Following the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 and left 2 million homeless in 13 countries, we�ve been busy helping some of those affected in Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.
The British public responded with amazing generosity, donating �400 million to the Disasters and Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal. As a member of the DEC, we received �37 million from the appeal, as well as raising more than �10 million from our own website and individual church appeals.
Four years on we have spent more than �40 million � five times more than any previous emergency appeal. Our 33 partner organisations in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia have rebuilt thousands of homes and helped hundreds of thousands of people back into work.
Widows, orphans, mothers, and families now have stronger homes and are able to earn a living again.
Children are back at school, and grief-stricken relatives are able to think about the future.
Here's what your money has paid for � so far.
In Indonesia, our partners have:
� built 3,399 permanent houses and 1,320 temporary houses
� provided education to 18,323 children (helped them back into school with books, uniforms, bags and after school clubs)
� provided 150 fisherman with boats
� helped 15,756 people by providing them with skills training and interest free loans to start / restart their business
� provided trauma counselling to 17,967 people
In India, our partners have:
� built 16,503 permanent houses and 3,050 temporary houses
� provided education to 22,122 children (helped them back into school with books, uniforms, bags and after school clubs)
� provided 1,834 fisherman with boats
� helped 136,862 people by providing them with skills training and interest free loans to start / restart their business.
� provided trauma counselling to 24,715 people
In Sri Lanka, our partners have:
� built 4,740 permanent houses and 4,791 temporary houses
� provided education to 92,978 children (helped them back into school with books, uniforms, bags and after school clubs)
� provided 1,710 fisherman with boats
� helped 80,027 people by providing them with skills training and interest free loans to start / restart their business.
� provided trauma counselling to 45,769 people
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