by Kathryn Robertson, Trócaire Regional Representative, South East Asia Trócaire marked the 2nd anniversary of the Tsunami of 2004 by participating in a commemorative event in the village of...
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Sudan: Trócaire's work in Darfur
Three years after the current crisis began in Darfur, Sudan, up to two million people are still living in camps across the region. Insecurity and sporadic conflict persists, preventing people from...
Indonesia + 2 more
South Asia: Trócaire spent over €17 million in tsunami response to date
Two years following the devastating tsunami in South-east Asia that killed 180,963 people and displaced 1,741,875, Trócaire has spent over €17.5 million of the money raised from the Irish public and...
Sudan: Severe insecurity threatens humanitarian access in Darfur
Despite weeks of intense diplomatic wrangling over Darfur, the likelihood of an urgently needed political resolution to the crisis continues to seem remote. Recent developments are unlikely to...
India + 3 more
South Asia: The Tsunami response two years on
Almost two years on, Trócaire continues to work with communities affected by the tsunami that struck on December 26 2004 and the subsequent earthquake which further damaged Nias Island, off the...
Projects funded in India
Trocaire has so far provided €4,057,874 for partners' programs in India To contact Trócaire's press team: Republic of Ireland Catherine Ginty, Press Officer, Trócaire. T: +353 1 505 3270 M: 086 629...
Projects funded in Indonesia
Trocaire has so far provided €6,582,499 for partners' programs in Indonesia To contact Trócaire's press team: Republic of Ireland Catherine Ginty, Press Officer, Trócaire. T: +353 1 505 3270 M: 086...
Projects funded in Sri Lanka
Trócaire has so far provided €4,945,292 for partners' programs in Sri Lanka To contact Trócaire's press team: Republic of Ireland Catherine Ginty, Press Officer, Trócaire. T: +353 1 505 3270 M: 086...
Thailand and the tsunami : 2nd year anniversary update
In Thailand, 8,212 people were killed by the tsunami, including 2,448 non-Thai people who were visiting the area. 6,000 people were displaced (3,302 houses completely destroyed) and an estimated...
Thailand: Trócaire partner HDF responded to the tsunami
by Emer Mullins in Phang Nga, Thailand The Human Development Foundation, a nondenominational community-based field organisation in Thailand, was founded in 1974 in Klong Toey, Bangkok's largest slum,...
Trócaire's response to the tsunami in Thailand
In Thailand, 8,212 people were killed by the tsunami, including 2,448 non-Thai people who were visiting the area. 6,000 people were displaced (3,302 houses completely destroyed) and an estimated...
India and the tsunami : 2nd year anniversary update
The tsunami affected India's southeast coast, predominantly in the state of Tamil Nadu, as well as Andrha Pradesh, Kerala and the Indian territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. India had the...
Sri Lanka and the tsunami : 2nd year anniversary update
Sri Lanka was the second worst affected area by the tsunami, after Indonesia. More than 38,000 people were killed, thousands were left injured and over half a million rendered homeless. In the...
Indonesia and the tsunami: 2nd year anniversary
The 26 December 2004 earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the richter scale, triggered powerful waves of up to 10 meters in height. This tsunami caused massive damage and loss of life in coastal areas of the...
Thailand: School for sea gypsies gets new roof
by Emer Mullins in Lam Pee Village, Thailand Outside Chao Thai Mai School in Lam Pee village, Sombat Nunthavichitra of HDF, a Trócaire partner in Thailand, explained that 166 Mo Gen (so-called sea...
Indonesia: Stitching a new life together
by Orla Fagan Trócaire's partner the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) were quick to point out the vulnerability of women in a post-tsunami climate after the great wave struck Aceh...
Indonesia: Reeling in the fishermen
Idris Ahmad is a 40-year old married man with four children, from Lhokseumawe in Aceh. An energetic man, his head is full of plans and schemes to ensure his family have a secure future with a good...
Rebuilding nears completion for Islamic school in Indonesia
Spiritual belief and prayer are important to the people of Aceh, North Sumatra who are deeply religious. After the tsunami of December 2004 many Achenese lost somebody in their family, their homes,...
The roots of Colombia's conflict
The Colombian conflict has been ongoing for the past five decades. It has its roots in the inequalities in Colombia's socio-economic and political structures since the creation of the state. These...
Shielding communities under attack in Colombia
Some three million Colombians have been evicted from their lands and are living in extreme poverty while widespread human rights abuses persist. To mark International Human Rights Day (December 10)...