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April
29, 2005
Detroit-Area Groups Partner to Launch "Adopt a Village"
Tsunami Relief Effort
DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit-based Indo American
Chamber of Commerce - USA (IACC-USA), Habitat for Humanity
Detroit and Masco corporation have teamed up to launch an
Adopt a Village Initiative to help rebuild a community in
India that was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in
late December 2004.
The Adopt a Village Initiative is an international
collaborative effort, led by the IACC-USA, which seeks to
offer targeted assistance to devastated communities on the
southeastern coast of India, by rebuilding homes through the
work of Habitat for Humanity International.
The local partnership to rebuild homes in the
Indian village of Thazhankuda, was forged soon after the disaster
when representatives from the IACC-USA met with Habitat Detroit's
leadership to discuss pooling the resources of the two organizations
to direct the generosity of Detroiters to specific communities
affected by the disaster and form relationships with the people
most in need of assistance.
In January, Habitat for Humanity Detroit's Board
of Directors voted to designate $50,000 of its annual "tithe"
to Habitat for Humanity international for rebuilding in the
areas affected by the tsunami where Habitat is active. Tithe
funds from local Habitat affiliates are used by Habitat International
to build homes in the 100 countries where the non-profit housing
organization is active.
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It has been confirmed that 1,55,000+ people died so far in Asia and
East Africa in the tsunamis that struck the region on December 26th.
Indonesia, the country nearest to the quake epicentre, was the
worst hit, accounting for more than 85,000+ deaths. Sri Lanka follows
with a toll of 40,000.+
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The toll in India is expected to be more than 15,000.
Thousands are still missing in these countries as rescue
and relief measures continue.
Some 3000 have died in the Andamans; unofficials reports
put the toll at 15,000 at least.
More than 7,000 are believed to have died in
Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry alone, official sources have said.
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The breakup:
- Indonesia 80,000 +
- Sri Lanka 40,000 +
- India 14,000 +
- Bangladesh 2
- Myanmar 90
- Somalia 132
- Tanzania 10
- Malaysia 66
- Maldives 75 (42 missing)
- Thailand 2,400
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The United Nations has said that the tragedy would require the
biggest aid mobilisation in recent history.
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