Tsunami Relief: "World Vision is one of the first to keep their promise," says Sri Lankan official

World Vision is helping children recover by providing Child Friendly Spaces, school supplies and other assistance.		Summary Galle district, Sri Lanka — "Many organizations made big promises of immediate shelter for the thousands of people left displaced in the Galle district soon after the tsuanmi tragedy. But World Vision is one of the first to keep their promise," said Kusum Piyaratne, a local government administrative officer.

More than 100 families left homeless by the tsunami have moved from tents into transitional shelters built by World Vision. The shelters are giving families privacy and protecting them from monsoon rains. World Vision is working to provide permanent homes.

Galle is just a snapshot of World Vision's relief efforts in the tsunami zone. World Vision has helped more than 1 million people in the Indian Ocean region with shelter, food, economic recovery and other urgent needs.

World Vision will stay with the people to provide long-term assistance, bringing to bear more than 40 years of experience in South Asia.

Economic recovery is underway. In Kadiapattinam, India, new fishing boats will allow 1,500 families to once again earn an income from the sea.

How can I help? “This will be a marathon, not a sprint,” said World Vision President Rich Stearns. We will stay to help the people. Enough funds have come in to support the work in the immediate future. But there are others ways you can help right now ... > Please pray for the survivors as they rebuild their lives. > Sponsor a child. So many other children in Asia face a daily tidal wave of poverty.