Author: Plan Asia
File size: 2.4mb
Number of pages: 44
Published: December 2005

Immediately after the December 2004 tsunami, Plan started emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia. As Plan was already operational in these countries, we could act quickly, utilising our extensive experience and well established contacts.

During that first year, Plan assisted more than 350,000 people living in 500 tsunami-affected communities. More than US$13,000,000 was invested in health, psychosocial support, education, habitat, livelihood recovery and child rights.

In the first 6 months post-tsunami, Plan focused on emergency interventions, but in the next 6, Plan moved away from emergency activities to long-term recovery and rehabilitation programmes. We were also dealing with issues such as the post-tsunami role of children, inter-agency coordination and accountability.

This 12-month report focuses on the stories of children. Their stories are the backbone of Plan's post-tsunami operation.