This project aims to ensure that TS households have safe, healthy and hygienic living conditions. Providing shelters of a reletively high standard, as well as support in the areas of water-sanitation,livelihoods,health/psychosocial support ,community infranstructure and capacity building in many areas.

This project proposes to fill a major gap in assistance by reconstructing and rehabilitating productive community infrastructure assets in the flood-affected communities. This intervention is a crucial need, as the support of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and many aid agencies has been limited to responding to immediate needs by providing support through the supplying of food, dry rations, non-food Items, water and sanitation support and health provisions.

The programme aims to improve the living conditions of people living in transitional accommodations and to develop mid-term and permanent solutions for tsunami affected communities in Sri Lanka. The programme comprises measures to improve the infrastructure of settlement sites, to ensure safe and functioning water supply, sanitation, and waste management structures.

The project activities are: (1) verify the list of 695 with government officials and cross-check with NGOs to avoid duplication, (2) provide business development training workshop and develop business plans for 250 beneficiaries (10 workshops for up to 25 beneficiaries each), (3) provide marketing support to approx.

The aim of this project is to contribute to the reconstruction efforts in Sri Lanka through the construction of an exemplary housing city in Ampara district. The planned 500 housing units, equipped with the necessary infrastructure and other facilities, are designed to alleviate the suffering of displaced Sri Lankans whose homes were destroyed by the tsunami in December 2004. The project will provide adequate living, water and sanitation facilities, education, health and other basic need facilities.