Restoring Livelihoods after Cyclone Destruction
On May 2 and 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept across Burma, causing the worst reported natural disaster in the country’s history. More than 138,000 people lost their lives.
Recognising the devastation to family livelihoods, the Legatum Foundation determined that the most effective intervention would be to focus on the restoration of livelihoods during the early recovery phase – the fragile period immediately following the emergency relief phase, in which families regroup and people try to get back on their feet.