Comment: Corruption must not taint PK relief funds
27 Sep 2010, 6:05 PM
Fathimath Afiya
I was responsible for looking after one of the largest disaster programmes in the Maldives following the tsunami.
I was one of the members in the decision making body of Action Aid International of a 30 million pound Tsunami Rehabilitation and Reconstruction multi-country programme in Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Indonesia and Somaliland.
Immediately after tsunami, I went with UNDP teams, Oxfam, Red Cross and other disaster teams to conduct initial disaster assessments. It was a time consuming, trying process to assess the damage done by the tsunami and identify the needs of people.
No group of people, community or country wanted the same things. It was hectic, tiring and required extensive development to help the survivors.
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