“The memory is still very painful to me,” G. Raju recounts in a faltering vice. Yet, there was nothing he could do. The flood waves were six or seven meters high and he could not reach his house and his family. He still vividly remembers the horrible scenes of devastation the tsunami left in its wake three years ago as it swept through his coastal village in southern India. Read more...

Three years ago, Susantha Jayalath survived the tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean and devastated the coast of Sri Lanka. He lost his fishing boat and nets, but within weeks he sold his wife’s jewelry to make the down payment on a new boat. Then a war got in the way of earning a living, and life for Jayalath remains stalled long after the waves receded. Read more...

A string of recent dedications of newly constructed post-tsunami housing in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was reason to celebrate. But it was also an opportunity to take stock and explore ways to respond to future disasters. Read more...

With support from DanChurchAid, Lutheran World Service/India (LWSI) has initiated a livelihood support and a community based disaster preparedness (CBDP) programme in 50 tsunami affected non-ocean fishing and dalit communities of Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu state. As part of the project, women will receive special attention by way of getting vocational training for alternative livelihood options. Read more...

A multiplication effect is one way that Linda Tiongco, who is working for the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International in Sri Lanka, describes the progress that has been made in the recovery from the December 26, 2004, tsunami. Read more...

Since the tsunami hit Sri Lanka and destroyed the livelihood of thousands of people and killed several thousands, DanChurchAid has been working through local partners to provide emergency assistance and to assist the affected population in recovering and rebuilding their lives. The work is challenging as Sri Lanka is also very much affected by the ongoing conflict between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). Read more...

DanChurchAid has made its best efforts to respond to the Asian tsunami, addressing immediate humanitarian needs of the survivors and is in the process of supporting rehabilitation and recovery efforts. The tsunami recovery programme will continue until the end of 2008. Read more...

The international evaluation of the 2004 Asian tsunami response, published Friday 14 July 2006, emphasised that local people extended the most important relief to the tsunami victims. DanChurchAid agrees. Read more...

The Dalit community was given the short shrift in the post tsunami scenario both by the government and the DCA partner the Lutheran World Service – India/ACT International included the 50 Dalit families of Thirumullaivasal village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state among its permanent housing beneficiaries. Read more...

Case study in India after tsunami 2005 by DanChurchAid partner Lutheran World Service/India Read more...

Govindan and Nilavati were a happy couple with four children, whose ages ranged from 8 to 15. Govindan, a fisherman and a boat owner in a small village in Tamil Nadu, earned around Rs 15,000 a month. Then came the Tsunami that tore apart their village and lives. Read more...

When Anjuman (14), Appu (10), Shiva (8), Jeevaratnam (6) and Anbarasi (4) lost their mother, Maleu, to the tsunami, their father also deserted them. But not before getting the compensation money from the government for his wife’s death. Read more...

Velmurugam (36) was repairing his fishing nets on the seashore when the Tsunami hit his village, Anichankuppam, in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. Read more...

India and Sri Lanka have received the majority of the relief aid provided by DanChurchAid. DanChurchAid received DKK 74 million (approx. USD 12 million) in connection with the tsunami. Read more...

DanChurchAid received DKK 74 million (approx. USD 12 million) in connection with the tsunami. In Denmark, hundreds of persons volunteered to help collect money for the victims of the tsunami. Read more...

After the tsunami 26 December 2004, DanChurchAid has worked in a number of fishing villages in India; rebuilding permanent houses, distributing boats, engines and fishing nets, and helping people restart their businesses. Read more...

During the reconstruction phase of the tsunami catastrophe in Sri Lanka, DanChurchAid has focussed on building temporary shelters and helping people regaining income and thus returning to a normal, everyday life as far as possible. Read more...