Children and young people responding to the tsunami: report of the forum and fair “Child and youth participation in tsunami response”, 12-16 November 2005, Phuket, Thailand
In this report, young people tell how, on 26 December and in the immediate days following the tsunami, they spontaneously supported the relief efforts. They physically rescued others, they distributed relief and medical aid and they cared for separated children. In the ensuing weeks, when many of the adults were unable to cope or were occupied rebuilding, young people self-mobilized in many communities, forming committees and projects to support the financial, physical and social reconstruction of their communities.
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