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Media Release: Rebuilding Lives After The Tsunami: The Children's Road to Recovery

21 Dec 2006 10:00:00 GMT
Source: Save the Children - Australia

MEDIA RELEASE: 21 December 2006

TWO YEARS LATER – Rebuilding Lives After The Tsunami: The Children’s Road to Recovery

Two years have passed since the devastating South Asia tsunami of December, 2004. While the world’s focus has largely moved on, the children and families living in the wake of the disaster, still face a long road to recovery.

Thanks to the generosity of people around the world, Save the Children has helped children through the initial crisis and continues to support them and their families as they face new challenges.

Save the Children will build on recent achievements in child protection, education, health and livelihoods, broadening and deepening these programs through 2009.

Among our achievements over the past two years has been the successful transition from emergency response to the establishment of long-term development programs that help families become self-sufficient.

The attached report summarises the impact Save the Children has made in response to one of the world’s worst natural disasters.

Rebuilding Lives After The Tsunami: The Children's Road to Recovery
Two years have passed since the devastating South Asia tsunami of December 2004. While the world's focus has largely moved on, the children and families living in the wake of the disaster, still face a long road to recover [Adobe PDF, 378 Kb]

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Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation creating lasting change for children in need around the world. Save the Children Australia is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of 27 independent Save the Children organisations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in more than 110 countries.

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