Rebuilding Community Infrastructure & Shelter In Disaster Affected Areas Of Hatticaloa

The objectives of the Project range from immediate assistance to communities and local governments to restart functioning as speedily as they can and to assist communities rebuild their infrastructure and housing to begin a normal life as soon as possible enabling them to recover from the trauma of the tsunami.  This will require support to remove the debris, salvage material, rebuild and repair their houses, as well as repairing essential infrastructure so that basic services and housing become available as soon as possible. As important as the repair and reconstruction is the social recovery of affected communities. This will be done with support to mobilise and organise the communities so the affected people set their own reconstruction prioritise as well as shape the content of the assistance packages. In addition their livelihoods will be regenerated through the direct investment of the assistance packages within the communities, creating local employment and opportunities for entrepreneurship.