Volunteers are advocates for compassion in challenging times

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 left in its wake unprecedented levels of loss that many countries in the region contended with, and the Maldives was no exception.

As a small island nation, the entire country was affected. We lost 82 people. People had lost their homes, livelihoods, and a sense of security. Islands lost their inhabitants to evacuations, leaving them desolate and empty.