“Oxfam and its partners have assisted more than 2 million people.”
Having delivered assistance to around 2.5 million people in seven countries affected by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean rim on 26 December 2004, we have closed the separate charity that we had created to manage the response.
The four-year program has delivered assistance ranging from the provision of emergency water and sanitation in the initial stages of the response to longer-term help such as the construction of permanent houses, roads and schools, helping communities to better protect themselves against future disasters and restoring livelihoods. This latter category has been the area of greatest expenditure.
Read the Tsunami Fund - End of Program Report online (or download it)
Despite the challenging circumstances, we have achieved a huge amount. Hundreds of thousands of people are now living in better conditions than they were before the tsunami, thanks in no small part to the generosity of people around the world.
In total, we received US$294 million (€227m), more than 90 per cent of it donated by the public. A handful of programs are continuing into 2009, but all money will be transferred to Oxfam affiliates and partners by the end of 2008.
Less than five per cent of the Fund has been spent on administration and fund-raising.
