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This book is dedicated to the many millions of people affected by the disaster who had the courage to get back to work quickly to rebuild their lives and those of their families. It is an attempt to provide a historical and photographic record of courage

This study is both an important work and counter-intuitive. When a major natural disaster of the magnitude of the December 2004 Tsunami or the October 2005 Pakistani earthquake strikes, the instinctive reaction of all concerned is to do whatever is

Report on the international workshop, October 2005, Ahmedabad, India

Microfinance has helped victims of disasters accelerate their recovery and diversify their livelihoods with more productive sources of income. Microfinance as an emergency loan has also

This report is an overview of the first 12 month-operation of Plan from relief to recovery Immediately after the tsunami in December 2004.

As Plan’s commitment to the communities and children in India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka reaches the halfway stage, 2 years after the disaster, this report scrutinizes goals achieved, and the factors responsible for their achievement: the psychosocial

At the end of December 2004, Plan joined people from neighbouring communities, local governmental and voluntary organizations, and the international community to respond to the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. It seems appropriate now both to reflect on

Clearly, in terms of disasters, the South-East Asia Region has been particularly hard-hit in the recent past. The earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004, which affected more than six countries of this part of the world, was one of the worst natural

The tsunami left an overwhelming path of destruction in its wake. More than 230,000 people lost their lives, some 400,000homes wee reduced to rubble, and the livelihoods of as many as five million people were thrown into jeopardy. The earthquake and waves