When crisis strikes

Immediately after the devastation wreaked by 2004’s tsunami, we reacted, talking to the local community, and working to ensure that relief measures provided were relevant and helpful to the people. Disaster management services, such as counseling and medical care, were made available to those affected in the coastal villages of the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

Creating a ‘Plan B’

In the wake of this natural disaster, we focused on the long-term needs of the communities involved. Much of this concerned re-establishing livelihoods, and finding alternatives to fishing for those who could not return to the seas. Our intention is to rebuild a devastated community’s infrastructure and economy to a higher standard than before.