Oxfam International tsunami fund: second year report

This report outlines Oxfam’s many achievements, the challenges it faced and the sometimes painful lessons it has learned. Oxfam and its partners have made, and continue to make, a positive and lasting impact on people’s lives. Since the tsunami struck, they have assisted an estimated 1.8 million people. Hundreds of thousands of tsunami survivors now have access to safe water and sanitation facilities, or once again have a sustainable livelihood. Oxfam’s tsunami response will last four years, but as a result of the differing needs in tsunami-affected communities, they have already concluded some programs. This includes all work in the Maldives, where $873,000 were spent on water and sanitation activities, and with some communities in Somalia and on the eastern coast of Aceh. Oxfam seeks to close completed programs in a responsible and sustainable way, in close consultation with affected communities, local authorities and partners.