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Description of Relief sites

Relief, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is “The easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppression”. It is clear then, that the goal of Tsunami relief is to aid those that have been affected by the disastrous earthquake. The relief attempts offer assistance to Southeast Asian victims in a time of difficulty. Relief efforts have been made worldwide and have come in various forms including financial contributions, medical aid, food, supplies, physical reconstruction, educational rebuilding, psychological nurturing, and volunteer assistance. Hence, the Tsunami relief encompasses any aid with the primary goal of bettering the lives of individuals in stricken areas. This includes relief labours in dealing with the aftermath and preventing further devastation resulting from poor health conditions, lack of resources, inadequate living conditions, and non –existent infrastructures.

The sites collected here offer links to past and current relief funds as well as charitable organizations collecting for Tsunami relief. Furthermore, companies with relief initiatives are also encompassed within this collection.

Summarization of the Relief sites

The stats below pertain to the number of sites collected and sorted under the heading of Relief. The sites within the databank are all english language sites and are not a full list of all the sites that are available on the web. There are 106 Relief sites out of 214 sites in the databank, which is 49.5% of all the sites.

Percentage of Databank Sites for each Region (March 2005)

African Relief Sites - 9.3%
Asian Relief Sites - 5.6%
Australian Relief Sites - 10.2%
European Relief Sites - 25.2%
Middle Eastern Relief Sites - 8.4%
North American Relief Sites - 37.3%
South American Relief Sites - 3.7%
Total Relief Sites - 107 sites of 222 sites in the data bank



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