On September 29 , 2009 , Samoa was hit by a tsunami triggered by a submarine earthquake , the largest earthquake of the year . Aid came quickly to the hundreds of families devastated by the tsunami from the nearby Samoan Red Cross and the New Zealand police . From the U.S. , MicroDreams provided direct aid and operational leadership to hundreds of families devastated by the tsunami . MicroDreams worked in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program ( UNDP ) and Mercy Corps , which channeled the funds it raised for the relief efforts in Samoa through the existing network of MicroDreams and SPBD . The relief and recovery efforts of MicroDreams and its partner microfinance institution were covered by the Samoa Observer
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2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami
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