Annual report-2005 - Karl Kübel Stiftung

Karl Kuebel Stiftung fuer Kind und Familie, www.kkstiftung.de
For the reconstruction of the affected villages the rural infrastructure needed to be rebuilt – besides
the aid to the affected groups. Wells have been constructed, the ground fixed, streetlights have
been installed and kinder gardens kindergartens and community centres have been built. The
phase of reconstruction has by far not been finalised by the end of 2005. To construct altogether
435 houses is going to cost the Indian and German project partners time, energy and money in the
year 2006. The Karl Kuebel Stiftung wants to support the fishing families to finally leave the
temporary camps. The costs for a simple house now amount to approximately 3.000 Euro – prices
have doubled since the start of the project.
Sustainability has been one objective also in ecological terms. In cooperation with the local
authorities the reforestation along the coast line has been started. Women were planting palm
trees and vegetable gardens. The use of renewable energies for the provision of the villages and
the children’s home is tested.
After the measures for rehabilitation like the
provision of boats and the construction of
houses, the Tsunami projects (which are going
to run for four years) reached their final
phase: Sustainable reconstruction means to
secure the achievements of the project and the
slow exit from the running costs of the
facilities. Vocational training for alternative
sources of income, the establishment of selforganised
credit-groups and centres for
counselling in the villages help to secure that
well developing communities soon will be in
the position to take care for their own future.
Unfortunately the situation in the temporary camps worsened at the end of 2005. Due to
exceedingly strong rainfall and floods the people in the sheds lost the ground under their feet and
had to fight with hunger and diseases for weeks. Exigent aim of “Hesse helps the victims of
Tsunami” is to let the families move into steady houses. Therefore also 2006 more funds are
urgently needed for the reconstruction of the fishing communities.
Balance of activities
Activities
Projects
1. “Hesse helps
the Victims of
Tsunami“
2. “Bensheim
helps“
3. Strahlemann
children’s home
Emergency Aid Reconstruction Sustainability/
Securing the Success
of the Projects
First medical
provision, provision
of food and
clothes,
construction of
temporary shelters
First medical
provision, provision
of food and
clothes,
construction of
temporary shelters
Medical provision,
provision of food
and clothes
187 boats, nets, outboard
motors,
kindergartens (150
children), night-schools
(541), construction of 3
community- entres,
construction of 435 houses
(planned), 63 finished
116 catamarans,
13 Vallams,
55 outboard motors,
5 nets
Identification of 100
children, whose families
were affected by the floodcatastrophe
– they were
picked up in the children’s
home; care in a change
home, building of the new
children’s home in
Child care, nightschools,
vocational training,
establishment of credit
and self-help-groups,
psychological
counselling, support of
women
Child care, nightschools,
vocational training,
establishment of creditand
self-help-groups,
psychological
counselling, support of
women including start –
up- training
Training of volunteers
and children,
cooperation with donors
in Germany
(Strahlemann-
Initiative, Fraport) and
agencies in India
(Peace Trust)
Revenue
of
Donations
Approx.
1,5
Millionen
Euro
Approx.
105.000
Euro
Approx.
200.000
Euro
Project Volume
Approx.
2,1
Millionen Euro
Approx.
387.000
Euro
Approx.
758.000
Euro
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