The women's centers, in particular, should help improve the well-being of Somali women along the coast, and should serve as a catalyst for women to assume greater responsibility in their social, political and economic lives.
Now longer-term development programs are being prepared and initial projects are already being implemented.
The recovery efforts have already helped to bring the region back to its pre-tsunami conditions.
The humanitarian emergency response by the UN country team, including UNHCR, has gradually shifted from emergency response to recovery and rehabilitation and, where feasible, towards development.
