Culture | November 22, 2007 | Comment on this video (11)

After The Wave

Jski
After the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman tsunami, hundred of thousands of survivors struggled to put their lives back together. "After The Wave" looks into the lives of villagers in Phang Nga province in Thailand, almost three years after the tsunami. The documentary also focuses on the efforts of a grassroots non-profit organization, which has helped them move forward in practical ways to rebuild their local communities.
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  • ployjean
  • 3M1L33
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      3M1L33  

    • i thought this was a very good organization. i actually plan to work for it when i'm older. i think what they do is awesome.

    • 4 years ago
  • CalBear
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      CalBear  

    • I arrived in Khuraburi with Crisis Corps 3 months after the tsunami and saw first-hand what Bodhi had already put together: it was amazing. Through the next 6 months I saw it continue to do impressive things. From what I know, the things the people in this video are saying are true. NATR/Andaman Discoveries has really managed to find where the real problems are and find progressive, viable, and sustainable solutions for them. I think other organizations could learn some really valuable lessons by looking at how this was done.

    • 4 years ago
  • jp_holeman
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      jp_holeman  

    • This is what keeps me up at night. If you understand that Tsunami warning systems need to be faster and more thourough, then get an Earthbrowser, log in to USGS websites and start watching the crumbling Earth. AND TELL YOUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE ALL NEED FASTER AND BETTER TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMS! We need professional production people to bring this to light. Right now, the main problem we are experiencing in education and the professional world is the technology gap, where teachers and professionals feel intimidated by the knowledge young people find in such a short amount of study. Do not let this stand in our way. We must have faster Tsunami Warning Systems NOW or people will die in large numbers along the coastlines of the world! Look for yourself! Then act.

    • 4 years ago
  • amy_lee
  • JanforGore
  • chawke
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      chawke  

    • This is interesting to me because it stepped beyond its subject matter and raised questions about the nature of helping people... who gets the most overall (including spiritual) benefits, the person providing the help or the person helping. Aside from questions of fate, there is a lot to read between the lines here, and a lot to think about in terms of development and cultural differences. Very good.

    • 4 years ago
  • Gregoire
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      Gregoire  

    • This is a vast subject, the role and the limits of NGOs, even when applied to post-tsunami Thailand alone. I hope you can pursue this and make it into a full-length doc because this clip is a very good start. Thanks for sharing this!

    • 4 years ago
  • kimrich09
  • mattbrawn
  • Jski
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      Jski  

    • I'm a bit shameless voting for my own piece, but I indeed liked it, and I hope you all enjoyed watching it, too. If so, please click the green "I Liked it" button!

      Thanks for watching, Joel

    • 4 years ago
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