entry for Samoa.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 30, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
GlobalGiving works with local microfinance organization to provide tsunami relief
By Bill Brower - GlobalGiving Staff, October 15, 2009 11:19 AM
South Pacific Business Development is currently providing emergency supplies and working to hasten long-term recovery. SPBD is helping those affected rebuild their homes and their lives by providing financing to help purchase building supplies and start micro-enterprises.
Your generous donation to our relief fund will be going to this local organization. We will be replacing the general fund on our website with a project giving details of SPBD's activities (http://www.globalgiving.com/projects/samoan-tsunami-relief/). You will receive project updates as they are available from SPBD. Please contact Bill Brower (bbrower@globalgiving.com) with any questions.
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