Asia Pacific Forum on Women,
Law and Development (APWLD), $15,000
Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development was formed in 1985 by a group of women lawyers and activists with the goal to "empower women to use law as an instrument of social change for equality, justice and development." APWLD now consists of 1,500 members representing women's organizations and individuals from all over Asia and the Pacific. In July 2005, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, APWLD is bringing together women working in tsunami affected regions to discuss post-tsunami challenges, and women's human rights violations in the aftermath of the tsunami.

Association of War Affected Women, $10,000
Anniewatta, Sri Lanka

The Association of War Affected Women is reconstructing houses, toilets and medical facilities for women widowed by Sri Lanka's civil war, now survivors of the tsunami.

Centre for Environment & Development, $10,000
Godavary, India

Along the coast of Andhra Pradesh, the Centre for Environment & Development is supporting income generating activities and distributing safe drinking water, food and basic medical supplies to over 300 fisherwomen and their families.

Development for Rural Oppressed Peoples Service Society (DROPSS), $5,000
Sivagangai, India

A women's rights and community development group working in the state of Tamil Nadu, the Development for Rural Oppressed Peoples Service Society (DROPSS) is now confronting the harmful effects of the tsunami on young women living in coastal fishing communities. DROPSS is providing trauma counseling, food and shelter, and training in income-generation to young women who, as under-valued members of their communities, are vulnerable to sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Equal Ground, $5,000
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Since the first days following the tsunami, Equal Ground has been providing relief to survivors along the southern and eastern coasts of Sri Lanka. Through its Relief and Rehabilitation Program, Equal Ground is reaching out to all affected communities regardless of caste, class, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity. Working with other local groups, Equal Ground is focusing its efforts on addressing the needs of women and children.

Flower Aceh, $5,000
Aceh, Indonesia

In the aftermath of the tsunami, Flower Aceh is assessing women's needs, providing basic necessities and running a Women's Crisis Centre in conjunction with other local women's groups. Prior to the disaster, Flower Aceh was the first women's NGO in Aceh to address human rights abuses against women, such as mass rape. Using the experience garnered from empowering women in conflict situations, Flower Aceh is working to include women in the reconstruction process in one of the regions most severely devastated by the earthquake and tsunami.

Gandhian Unit for Integrated Development Education (GUIDE), $5,000
Chengalpattu, India

GUIDE is providing relief to dalit communities, among the most devastated by the tsunami, along the southern coast of India. Since 1985, GUIDE has been raising consciousness of women's rights, providing skills training, and improving the health and education of marginalized dalit, rural and working class women in 25 villages in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Himpunan Serikat Perempuan Indonesia (HAPSARI), $5,000
Perbaungan Deli Serdang, Indonesia

Working with fishing communities in northern Indonesia, Hapsari, a rural women's group established in 1990 to raise gender awareness, is rebuilding houses destroyed by the tsunami, helping replace and repair fishing boats, supporting children's education, supplying food and distributing clothes to women and children.

Human Rights Education Institute of Burma, $1,000
Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Human Rights Education Institute of Burma is providing tsunami relief to Burmese refugees living along the coast of Thailand who have received little to no aid from Thai relief programs. The organization has established a coordinating office to provide support to refugees living in the worst hit areas, the majority of whom have lost their labor registration cards making them vulnerable to unemployment and harassment from Thai police.

Indira Female Peer Educators Collective, $10,000
Chennai, India

The Indira Female Peer Educators Collective, a sex workers' rights advocacy group, is providing much needed basic necessities and trauma counseling to women disproportionately affected by the lack of resources and shelter in Chennai.

Indonesian Society for Social Transformation (INSIST), $1,000
Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Indonesian Society for Social Transformation is providing disaster response and training management to local leaders, assisting in the rebuilding of educational institutions while promoting earthquake-friendly architecture and advocating for small farmers' land rights in Aceh.

Komnas Perempuan, $10,000
Jakarta, Indonesia

In the late 1990s, Komnas Perempuan established a Healing House for survivors of gender-based violence during government-orchestrated riots in Indonesia. With the support of the Global Fund, Komnas Perempuan is now launching a Healing House for women's human rights activists suffering from post-tsunami trauma. Working with two local women's groups in Takengon (a mountainous region of central Aceh), the new Healing House will holistically address psychological trauma, and serve as a training center for grassroots groups and activists in order to sustain the critical work of women human rights defenders as they rebuild their communities.

Sarvodaya, $1,000
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Sarvodaya is a community development group managing 26 orphanages and 326 regional centers throughout Sri Lanka. In response to the tsunami, Sarvodaya has pledged to provide shelter and support to all children aged 11 and under, and all women and girls under age 19.

Siyath Foundation, 2 grants totalling $20,000
Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Siyath Foundation empowers craftswomen in the coastal fishing communities of Sri Lanka's southern coastal belt, one of the regions devastated by the tsunami.

Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Co-ordination, $1,000
Madurai, India

The Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Co-ordination is a committee of over 20 community groups based in tsunami affected regions along the coast of India seeking to ensure that aid is delivered as quickly and effectively as possible to those who need it most, such as marginalized dalits, women and children.