The 2004 tsunami had long-term effects on the land around the village of Periathazhai, India. All the soil was washed away and the ground water …
Tsunami Files
Tsunami Files #17: Taking their First Vacation
The women of the PWRDF-supported business group in Patchiapuram, India got to take their first ever vacation paid for entirely by themselves. They used some …
Tsunami Files #16: Cooperative Business
After the tsunami destroyed their livelihoods, women living near and in Matara, Sri Lanka turned to Savisthri- a PWRDF partner- for help in rebuilding their …
Tsunami Files #14: A Leg Up
Asia Pacific Stories, Emergency Response Stories, Featured, Refugees and Migrants Stories, Sri Lanka, Tsunami Files
Rasaniah Velluphillai proudly pointed at the members of her family who were building a new wall on their home. “We are expanding from our earnings …
Tsunami Files #13: Rising Above Caste
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Diviabarity looks like many other teenagers- bright, curious, engaged with her friends and her studies. Diviabarity is a Dalit, known traditionally in the Indian scheduled …
Tsunami Files #12: The Power of Self-Help Groups
That small room at the top of a steep external flight of stairs is where I met Princy, the computer instructor hosted a second gathering …
Tsunami Files #11: Rebuilding her Life
Lalitha DeSilva lost her home, her livelihood, and her husband in the December 26, 2004 tsunami. She and her six children were forced to live …
Tsunami Files #10: Skills for a Lifetime
Amali is one of ten young women, all refugees, who were students at the Batik Centre funded by PWRDF partner the Organization for Eelam Refugee …
Tsunami Files #9: Giving Back
When I visited the community of Vembar (South), the first stop was a small room at the top of a steep external staircase. I was …