1

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-7WZRBU?OpenDocument

 

 

Update: ADRA provides urgently needed supplies for tsunami 
survivors in Samoa 

Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) 

Date: 20 Oct 2009 

SILVER SPRING, Md. —In Samoa, where a recent deadly tsunami killed 140 
people and affected approximately 4,500 others, the Adventist Development and 
Relief Agency (ADRA) is helping survivors through the distribution of garden and 
kitchen kits, targeting families along the southern coast of the island of Upolu, which 
bore the brunt of the tsunami.  

"The majority of the affected households have lost all of their possessions, so these 
are the types of things that have been identified by them as priority needs," said 
Robert Patton, an ADRA emergency management specialist.  

The intervention is in addition to ADRA's initial response, which is currently 
providing food relief for families in three villages in southern Upolu, which include 
Saleaumaua, Satitoa and Saleapaga.  

"The village of Saleapaga has been totally destroyed, and the community has been 
forced to relocate," said Patton. "Through this intervention, we will able to provide 
ongoing relief support for those affected by the tsunami from each of these three 
villages."  

Each household will receive a garden kit that includes a machete, axe, and a spade. 
Additionally, ADRA will provide families with a kitchen kit, which contains two food 
storage containers, six plates, cups, cutlery, one pot, and one pan.  

A total of 1,500 people, or 211 households, will benefit from this two-week response.  

The project is valued at an estimated $50,000, and is funded by ADRA Australia, 
ADRA International, ADRA Canada, ADRA Finland, ADRA Sweden, and ADRA 
United Kingdom.  

On Tuesday, September 29, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Samoa region, 
triggering a powerful tsunami that caused widespread devastation to American 
Samoa, Samoa, and the small island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga.  

As our response efforts expand, follow ADRA on Twitter and get the latest 
information as it happens.  

To send your contribution to ADRA's Emergency Response Fund, please contact 
ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org.  

 

2

ADRA is a non-governmental organization present in 125 countries providing 
sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or 
religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity.  

For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org.  

 Author: Nadia McGill