Project: Post Tsunami Health Education & Livelihood Promotion (HELP)
Location: Tamil Nadu
Start: 1st May 2006
Finish: 30th April 2009
Donors: ADRA International, Private Donors

Budget: $ 1.36million USD

Beneficiaries: 15,382

Objectives: To improve the livelihood, health, and educational status of most poor and vulnerable tsunami-affected community members in Tamil Nadu, India.

Activities: COMPONENT ONE: Livelihood Restoration and Development.

1. Two villages will have deep bore wells installed ensuring continuous irrigation for the tsunami affected agricultural lands to raise the crops in 150 acres of land covering the population of at least 250 marginal farmers.

2. Increasing the efficiency of farming in the target villages with the assistance of seeds through seed banks, and seedlings by gradually applying SRI (Systemic Rice Intensification) techniques, composting, and crop diversification.

3. One agricultural tsunami affected village will be benefited by involving the community in pond fishing (aquaculture) by 40 self-help group women in the village.

4. Diversified small-scale enterprises for 9 agricultural and livestock related livelihoods are available in the villages augmenting the village economy.

5. 1,200 self-help group women members and 300 male farmers will have sustained access to micro-credit services through internal lending scheme and bank linkages that are sufficient and feasible to meet their entrepreneurial business needs.

COMPONENT TWO: Assistance in Health, Education and Development (AHEAD).

1. Population of 3,600 in 12 villages and 2,411 children from 11 primary and secondary schools will have access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

2. Target people have improved understanding, attitudes, and practices to utilize the provided water and sanitation facilities.

3. Target beneficiaries (adults and adolescents 13 to 45 years) in 15 villages will have enabling environment through improved understanding, attitudes, and practices to lead a healthy lifestyle free from unwanted health outcomes and behavior, including HIV/AIDS.

4. 15 disaster mitigation/preparedness committees established, trained, and functioning in 15 target villages to mitigate the effects of future natural disasters.

Outcomes: To alleviate the lives of the tsunami victims in the state of Tamil Nadu.