Tsunami relief work
Tsunami rehabilitation work saw the good, the bad and the ugly of any post-disaster reconstruction work. New houses were built for many families who lost their houses to tsunami. Sometimes the wait to get houses was very long and people continued to live in temporary settlements with no clean water and sanitation facilities. Fishermen also took some time to return to the sea.
Children bounced back sooner and joined many efforts like creating their own sanitation parliament. This photo story documents children's lives after the December 2004 tsunami and during the reconstruction work, and how life after tsunami became a long wait for many – to get houses, clean water, sanitation facility and to get back their normal lives.