January 05, 2005
 

What the tsunami affected really need

A social activist tells us what type of help is really needed. No dumping of clothes and medicine please. Solid waste management, temporary housing and counselling are the top of the tree currently. You can also find a list of things required from the AID website. A more detailed list of what they really need [re-posted after appropriate editing and after obtaining permission] from an internal mailing list in our organization.

Gum boots
Thick gloves
Shovels, Pick axes and Shoes (for volunteers clearing up debris)
Medical equipment - BP apparatus, stethoscopes etc.
Small FM radios for volunteers to hear local and emergency news
Cameras for documenting local work
Cell phones with chargers
Water packets
(NEW) Blankets and mats
Soaps, detergents, toothpaste, toothpowder, brush, bleaching powder
Torches, batteries, lamps (preferably solar)
Dry rations - rice, wheat, dal, cooking oil, sambar powder, tamarind
Milk powder for children
Stoves and vessels for cooking, plates, tumblers etc.
(NEW) Towels
(NEW) Clothes - in-skirts for women, sarees, dhotis, lungis, blouses, undergarments, children's clothes, sanitary pads
Medicines
Feeding bottles
Candles
Plastic buckets & pots

Rambled @ 10:09 AM

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