A fresh start for disaster survivors
| From Africa to Indonesia through to the Middle East, the past 12 months brought several crises that demanded an immediate response. But 2006 was also a year in which we helped communities across the world recover from earlier disasters and rebuild their lives.
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More than one year on from the Pakistan earthquake, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is still very much taking a hands-on approach – building 13,500 new emergency shelters and improving healthcare for local communities.
As the second anniversary of the tsunami passed, hundreds of high-quality, earthquake-resistant homes – constructed by the British Red Cross – were ready for Indonesian families.
Ida Sabri was overwhelmed by tears as she entered her new home, along with her husband Abdullah and young son Fadri.
She said: “I was so stressed thinking about the house but this is like a medicine for us. We are very thankful to the British Red Cross and people in Britain for helping us.”
And this is just the beginning. In 2007, 1,900 further houses will be completed – and financial support provided to a further 3,400 families – in Indonesia. The next year will also see additional financial support work in up to 30 villages in Sri Lanka and the completion of more than 200 houses in the Maldives.
Responding and rebuilding
Ready in the UK
Life-saving help
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