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The Tsunamika Project - Livelihood For Tsunami Victims #shorts

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Tsunamika, a Doll of the Tsunami, Turning 10

When news of a disaster strikes, a group of illiterate Indian women affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami have figured out a way to respond.

They send dolls that they make by hand to victims who might appreciate this message of hope. The dolls are called Tsunamika, after the tsunami.

The women who now number around 200 make the dolls at home during their free time--sometimes as many as 10 a day--and send them to people like themselves, whose lives had been changed forever. "If we can do it, so can you," is the message the women craft into the dolls.

So far over 6 million Tsunamikas have been given to people in over 80 countries around the world, according to Uma Prajapati, a fashion designer who came up with the idea and keeps count as the women get paid for each doll. As an example of one of their big gifts, the project gave 100,000 dolls to survivors of Japan’s tsunami and earthquake of March 2011.

Read more here.