Stories of Tsunami Survivors: One Year Later

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Tsunami Survivors:


A Carpenter Gets a New House Dana Sri, a carpenter, proudly points to a door that he carved for his house. The house was recently completed with Sarvodaya support. Read More	Mr. Dana Sri
Village President Tells How Sarvodaya Has Helped; Worries About Houses Mr. Jaya Dipan is the president of the Sarvodaya society in one of the villages completely destroyed by the tsunami. Every family in the village was displaced. Read More	Mr. Jaya Dipan
A Tsunami Survivor Lost His Business but Not His Entrepreneurial Spirit Mr. M. Abdul Rahman considered himself a rich man. The tsunami changed everything. Now he lives in a temporary shelter along with eight of his children. His sister and her family also camp in his yard since they lost everything, too. Read More	Mr. Abdul Rahman
A Retired Banker Rebuilds His Life 61-year old Shiva Ratna in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka survived the tsunami but lost his wife and a daughter. He often feels sick. But with Sarvodaya support he is rebuilding his life. Read More	Mr. Shiva Ratna
A Fisherman Lost His Leg but Not His Heart Formerly an active community member; Mr. Pallanyaham had been a leader organizing several social and religious activities. After the loss of his leg, Mr. he felt as though he was outcast from the community. Read More	Mr. Sihatambi Pallanayham
A Resilient Shopkeeper Ms.Sundradevi has somehow managed to pick up her life slowly, with the support of relief organizations. She even has a small shop where she sells prepared foods. Read More	Ms. Sundradevi