Rural Reconstruction Society (RRS), Kavali, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

This was a one-time emergency grant to benefit the fishermen in fishing villages near Nellore that were hit by the Tsunami. While the boats were quickly repaired, shortage of fishing nets and increased costs due to high demand resulted in many fishermen being out to work. At the request of RRS, we funded an emergency program to help them. The funds were used to quickly repair the fishing nets and resume fishing operations. Mr. Mohan writes that fishing net material for 128 boats in 10 fishing villages were purchased to repair the net and put the fishermen back on their feet.