Fishermen in Phuket, Thailand need engines and nets

We are surveying the local community for mid term needs.

Most fishermen living on the west coast which was affected by the Tsunami have lost part, or most of their equipment.

I am aiming at making a list, but any well intentioned donors could perhaps start organising the operation, I am estimating up to a hundred on this island

Ideally, volunteers interested in helping with this project would coordinate with International Fishermen Associations and local representatives as they can help 'rationalise ' the effort so that help is distributed equally around individuals based on their existing condition, extent of the losses and economic need

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Fish is indeed becoming more expensive around here and currently most supply is imported

One lady, Sirithai50@hotmail.com, who was affected by the wave and lives on a beach, has volunteered to coordinate close to her, north of Phuket. She has also lost her entire business and may need some wood and a hand to build her shop

Contact me through the link available in my signature if you need to contact me

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Boats and Fishing Nets Needed in Nagore, Tamil Nadu, India

NAGORE (TN): The tidal waves from the sea devoured their near and dear ones and all belongings. Yet, the sea beckons them, as irresistibly as ever, for a hard-earned living and to end a life on others' mercy.


The fishernmen of this village, who survived the tsunami onslaught, are restless to return to the sea for earning a living instead of staying in relief camps.

"Give us boats and fishing nets. We want to go to the sea and earn livelihood on our own. For how many more days should we stand in such queues waiting for food and water?" says Mayyalakan, a fisherman.

Source: The Times Of India, 11 Jan 05

India: Help a child get back to school

Narain had wrote to us about his effort in getting TN kids get back to school:

We along with the Akshara Advertising agency has launched a website aiming at helping children in TN to get back to their school. As you aware of the fact that, they lost all the things, we tried to help them with basic School support materials.

The cost of each kit is Rs.225 (approx US$ 5) and you can do your bit, by visiting this link.

Party in the Middle East to raise relief funds for Tsunami Victims

Party in the Middle East to raise relief funds for Tsunami Victims:

A major event is to be held on Thursday 13th January 2005 in Bahrain to raise funds for the tens of thousands killed in the Tsunami that obliterated much of the coastline of South East Asia last week. The idea was spawned by Radio Bahrain personality Krazy Kevin, whose frequent messages of sympathy for victims over the airwaves sparked himself and the vocally talented Jo Lincoln to form a committee to host a major fundraiser.

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Under the umbrella of the newly named ‘Tsunami Relief Fund’, the event, ’Hands Across the Water” will be held at the Diplomat Radisson SAS (Bahrain), in their Grand Ballroom. The hotel has kindly offered its services and staff free of charge for this event.

Many of Bahrain’s societies and prestigious companies have come together to help organise the event, which will almost certainly raise a generous amount of money, 100% of which will be sent to those affected by the disaster through the international charity organisation DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee), an independent body which distributes funds evenly to people displaced by tragedies such as the tsunami.

The fundraiser will be from 2pm to 12am (midnight), with the hours between 2pm-5pm being allocated for families, and many exciting events for the whole family will be available, such as a bouncy castle, face painting and much more. 6pm to 12am (midnight) will be for adults only, where some of Bahrain’s local talented bands have offered to entertain visitors. In addition, there will be raffles with great prizes throughout the day kindly donated by Bahrain’s local companies.

Entrance tickets are BD3 ($8-USD) for adults & BD1 ($2.65-USD) for children.

If you would like to get involved in the event by sponsoring, donating, or for more information on the ‘Hands Across the Water’ please contact Krazy Kevin on 39891757, if you are dialing from outside Bahrain, please call +973-39891757 or email kraazykevin@yahoo.com


Source: Djs - Krazy Kevin from Radio Bahrain - 96.5FM & Gulf Daily News - Kingdom of Bahrain

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Psychological Intervention for Disaster Victims - Volunteers Needed

Urgent Appeal for Volunteer Expertise in Psychological Intervention:

Dear friends,
We have received an appeal from the Center for Psychology in Malaysia for professional trainers/psychologists in the area of psychological crisis & disaster intervention (including crisis counseling, psychological trauma support, disaster intervention, disaster psychology). These would be people who would be willing to volunteer their time for about a week or more in Malaysia.

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The immediate goal is to equip teams in Malaysia interested in helping in short-term psychological relief efforts for thousands of children and adults in areas most badly affected by the tsunami i.e. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India.
The long-term goal is to explore ways to sustain psychological relief work in the above areas.

The Center is exploring the following possibilities for input from experts from the United States:
1. training Malaysian practitioners on how to train paraprofessionals, aid workers and volunteers in providing immediate psychological support to tsunami victims. (3-4 day training)
2. an introductory training to aid workers and volunteers already going or considering going to the affected areas (half-day training)
3. facilitating a seminar on exploring ways in helping rebuild the mental health infrastructure, community capacity-building, and the reconstruction of individual well-being in the affected areas (one-day seminar)

This request is still at the proposal stage. However, the Center will fund transportation and accommodation costs for 2 -3 experts.
Ideally, we are looking for American experts already in the region of South Asia. Having worked with people in Asia would be a plus. The training provided needs to keep in mind the geographical and cultural aspects of the affected region.

The center has received multiple requests to help in the manner of crisis counseling, but there is very limited resources and expertise to turn to in Malaysia itself. Any ideas you may have in dealing with this massive tragedy is welcomed at this stage. Finally, if you know of funding agencies willing to provide funds for mental health efforts in these affected areas, please let us know.

Contact us by email at quickhelp_world@yahoo.com

Regards.
Brendan J. Gomez & Patricia Ang
Pennsylvania State University

Click here for more info

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Message board for volunteers and aid organisations in German

Dirk Jung has set up a German language message board for volunteers who want to travel to the disaster region, and for organisations who are looking for volunteers to help there.

Help Needed in Thailand, Phanga Prov. Yan Yao Temple

Report from Phanga, Thailand 8 jan 2005, 8pm local time


Yan Yao temple,


Two german volunteers are shifting dead bodies from the refrigerators to the

table for identification purposes.

they say that they are well looked after, but there are about 5000 bodies yet

to be handled

If anyone feels they have the right skills and happen to be in the area
please go give them a hand

Also limited internet access in the area, if someone could set up an internet access point it could be helpful