The project enabled the restoration of essential plumbing in homes that had been without running water for a year; and attended to basic sanitation, with the restoration of bathrooms, kitchens, taps and toilets. The project was the first time that Reece Foundation had deployed in Australia and enabled a significant evolution in the work that Resilient Lismore was delivering. Reece Foundation was also instrumental in supporting Resilient Lismore to undertake its election funding advocacy, so that this important and ongoing work could continue.
The project engaged Huber Social – a social impact measurement organisation to help measure project outcomes.
helped me to feel valued and cared about. I needed help and someone was there. It has shown me that there is still help out there. Even though my job is not yet complete, I am grateful for the contact and support, to know I am not alone with my rebuild and hopeful I will eventually be able to wash in my own bathroom.”
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and practical effect. Hot water after 10 months without is quite a landmark, and the donation of parts and labour a great help financially.
Project Participant
would have all been lost. The community needed someone to go to as a single resource, instead of chasing different organisations which most of us have been too exhausted to do.
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