Emergencies
Save the Children's Tsunami Response Program 2005-2009 Final Report
The earthquake that triggered the Indian Ocean tsunamis on 26 December 2004 was the world's largest natural disaster in the last 40 years. It led to over 200,000 people killed or missing and assumed dead. Fourteen countries were affected.
The Save the Children Alliance response to the tsunami also was the largest in its 90-year history. Worldwide the Alliance raised in excess of $284 million USD, and concentrated its efforts in the three hardest hit countries of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India, with assistance also provided in Thailand, and Somalia.
Haiti Earthquake Emergency Appeal
Just before 5pm on January 12 an earthquake devastated an already impoverished Haiti. With much of the city in ruins and a death toll estimated at over 200,000, the disaster is the country’s worst in over 200 years.
What’s in the kits we’re providing?
Hygiene Kits
- 5 toothbrushes
- Tube toothpaste
- Medium bath soaps
- Face towels
- 1 comb
- Nail clipper
- Pack of sanitary napkins
Stories from the field
Virania’s story, Indonesia
When the devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Padang, 7-year-old Virania and her family managed to run outside before their house caved in.
“I was scared and I felt dizzy,” Virania recalls.
Blog from Vietnam
Nick Finney, Emergencies Advisor for Asia, Save the Children
Friday 9th Oct
A busy few days in Hanoi. The time is spent planning for a succession of distributions in Hue and Quang Tri. We’ll start on Sunday, two days from now. We will distribute rice, household kits and hygiene kits to 15,000 households. Good coordination is key as there’s not much room for error. It’s worth remembering what 600 tonnes of rice looks like – 120 truckloads.
Asia-Pacific in Crisis
Our neighbours in the Asia-Pacific are in crisis. In September, Typhoon Ketsana has devastated the Philippines and Vietnam, and an earthquake and tsunami rocked Sumatra in Indonesia, and Samoa in the South Pacific.
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