Editor’s note: This week leading up to the 5-year, 26 December anniversary of the tsunami disaster, we will share a snapshot of life almost five years after the cataclysmic event.
Khatijah, Indonesia, June 2009. Photo credit: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross (p-IDN1357)
Almost five years since the tsunami disaster, the Red Cross Red Crescent has helped hundreds of thousands of survivors take significant steps along the road to recovery.
Khatijah, a 57-year old-woman, sells shrimp. She lost three children when the tsunami hit. Today, she makes about 5,000 rupias a day selling shrimp. This CHF/American Red Cross market allows people to sell fruit, vegetables, and fish in a cleaner, centralised area.
Learn more about the tsunami disaster at http://www.ifrc.org/tsunami and http://www.redcross.org/tsunami.
