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Forklift being loaded onto a local dhoni

How we helped tsunami survivors in 2005

Read a month-by-month account of how the British Red Cross responded to the Boxing Day tsunami in 2005.

Nahida Mohammed picking papaya in the Maldives

Nahida's story: picking papaya again after the tsunami

Mother-of-five Nahida Mohammed (39) has been helped to farm again thanks to a cash grant from the British Red Cross.

Saudiyya Kuda Manik tending her crops

Saudiyya's story: from bad land to healthy crops

Saudiyya Kuda Manik's family has been farming for generations. When the tsunami hit the wave washed away the crops leaving little behind but salinated land.

Smiley face of Mumthaz Ibrahim

Mumtaz's story: empowering the community after the tsunami

Community participation is an essential part of the British Red Cross' work in the Maldives. As a committee leader, Mumthaz is getting everyone involved.

Mohamed Saeed stands on a boat

Mohamed's story: back to fishing after the tsunami

Mohamed lost all his fishing equipment in the tsunami, but a cash grant from the Red Cross means he now makes more money than he did before the tsunami.

Ahumad Ali stands in front of his new house

Ahumad's story: a new nest for tsunami survivors

Ahumad Ali (49) and his family are among 44 families that moved into their new homes on Fonadhoo island in April 2008.

Maldivian woman receiving domestic skills award

Training volunteers in household technology

Families moving into new homes have been trained in domestic skills, such as rewiring electric power points and fixing hinges and window catches.

The British Red Cross is building more than 250 houses in Pulo Aceh, Indonesia

How we helped tsunami survivors in 2006

Read a month-by-month account of how the British Red Cross responded to the Boxing Day tsunami in 2006.

People carrying boxes

How we helped tsunami survivors in 2007

Read a month-by-month account of how the British Red Cross responded to the Boxing Day tsunami in 2007.

A Red Cross delegate surveys tsunami destruction in Sri Lanka

How we helped tsunami survivors

Houses, livelihoods, cash grants - find out how we've helped tsunami survivors in Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

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