One Year On

A year on from the Tsunami disaster, work goes on in the affected regions.

The Mercy Corps has achieved an amazing amount, and there is still much to do:

From the hours after the disaster, we have known that recovery across the tsunami zone will take years, not months. We continue to work with communities to achieve strong, sustainable results.

It is important to remember that the Aceh and Sri Lanka recoveries are taking place in the context of long-standing civil conflicts. In Aceh, the tsunami has helped bring the two sides closer together. In Sri Lanka, it remains to be seen whether the recovery process will help ease tensions between the Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims.

Mercy Corps' recovery programs in Aceh and Sri Lanka are designed to bring people together, emphasizing their many shared goals over their past differences. In both places, the peace process and the tsunami recovery are totally interdependent: you cannot have success in one without progress in the other.

We want the legacy of our work to be not just a healthier and more prosperous region, but a more peaceful one as well.

A year has passed and so much has been accomplished - but much work remains. As the anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami nears, please consider a generous gift to let hard-working survivors know you're still standing with them.
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There's an opportunity to refresh your memory on Christmas Day when the special programme originally broadcast by Radio Six International at Easter is repeated at 16:00GMT.

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