Tzu Chi provides permanent housings for
Tsunami survivors in Indonesia and Sri Lanka
More
than a year after the South Asia Tsunami, nearly 1,000 families
have moved into permanent housing in the Great Love villages
in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, with more than 3,300 houses currently
under construction in total. Over 5,200 metric tons of rice
has been received by the survivors from Taiwan Buddhist Compassion
Relief Tzu Chi Foundation (Tzu Chi), while three primary schools
and two high schools are currently under construction.
Currently at the long term phase of relief
efforts, Tzu Chi foundation continue to evaluate the essential
needs of the survivor victims in the Tsunami affected areas
of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand.
In Aceh, Indonesia, 3,700 families are
to be resettled to permanent housings in Neuheun, Panteriek
and Meulaboh. The three Great Love Villages will each include
a primary school, a community center and a health centers.
Attached with a front yard and back yard, the new home has
two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. Tzu
Chi volunteers also equipped the houses with essential appliances
and even Muslim prayer carpets.
A similar housing plan can be found in
the Hambantota Great Love Village. The construction of a 700
student high school and public centers such as neighborhood
center, kindergarten, a community centre are currently underway.
| INDONESIA,
ACEH |
|
Location
|
Area
|
No. of houses
|
|
Neuheun
|
40 hectares
|
2,000
|
|
Panteriek
|
19.2 hectares
|
700*
|
|
Meulaboh
|
27 hectares
|
1,000
|
| * 271 families moved into
the Panteriek Great Love Village on 26th December 2005,
one year after the Tsunami |
Table 1. List of Tzu Chi permanent housing
for Tsunami survivors in Indonesia, May 2006
| SRI
LANKA |
|
Location
|
Area
|
No. of houses
|
|
Hambantota
|
105 hectares
|
649*
|
| * Originally 1,000 houses
were planned. It was updated to 649 after receiving the
actual name list from the authorities |
Table 2. List of Tzu Chi permanent housing
for Tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka, May 2006
The three concepts of Tzu Chi international
relief efforts are: soothe the confounded heart, support the
essential needs of the survivors and assist the survivors
to become independent again. After the emergency relief and
medical assistance and the completion of tent areas in the
initial stages of the disaster recovery, the new homes in
the Tzu Chi Great Love Villages will provide a solid foundation
for the survivors to rebuild their future.
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