October 3, 2018 (SEATTLE) - The death toll following the Sept. 28 magnitude 7.5 earthquake and powerful tsunami that struck Indonesia has climbed to 1,407. Local sources believe the actual number is...
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Thailand: Carter visits World Concern tsunami project
The Carters toured the fishing village of Tachatchai Village, Phuket, where World Concern is helping tsunami victims rebuild houses, latrines and water supply systems; replace fishing boats and...
Sri Lanka update
In the wake of escalating violence in Sri Lanka, World Concern is providing displaced families with food, water and shelter. More than 25,000 people have had to flee their homes as a result of air...
Sri Lanka + 2 more
South Asia: Restoring lives, hope in tsunami's wake
In the past year World Concern has focused on rebuilding and sustaining the lives of the most marginalized of the tsunami's survivors. These include the people known as Sea Gypsies, who did not...
Sri Lanka + 2 more
How are my tsunami donations being used?
With your help, World Concern is meeting the needs of thousands in Asia and Africa who are suffering from the effects of the tsunami. Here is a breakdown of the relief efforts, both past and present,...
Sri Lanka: New gift guide helps tsunami victims overcome disaster
Seattle, February 28, 2005-"We have no source of income. We want to return to fishing so we can survive, but we have nothing," said K.V.Prasantha, a Sri Lankan fisherman describing his condition...
Somalia + 2 more
New donor inventory model means greater efficiency for World Concern relief efforts
SEATTLE, February 24 - Seattle-based World Concern, which has raised $5.3 million for tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Somalia, announced today it is improving the way it handles gifts in...
Rebuilding fishing communities in Sri Lanka
For generations, Baba's relatives have lived on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, making their living from the sea. Baba was never a rich man, at least not rich enough to possess his own fishing boat...
Somalia + 2 more
Somalia, Africa residents receive tsunami aid
"I was laying out fishing nets and had just returned to my boat with my brother, when suddenly the boat ran aground. We were not sure what to make of the sudden disappearance of water, since it was...
Sri Lanka: Helping displaced persons move from schools
President Bush on Friday signed legislation allowing people who donate to Indian Ocean tsunami relief to claim deductions on their 2004 tax returns, if they write the check before the end of the...
Sri Lanka + 1 more
South Asia: Medical assistance for tsunami victims
At its Global Distribution Center in Lynnwood, WA, World Concern is arranging for a plane to airlift a shipment of 100 pallets of medical supplies to Sri Lanka this week. The shipment is being...
Sri Lanka: Help is arriving for tsunami victims
World Concern helped local organizations begin distributing emergency medical assistance in the district of Batticaloa several days ago. Medical care and emergency supplies, food, emergency shelter,...
Thailand + 1 more
Flood victims describe their ordeal
Help is arriving in the village of Nam Kem, Thailand. In this coastal village of 5000 people, almost all of the locals report losing family members to the tsunami. A World Concern fieldworker...
Sri Lanka tsunami: Damage of biblical proportions
World Concern area director sobered by Sri Lanka tragedy "I would not have believed it if I had not seen it with my own eyes." The email comes from Joe Harbison, Asia Director for Seattle-based World...
Sri Lanka + 1 more
World Concern responds to massive quake, tsunami in South Asia
Donations will help provide clean water, sanitation and shelter to victims December 28, 2004 - Seattle-based World Concern is receiving cash donations to help provide clean water, sanitation and...
Thailand + 1 more
Help provide emergency relief to Asia flood victims
Tidal Wave Disaster Over 55,000 people are already dead and millions left homeless by devastating tidal waves that swept across the coastlines of Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri...