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This publication highlights roles that grassroots women are playing in building resilient communities and insights emerging from resilience building efforts led by grassroots women in Peru, Jamaica, Honduras, Turkey, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India.

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This update marks six months since a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered the worst natural catastrophe in living memory. Within this relatively short period of time, a great deal has changed: the dead have been buried, the homeless have

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This report reflects on progress in the past two years and the contributions made to support the Government’s efforts by the World Bank, the Asian Development bank and the United Nations Team for Tsunami Recovery Support. It ends with an outline of what

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The report points out some of the concerns that come with the sudden development of a vulnerable community. This document is by no means an exhaustive report. It is more of a case study of the Irulas in Cuddalore district. This document is intended for

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This accountability report outlines Mercy Corps’ emergency response over the past year, focusing on program strategy, accomplishments, financial accountability and our vision for future efforts. We feel it is critical to report back to the people who make

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Health systems in many of the affected countries had been devastated. For example, in Aceh, Indonesia, 53 of the 244 health facilities were destroyed or severely incapacitated. Fifty-seven of the 497 provincial health office staff died, while 59 were

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This document is a summary by country of Care's recovery progress achieved in partnership with tsunami-struck communities in the 10 months following the disaster and and future plans.
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This people’s report is based on the work of 44 organizations and their discussions with 2,954 tsunami-affected people in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Thailand. The report presents people’s experiences and views in terms of whether they feel safer, if

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