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The RELIVE project financed by the European Commission under its Asia Pro Eco IIB Post Tsunami programme was successfully implemented in 14 target communities, 7 each from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with Indian and European Partners.
The project objectives were restoring livelihood and promoting rapid recovery for tsunami-affected families, facilitating income generation, expanding opportunities for sustainable development, rebuilding basic environmental infrastructure and reducing further disaster risks by improving disaster prevention measures in coastal areas. The processes adopted for embedding innovative service delivery mechanisms were building capacities through training of trainers (ToT) programmes, awareness programmes in local languages, involvement of community for participatory decision making and strengthening of VDCs, O&M and user fees for environmental infrastructure.
The project was successfully completed in March, 2009 and was able to build and enhance the communities at the individual level as well at the community level. The private assets were distributed to 800 beneficiaries through revolving fund approach which resulted in 100% repayments in some communities, increased income level and enhanced self-reliance in the tsunami affected communities.. The project has not only had direct impacts but also indirect impacts. It has also lead to increased enrolment in school, better health, nutrition and sanitation, community strengthening, collective decision making and community empowerment. |
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