Jan - May 2005

GOAL provided over 2,000 temporary cash for work jobs - these projects injected much needed cash into the pockets of the poorest at a time when they most needed it. It was also felt that by getting people back to work quickly progressed the communities rehabilitation. By giving them something positive to do in a time of extreme crisis served to focus peoples attention on the future.

These types of projects are generally of short duration with the emphasis on quick impact solutions such as employing people to clear rubble or maintain roads and infrastructure.

The coastal town of Kirinda in Hambantota District was almost completely flattened by the tsunami. The entire community depended on the fishing and fishery related industries for their livelihoods. GOAL employed over 600 local people in the clean up of the town, road maintenance and building repair in preparation for GOAL sponsored fishery regeneration projects.

RUBBLE CLEARANCE

With so many buildings destroyed by the tsunami there was an immediate need to clear the rubble before rebuilding could begin. GOAL employed people from the affected areas to complete this task. Instead of simply dumping the waste material GOAL decided to recycle as much as possible. Rubble was used as infill for new foundations and infrastructural maintenance.

See Fisheries, Water and Sanitation, Livelihoods and Shelter for related themes.