Restoring a livelihood

Project region: Little Andaman and South Andaman Islands

Duration: 2 years (January 2006 to March 2008)

Aim: Setting up community centres

Course of action:

• building and repairing 7 community development centres
• training courses: sewing, crafts, cooking, computing and medicinal plants
• organising self help groups

Training centres

A number of training courses; from sewing to cooking were set up in the 7 new or refurbished buildings.
The women have set up self help groups to improve the quality of life in the community.

Local partners: WBVHA (West Bengal voluntary Health Association)

Reequipping fishermen

Project region : Little and South Andaman islands

Duration : 2 years (January 2006 to January 2008)

Aim : supporting the local fishermen

Course of action :

• distributing fishing equipment
• financial support for the 5 fishing cooperatives
• organising groups of fishermen
• building and repairing fish boats

Helping to maintain fishing

Straight after the tsunami we organised a first wave of support by distributing equipment to the local fishermen and financing the fishing cooperatives.

Our long term project was to organise the fishermen into groups, repair or replace their boats and restore their livelihoods
 

 Local partner : WBVHA (West Bengal Voluntary Health Association)

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