Tsunami: Four Years Later
As we near the fourth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, we want to thank you for making our relief efforts possible through your generosity.
A Look Back: Four Years After the Tsunami
In a world where news moves in real time, anniversaries often pass with little notice, or go unnoticed altogether. So it may be this year on December 26, when the fourth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami that struck Asia comes to pass. read more >>
New Houses, Communities and Lives in Indonesia
Scott Campbell, Aceh Director for CRS, supervised the long road to recovery for hundreds of thousands of people in Indonesia who survived the catastrophic tsunami of 2004.
Liz O'Neill, CRS Communications Officer for the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia, interviewed him for the four-year anniversary of the tsunami. read more >>
Financial Accountability
By the end of 2009—the five-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami—Catholic Relief Services anticipates that the overall spending on emergency relief and long-term construction in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia will be $203 million. read more >>
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How You Can Help
It is hard to believe that four years have passed since the Indian Ocean tsunami erased entire villages, washed away hundreds of thousands of lives, and left millions homeless, desperately grieving their loved ones who died in Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
As Catholic Relief Services looks back on the work accomplished in the last four years, we are filled with the hope shown by so many survivors and grateful for the generosity, prayers and commitment of all those who make our work possible. We thank you for the compassion you've shown for the thousands of innocent people whose lives were changed forever. read more >>
