Surf Aid Completes Major Tsunami Recovery Work
After an intense year of work, Surf Aid has completed the major projects for the Tsunami Recovery Program in the Mentawai islands since the 25 th of October 2010 disaster.After the initial emergency response, seven recovery projects ran simultaneously across two islands, three of which were implemented by Surf Aid partners YRSM - Yayasan Reimar Schofield Mentawai and the IBU Foundation.
The projects were post disaster disease prevention and treatment, clean water, hygiene promotion, psychosocial support, mother and child health, emergency prepare and temporary shelter.
For communities directly affected by the Mentawai tsunami, Surf Aid are planning mother and child, livelihoods and sanitation programs during 2012 and in the second half of the year they will commence to roll out the next phase of the Malaria free Mentawai program throughout the islands.
The projects were post disaster disease prevention and treatment, clean water, hygiene promotion, psychosocial support, mother and child health, emergency prepare and temporary shelter.
For communities directly affected by the Mentawai tsunami, Surf Aid are planning mother and child, livelihoods and sanitation programs during 2012 and in the second half of the year they will commence to roll out the next phase of the Malaria free Mentawai program throughout the islands.
Dedi - Mentawai Surf Charter Boat Captain |