Little Malta in Sri Lanka

Joe from Canada set up a Sri Lanka reconstruction blog dedicated to sharing ideas for reconstructing communities in the coastal South East Asian country devastated by the Asian Tsunami. He has blogged about the village reconstruction project near Hambantota financed by Maltese money:

Each of the houses will be given a name of a Maltese or Gozitan town or village. By hanging a small plaque on each saying that the houses were built with Maltese donations it is hoped that once the Maltese mission in Sri Lanka draws to a close a little piece of Malta will be left behind permanently, a reminder of how a tiny nation like Malta can still have a huge heart.

'Little Malta takes shape in Sri Lanka' - from the International Red Cross

Malta Red Cross appeal

EU member states reactions to Tsunami disaster