Photo Credit: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
01/10/2005

The tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, along with 11 other countries, devastated the nation's fishing industry and destroyed thousands of boats like this one. Now, Sri Lanka needs thousands of boats to get its fishing fleet back to sea. Donations of boats, new boat yards and factories and micro-loans to help the fishing industry rebuild are crucial to restore employment and food supplies for hundreds of thousands Sri Lankans.