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Tsunami – one year later in India

21/12/2005: 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.

More on tsunami:

How the money was spent

ACT International:

The ACT tsunami response

DanChurchAid has a long history in India cooperating with a number of local organisations for instance the relief and development organization CASA (Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action), The Lutheran World Federation ( LWF ) and The Arcot Lutheran Church.

CASA and LWF are big organisations with great experience in relief and emergency work, whereas The Arcot Lutheran Church is a smaller organisation locally anchored in southern India – one of the areas hardest-hit by the tsunami in India.

Both local knowledge and experience was decisive and crucial when the tsunami struck India.

In India, DanChurchAid has worked in a number of fishing villages; rebuilding permanent houses, distributing boats, engines and fishing nets, and helping people restart their businesses.

Based on an article by journalist Peter Høvring, published on www.noedhjaelp.dk , 20 December 2005. Translated and edited by Marianne Lemvig.