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Report of Maldives Tsunami Project Closure – 25th May 2005
CRS sent a total of 4 teams to the Maldives, giving gas stoves and kitchen basics to approx 1,000 households on over 30 islands to re-start home/family cooking!
In March a team of six went and did distribution on 2 islands, to approximately 450 families. CRS also did needs assessment on another atoll. The Government of the Republic of Maldives is transitioning from Relief to Redevelopment and initiated discussion on Community Development. In particular National Disaster Management Centre is looking to develop social cohesion between the local residents on islands with relocated IDP’s - arrivals from other islands that were damaged by tsunami.
In April, a small team of only 3 went, Dr Annelies Wilder Smith of Tan Tock Seng’s Travelers Clinic and Associate Professor of Public Health presented a Community Development Education seminar to a group of 20 Maldivians including 2 Cabinet Ministers, Heads of Department of various government ministries, leaders from NGOs such as UNFPA, WHO and Maldivian NGO’s plus business and community leaders.
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Also Florence Chiang, an Occupational Therapist did some consulting and training at a number of facilities in the islands.
The post tsunami work in the Maldives is in transition as we prepare proposals and seek new partners for this next, longer term phase for Community Development Education.
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We wish to thank all donors, volunteers here and team members to Maldives, along with their organizations that have made this relief project a success.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a delegation to Maldives in April and they informed us that they were pleased to hear from the Maldives Chief Coordinator, National Disaster Management Centre that CRS, a small Singapore group had done a good work and "our nation proud". |
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