LCIF mobilized nearly US$15 million for tsunami victims in South Asia. The funds are enabling Lions to build homes, schools and orphanages in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India. A total of 1,337 homes have been built or are under construction.
Lions worldwide donated nearly US$12 million to LCIF for tsunami relief. LCIF committed an additional US$2.5 million from its reserves as well as US$470,000 in aid it disbursed within weeks of the tragedy.
Supported by LCIF grants (made possible by donations from Lions), direct donations from Lions worldwide or their own resources, Lions in South Asia have begun rebuilding:

• In Indonesia, LCIF partnered with Lions from Indonesia (District 307-A), Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands and Sweden to establish three Lions' villages by building 570 homes for tsunami survivors in Aceh Province. The Lions' homes cost US$867. They are modest in size (11 feet by 23 feet) but a marked improvement over what the villagers had before. "As simple as these homes are, they bring back the self-esteem of the people," said a Indonesian Lion involved in the rebuilding effort. Upcoming projects in Indonesia include economic revival activities in those villages and housing for tsunami victims in Banda Aceh, the capital.
• In Sri Lanka, Lions are building 522 homes with more to follow.
• In Thailand, Lions are building 195 homes at two Lions villages on two separate islands. The first village on Lanta Island was scheduled to be completed in December.
• In India, Lions in Multiple District 324 are moving forward on a US$1.25 million plan to build 50 homes, community rehabilitation centers, potable water facilities, primary health centers, schools and an orphanage. The majority of resources will be directed toward the Lions districts on the East coast from Chennai to Nagapatinam that were most affected by the tsunami.

In addition to donating funds to LCIF for tsunami relief, Lions in many nations directly helped Lions in South Asia aid tsunami victims. Lions in Australia assisted an orphanage. Besides independently funding homes and partnering with LCIF on other homes in Indonesia, Lions in the Netherlands may build a hospital in Nias.

Eight Lions clubs in District 105SE in England partnered with a Lions club in Sri Lanka to purchase six 18-foot fishing boats, and Retford Lions in 105E raised about US$40,000 to build a six-classroom school for a village in Indonesia. Discovering that the tsunami destroyed homes built in the 1980s in Sri Lanka by Norwegian Lions, Lions from District 104 in Norway are rebuilding 50 homes in Singha Deeweregama.

Immediately after the tsunami, Lions quickly sprang into action to provide immediate aid to survivors. Supported in part by LCIF grants, Lions in South Asia spent more than US$1 million on relief. Lions provided hundreds of thousands of people with food, water and medicine. Lions also quickly began working with government officials on planning for long-term reconstruction.