AUGUST 2005 

LIVELIHOOD
The livelihood project helps those affected by the tsunami with either seed money or equipment to start small scale enterprises, by providing sewing machines for tailoring, nets, boats, buoys, bicycles, fish boxes for the selling of fish, equipment to make bricks, equipment for poultry farming etc

BOAT PROJECT
Fishermen who were affected by the tsunami were selected and provided with boats, engines, and nets etc.

HOUSING
The building of permanent housing which was reported in the previous report is under progress. Temporary shelters are still being provided as well.

WATER & SANITATION
Low-cost water purification systems were introduced to tsunami camps during the initial months following the tsunami. Subsequently the cleaning of wells to flush and purify contaminated water was carried out in hospitals, government buildings, businesses, schools and homes. Presently workshops are held to educate the public on sanitation and hygiene.  Wells and tanks are being installed in tsunami affected locations to provide clean water.

CHILDREN
A program called Butterfly Camp is held in tsunami affected locations to help children who have been affected by the tsunami to receive therapy through art - drawing, writing, painting etc. School packs are also provided for children along with recreational packs. A school pack consists of exercise books, pens, pencils and an instrument box while recreational packs consist of 2 footballs, 1volleyball, 1net ball, 2 softballs, cricket bats, 1 wicket set, 6 tennis balls, 1 carom board and 1 checkers board. 48,000 school packs and 230 recreational packs have been distributed to date.

ASSISTANCE TO TSUNAMI AFFECTED CHURCHES
Assistance is given to Churches which have been destroyed by the tsunami. The program titled ‘Care for caregivers’ provides a day out and a time of fellowship for affected Pastors and their families. Ministry packs provide tsunami affected Churches with Bibles, hymn books, guitars, tambourines and mats. ADT also assists to re-build churches broken down by the tsunami.

LIVELIHOOD
During the reporting period, 115 individuals were impacted in Jaffna through the Livelihood Project. The projects were poultry farming, brick making, goat farming, etc. In Batticaloa 420 families have received aid. Some of them were provided financial assistance, while others were given equipment to help start small scale businesses. 6,060 sewing machines and 20 water pumps, 3838 bicycles including fishing boxes and weighing scales were distributed to the beneficiaries from Pottuvil to Chenkaladi in Batticaloa. 1,515 individuals in Balapitiya and 12 others from Negambo also benefited through the Livelihood Project. The equipment for Poultry Farming, Goat Farming, Brick Making, Tailoring, Yoghurt Making, Dry Fish Making, Catering, making Cement Block etc. were provided by ADT

BOAT PROJECT
24 boats were constructed in Point Pedro; Jaffna - Discussions are being carried out to acquire a boat yard site in Galle.  

TESTIMONIES
ADT aid recipient, Batticaloa: “I lost my husband to the tsunami. Before the tsunami, we owned a business, but that too was swept away. After the tsunami, I had nothing, no means of making a living. But ADT helped me by providing me with financial assistance. Today thanks to ADT I have my own business, an eating house which is sufficient for me.”  Another aid recipient said, “Before the tsunami I didn’t have a job. My husband had left me and I was living with my parents. After the tsunami ADT presented a sewing machine to me. Now I earn Rs. 3500 per month (US$ 35), and I am able to take care of my parents with the money I earn.”  

PERMANENT HOUSING / TEMPORARY SHELTERS 
The construction of permanent houses in Jaffna is presently in progress. The foundation for 9 houses has already been laid. By the end of this reporting period, these 9 houses will be completed. The foundation work for 3,636 houses was initiated during this reporting period and 80 temporary shelters too were erected in Batticaloa. Land has been acquired to build 28 permanent houses in Galle and building operations will commence in September. While 1,616 temporary shelters have been erected in Hambantota, 5 houses have been renovated for the Malay community of Hambantota. In Mullaitivu, 150 temporary shelters have been put up.

CHILDREN
6 Change Maker clubs have been established in Trincomalee and each club has 60 children. Discussions are underway to launch 5 Sports Clubs as well. These will be in close proximity to the locations of the temporary shelters, providing a safe environment for children to play in. The team in Batticaloa held a workshop in computer knowledge for the students preparing for the Advanced Level examination. 15 students participated at this workshop. The Children’s Education Sector issued 1,925 school packs to schools and Churches during the reporting period. In Valaikalai a one day children’s programme was held where children came to play and study. The children were given school bags.