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LATEST NEWS:
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Sri Lankan Tsunami Survivors
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- Sri Lanka - Shelter Update
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ACTIVITIES:
The
tsunami that
battered Sri
Lanka killed
more than 31,000
people, displaced
half a million,
and destroyed
medical facilities,
schools, roads
and other infrastructure.
An estimated
400-thousand
people lost
their means
of making a
living. In addition,
many Sri Lankans
have been traumatised
by the tragic
events of December
26, 2004. The
Government of
Sri Lanka estimates
in total one
million people
were affected
by the disaster.
IOM
already had
a substantial
presence in
the country
when the tsunami
struck, after
opening a
mission in
Colombo in
2002 and establishing
several field
offices as
part of its
work to help
internally
displaced
people, refugees,
migrant workers
and irregular
migrants.
This allowed
IOM to respond
immediately
to the massive
humanitarian
crisis - ferrying
food and other
emergency
supplies to
hard hit coastal
regions, providing
tents and
emergency
shelters,
along with
transport
and logistical
support for
Sri Lankan
government
bodies and
other aid
agencies as
they raced
to meet the
needs of an
estimated
one million
people caught
up in the
disaster.
Now
the focus
has shifted
from emergency
relief to
longer-term
recovery and
reconstruction.
To this end
IOM's Tsunami
Response Programme
is supporting
the Sri Lankan
government
in supplying
transitional
accommodation
for the displaced,
rebuilding
people’s
means of making
a living,
providing
health care
and psychosocial
support to
the many people
injured and
traumatized
by the disaster,
and preventing
human trafficking
of vulnerable
tsunami survivors,
just to name
a few. IOM
has further
expanded its
presence to
include 11
field offices
to ensure
the swift
implementation
of relief
and reconstruction
activities.
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Emergency shelter assistance to extremely vulnerable individuals |
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Partners: |
District(s): |
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Total: 100,000 IDPs
Men: 20%
Women: 20%
Children: 60% |
Government Agents (GAs), Sri Lanka Red Cross, Sarvodaya/SEEDS, and local CBOs and NGOs |
Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Matara districts |
US$6,400,000 |
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Objectives:
- To facilitate resettlement of tsunami victims in government-approved locations through the provision of temporary shelter.
- To reduce the health and social problems of displaced persons residing in camps through the provision of emergency shelters to families.
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| Registration of displaced families |
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| Beneficiaries: |
Partners: |
District(s): |
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Total: 360,000 IDPs
Men: 20%
Women: 20%
Children: 60% |
Government Agents (GAs), Sri Lanka Red Cross, Sarvodaya, local CBOs and NGOs. |
Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Matara districts |
US$600,000 |
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Objectives:
- To help government and humanitarian agencies to provide effective relief and rehabilitation assistance as well as provide vital data needed for post-emergency planning.
- Registration in the broader context of IOM’s programme activities would assist in the following manner:
- To obtain a clear idea of the size and profile of the caseload
- To identify beneficiaries for specific types of assistance or to determine eligibility for certain programmes.
- To efficiently plan and implement the assistance programmes.
- To register displaced individuals, their resources, and needs.
- To share information with government and humanitarian agencies.
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| Beneficiaries: |
Partners: |
District(s): |
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Total: 15,000 IDPs
55% are men
10% are women
35% are youth
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Government Agents (GAs), and local CBOs and NGOs
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Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Matara districts
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US$2,250,000 |
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| Objective: To allow affected persons to be self-supporting through assistance to re-establish livelihoods in the sectors of agriculture, animal husbandry, and small businesses (vendors, small food processors)
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| Medical and psychosocial community support to displaced populations |
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| Beneficiaries: |
Partners: |
District(s): |
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Total: 20,000 IDPs
25% are men
25% are women
50% are children
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Government Agents (GAs), Sri Lanka Red Cross, and local CBOs and NGOs
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Trincomalee, Batticaloa , Ampara, and Matara districts
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US$1,400,000 |
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| Objective: To identify and address increased mental health problems of IDP population, including suicide and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
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| Return of qualified nationals |
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| Beneficiaries: |
Partners: |
District(s): |
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Total: 100,000 IDPs
20% are men
20% are women
60% are children
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Government Agents (GAs), Sri Lanka Red Cross, and local CBOs and NGOs |
Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Matara districts |
US$500,000 |
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| Objective: To expedite reconstruction efforts of affected local communities by rapidly repatriating qualified Sri Lankan human resources from abroad
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| Transportation and logistical support for emergency relief distribution |
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| Beneficiaries: |
Partners: |
District(s): |
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Total: 100,000 IDPs
25% are men
25% are women
50% are children
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Ministry of Social Services, Ministry of Transport, Government Agents (GAs), Sarvovdya, Registered Transporters, other NGOs
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Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Matara districts
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US$5,100,000 |
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| Objective: To coordinate the transportation and delivery of shelter and non-food relief materials to persons displaced by the tsunami
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TOTAL FUNDING REQUEST: US$16,250,000 |
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mary Sheehan
IOM Colombo
Tel: +94 777 701 402
RELATED LINKS:
Sri Lankan Parliament Select Committee on Natural Disasters
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