Response to disasters: rebuilding lives after the tsunami

The devastating tsunami of December 2004 claimed many lives and badly affected thousands of fishers’ livelihoods in six provinces of the Andaman coastline. The waves damaged fishing boats, boat engines, and fishing equipment. To help fishers resume their livelihoods, Oxfam provided a revolving fund to 121 small-scale fishing communities located on remote islands to finance the repair and replacement of boat engines. In 2005, we distributed 2,920 sets of fishing gears and funded the repairing of 1,460 boats.

The fund, managed by the communities, is also used for occupational training and the operation of a community-based tsunami warning system. Oxfam and partners are now supporting the networking of the affected small-scaled fishing communities, strengthening their livelihood capacity, and restoring and conserving marine and coastal resources.

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Last updated: January 07