CARE across the tsunami region

CARE has been working in the tsunami affected region since long before the earthquake struck. The after-effects of this disaster are far reaching and CARE will continue to stay and help people rebuild their lives and become better off than they were before.

Here are just some of the ways in which CARE is helping the survivors.

We have...

Thailand

Many families have benefited from fishing equipment

given small grants to 8,699 families
helped people to learn how to best use their natural resources, for example, replanting mangrove trees
trained nearly 400 people to be better prepared for future emergencies
helped, with local youth groups, to run children's activities

India

constructed 446 toilets
repaired 146 toilets
trained 360 teachers on hygiene education
created 23 organic compost pits

Indonesia

Cash grants and loan programmes have enabled people to establish small businesses

given 5,000 families cash grants to kick start small businesses
facilitated workshops to set up village savings and loan programmes
built over 800 new houses
installed septic tanks in 1,010 homes

Somalia

given fishing gear to over 4,000 families
constructed nearly 200 toilets
built 5 new schools
enrolled 132 children in school
trained 21 teachers with the support of the Ministry of Education

Sri Lanka

Boats funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee

built 15 wells
cleaned 30 wells
built 149 toilets with a further 290 under construction
restored 1,430 people's livelihoods by helping them run small enterprises or work the land more efficiently
given plants, seeds, chickens, chicken feed and training to nearly 700 families
stockpiled emergency supplies, including soap, sarongs, underwear, plates, tumblers, pots, jugs and laundry soaps

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