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CASH FOR RECOVERY • Caregivers (especially women) do not earn sufficient income to meet basic needs, which is partly caused by the family structures (high dependency ratios). • Education and health facilities are damaged. The ongoing rehabilitation of educational and health facilities will reduce some of these problems. In addition some of the affected children and their caregivers need psycho-social counselling. For the poorest households the most urgent need is additional income in order to reduce the dependency on child labour, improve their food security, reduce the need of widows to seek employment away from their homes (exposing children to risks) and to be able to pay for basic health care and tuition. Box 1: The tsunami’s impact on children Presence of seasonal child labour: Children of poor and resettled families are pulled out of school seasonally, especially in the fishing season, to help augment family incomes. They are particularly valued for their careful work in inshore fishing, and can earn up to Rs500 per day. From a livelihood point of view, this is an important source of income to the family. Some children in this category actually felt that they could cope with school and seasonal labour, if they were supported with evening classes. There are also instances of children working in shops as errand boys, and supporting their widowed mothers. Children of widows are under stress: As widows struggle to re-establish businesses within the slowed village economy after the tsunami, they spend more time outside their homes, and entrust their children to relatives or neighbours. Many of these homes have adult males who are unemployed, and/or alcoholic. Cases of child abuse have been reported. Children as heads of households: Even if this is rare, it indicates the severity of the impact of the tsunami on some households. Besides the loss of an education, children mature very early in these circumstances. Some have requested support to be able to continue with education in the evenings. Food security for children: A recurring theme is the shortage of food, or the lack of quality nourishment after the tsunami. In most families, women sacrifice their meals so that children and men are able to eat reasonably. General knowledge about food supplementation through home gardening is poor; this is a potential that can be realised in most places once permanent resettlement is achieved. Access to education: With resettlement, most children live far from their schools. The poor condition of roads and the extremely weak transport services to these areas make the long journeys a real problem. Most of these children are used to evening supplementary classes and tuition, but are now unable to afford these services, or unable to reach them as they are far from their homes. Access to health facilities: This was weak in the past, and now has reached critical proportions. Cases of death in transit to hospitals over poor roads have been reported. The lack of reliable and cheap medical facilities is a major concern expressed by all socio-economic groups. (Continued overleaf) 26
ANALYSIS OF LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY NEEDS AND PROGRAMMES IN TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT (Box 1: Continued) School enrolment: School meals are provided in two of the villages that were analysed (Iqbalnagar and Annalnagar) with WFP support. Principals of both schools report that the meal is an important incentive for children to continue attending school, despite the other pressures they face. High drop-out rates have been reported after the tsunami, mainly because of lost livelihoods and displacements. Children providing support to the family while parents seek supplementary incomes, is also a major reason for not attending school. Abduction: Abduction of children for recruitment to the different rebel groups in the area has reportedly increased in frequency since the tsunami. Parents are concerned that new livelihood arrangements will cause them to be away from their homes for longer periods, exposing their children to greater risk of abduction. Source: Suresh et al, 2005 27
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