Lessons from the Tsunami: Top line findings
In an effort to understand the dynamics of the relief operation for the South Asia Earthquake and Tsunami and gather data to inform future relief efforts, Fritz Institute conducted a study of NGOs and affected families in all the districts affected by the Tsunami in India and Sri Lanka. This report outlines the top line findings of the study. The NGO portion of the study included interviews with the relief coordinators of 226 NGOs in India and 150 NGOs in Sri Lanka. The affected families' component included 802 interviews from 100 villages in India and 604 interviews from 97 villages in Sri Lanka. Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used. All the interviews were conducted in March-April 2005 by trained, native, bilingual investigators using English and/or the local languages, as appropriate.
