The North Andaman Tsunami Relief (NATR) provides assistance to tsunami-impacted coastal  communities on and near Koh Phratong - about 3 hours north of Phuket.  Their fine work began immediately after the Boxing Day Tsunami, spanning many areas and focused on developing long-term sustainable post-tsunami livelihoods for these seaside communities.

Since the Tsunami, ALF has funded scholarships for the education of 32 children from Ban Talae Nok and Laem Naew villages through Grade 12. These seaside villages took a direct hit from the tsunami and all of these childrren lost friends and family.  The funds will cover school fees, books and transportation for as long as the kids stay in school. This is a long term commitment that ALF will fund through 2011.

In June 2007, its relief work completed, NATR closed several of its projects and focused on long term needs; community based tourism, environmental education, handicrafts, scholarships, and a community center that would all be managed by a new entity: Andaman Discoveries.  ALF scholarships are now administered by Andaman Discoveries.

More information on Andaman Discoveries is available at: www.andamandiscoveries.com/

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North Andaman Tsunami Relief