TSUNAMI SURVIVORS
REBUILDING LIVES
Emergency Alert — Updated 3/07
Background:
The nation’s response to the devastating tsunami that struck South Asia in December of 2004 was astounding. LWR received $20.4 million in donations to our Wave of Giving™ fund for South Asia. That amount will fully fund our long-term efforts to help communities recover from the disaster, while also addressing the conditions of chronic poverty that made them so vulnerable in the first place.
The generosity of the thousands of people who donated to Wave of Giving™ is having a profound effect on the lives of people half a world away. Now, more than two years later, you are helping people build and move into permanent homes, build schools and community centers, restore livelihoods, receive medical care and much more.
See www.waveofgiving.org for many inspiring stories of tsunami survivors and the most up-to-date information about LWR’s tsunami recovery efforts.
And please note: while Wave of Giving™ is fully funded, your donations to LWR’s general fund will help us respond quickly to the next emergency!
| LWR AND PARTNERS ARE HELPING |
Lutheran World Relief continues to work with partners in India, Indonesia and
Sri Lanka to:
- Provide basic healthcare services
- Build permanent homes and protect land rights of women and other marginalized groups
- Restore and diversify livelihoods
- Ensure access to clean water
- Construct schools and community centers that can double as disaster shelters
- Train communities in disaster preparedness
Provide psychosocial support and trauma counseling
MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Sollie, 410-230-2802, esollie@lwr.org
Lutheran World Relief is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy and social responsibility. LWR is a member of Action by Churches Together.
