Six-Month Tsunami Accountability Report

Six months after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Mercy Corps is providing assistance for more than one million survivors of the disaster. Our work has been made possible by the generous support of individuals, foundations, corporations, governments and community groups worldwide.

This report outlines Mercy Corps' financial accountability, program strategy and country-by-country achievements after six months of intensive relief and recovery work. We also share our vision for future efforts, in acknowledgement that recovery will take years, not months.

Six months after disaster struck Southern Asia and East Africa, over 250 Mercy Corps field officers and hundreds of local partner staff are making sustainable progress throughout the region.

Mercy Corps' tsunami recovery programs are community-driven. Initiatives are often conceived, shaped and pushed forward by the survivors themselves, whose pride, energy and initiative are critical to long-term success and sustainability. The agency is focusing on helping returning tsunami survivors to rebuild their communities and livelihoods as quickly as possible.

Since last December's devastating tsunami, Mercy Corps has been at the forefront of relief, return and recovery efforts. We began assisting survivors within hours of the disaster, and have been standing with them ever since.