Long-Term Recovery of Tsunami-Affected Villages

Summary

The project proposes to move efforts from immediate relief and rehabilation to long-term recovery of tsunami-affected coastal communities, which are vulnerable to similar future disasters.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

India is one of the countries most prone to disasters, both man-made and natural. However, it lacks a centralized disaster-mitigation effort. Moreover, schemes to deal with disasters often are not productive and do not take local perspectives into account. AIDMI is helping the poor in disaster-prone areas to create secure mechanisms and institutions as part of a comprehensive approach to disaster preparedness and quick recovery.

How will this project solve this problem?

Is providing a) livelihood relief, b) shelter repairing support, c) local capacity building, d) school safety initiative, e) micro credit support & f) micro insurance. AIDMI does these activities through coordination with govt. dept., & local CBOs.

Potential Long Term Impact

Schools and shelters would become safer against disasters. Microcredit activity will help accelerate the recovery of self-employed women and micro insurance activity will protect the beneficiaries or cover their risks in case of future disasters.

Project Message

Mainstreaming mitigation is not easy; everyone loves immediate relief. But in the long run, mitigation is worth it.
- Mihir R. Bhatt, AIDMI Director

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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