Tsunami Recovery in Four Fishing Villages, India

Summary

In order to rebuild the livelihoods of surviving victims and protect children, we provide boats and fishing nets to fishermen; shelter for villagers, especially orphans, and medical/ school supplies. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Project is focusing on specific actions for about 300 tsunami victim families in four villages in southern India: three at Karunagapally, Edavanakad, Pallithodu near Kochi, Kerala, one near Chennai, Tamil Nadu (and initially one near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, component now completed). Villages are located in ex-disaster areas. Fully resuming fishing takes time, and the burden of feeding the family still falls in great part on women. Many families need medical help and children need go to school.

Activities

1. Distribution of household utensils, kerosene stoves, baby food, clean water, fishing nets, flashlights, medical/school supplies. 2. Volunteer and community assistance to repair fishing boats/engines, build new boats, and train young fishermen

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

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

Positive long-term impact will be the result of prompt action/funding: when a safe environment is re-created with basic needs--proper housing, clean water, tools--people can work again and children can safely go back to school, key for the future.

Project Message

“What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway; the good you do today, people may forget tomorrow: do good anyway."
- Dr. Claudine and Bernard Dussert, President/Treasurer, quoting Mother Teresa

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Claudine Dussert,
President and Treasurer
Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity
8617 Irvington Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20817
United States
1 301 530 5416
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity, Inc
Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity 8617 Irvington Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20817
United States
1 301 530 5416
http://www.mmpcharity.org

Learn more about Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje Charity, Inc and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Disaster Recovery.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 06, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

How to continue your support

By Volunteers Bernie and Mathew - Director and Project Field Supervisor, December 09, 2009 01:58 PM

Mathew Sebastian, Project Field Supervisor

More than three years after the tragedy, as relief has given way to the long and difficult process of reconstruction, it is essential to continue to support the efforts of affected and/or forgotten communities in regaining some normalcy and rebuilding their shattered lives.

A lot has been accomplished in 3 years. With close to 35,000 USD received in donations we provided boats and fishing nets to fishermen, shelter for villagers especially orphans, home reconstruction for families and medical/ school supplies.

Among the victim families of the natural disaster and other local poor families are talented but materially disadvantaged students who cannot pursue their dreams of a better educated life.

In the months ahead a special effort will be done to help 10 of these forgotten beneficiaries of the project. With 600 USD net (27,000Indian Rupees) per student per year we need to raise 6,000 USD to help them all for a full academic year which starts in Spring in Southern India.

As Field Supervisor (Mathew ), let me add for your information that deserving candidates selected (boys and girls) are studying for nursing, MBA, engineering or social sciences.

So, think fast, help quickly. Do something important. Change a life. Your valuable feedback is highly appreciated. Thank you.

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