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Rebuilding lives and livelihoods
CAFOD has spent more than £30 million of tsunami funds, helping people in Sri Lanka, India and Aceh, Indonesia piece their lives and livelihoods back together
The devastation left by the tsunami that swept through south and south east Asia three years ago required a reconstruction effort comparable with rebuilding Birmingham twice.
But thanks to unprecedented public generosity and the response of aid agencies on the ground, the scale of rebuilding work in just a short space of time has been staggering.
Lives and livelihoods
A global network
CAFOD works through Caritas International, the global network of Catholic agencies, to rebuild after the tsunami as well as other organisations.
CAFOD and the organisations we support have taken a leading role. We have spent more than £30 million – £10 million of which was donated directly by our supporters – helping people in Sri Lanka, India and Aceh, Indonesia.
By March 2009 we expect to have spent a total of £34 million responding to the tsunami – £24 million of which came from the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).
Country by country
India: Our partners have built more than 1,000 houses along with 16 net and fish drying yards where fishing communities can prepare their catch for transportation and sale.
Sri Lanka: Six schools, a community centre and almost 1,500 houses have been completed – and many more are under construction.
Indonesia: Our partners have built 20 schools, seven health facilities, more than 400 water and sanitation systems and 1,300 houses. A further 246 will be finished by the end of 2008.
Around 4,000 houses have been built across the region with CAFOD funds, creating new homes and communities for more than 16,000 people.
Equally important is addressing the unseen cost of the tsunami – the trauma and the grief of those who lost everything.
Some of our partners are providing counselling for children, helping them to come to terms with their loss.
We are also teaching communities how to better prepare for future disasters, providing tools and training to help people rebuild their livelihoods and setting-up community projects so people feel they are regaining control of their lives.
