Java Earthquake Response Fund

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Background

Yogyakarta is the ancient royal capital of Java and home to more than 3 million

people. The earthquake shook the area outside the city, destroying homes and

villages for miles around. The official death toll now stands at over 6,000.

Exact numbers of people affected are difficult to estimate, but more than 40,000

survivors were injured and over 600,000 were left homeless in the aftermath of

the disaster. Entire villages were leveled by the quake in many areas, and many

survivors refuse to enter the remaining structures for fear of aftershocks and

further collapse.

INDOCARE's Work

1.INDOCARE is expanding our emergency response in the earthquake-stricken area,

providing survivors with much-needed access to clean water, food and emergency

supplies. INDOCARE has worked in Indonesia since 1997 and has over 400 staff

members on the ground, extensive emergency experience and strong relationships

with the Indonesian government and local partner organizations. Ourresponse is

addressing the most pressing needs of the survivors:

2. Ensuring access to safe drinking water for affected communities: we are

distributing a water purification solution called Air Rahmat ( " safe healthy

water " ) to 70,000 survivors and establishing systems to monitor the spread of

disease and respond to outbreaks. Clean water is absolutely essential in the

early days of the disaster response to prevent a " second wave " of deaths from

water-borne diseases such as diarrhea.

3. Providing emergency supplies from INDOCARE's existing in-country stocks:

We're distributing tents, food, hygiene supplies and health kits for mobile

clinics from our existing reserves in Indonesia.

4. Ensuring access to food and personal hygiene materials: We are beginning a

market-based food and emergency supply distribution program in the affected

areas. The market-based approach, used in the tsunami response, will provide

20,000 people with monthly vouchers redeemable through local

vendors for food and essential household items such as toothpaste, sanitary

napkins for women and soap.

5. Your gift to INDOCARE's Java Earthquake Response Fund will help us rush

lifesaving aid to the hundreds of thousands of people struggling to survive in

the aftermath of the May 27 earthquake near Yogyakarta, Indonesia. If you would

like to support INDOCARE's efforts to improve the lives of the world's poor;

please send or donate your money to: Dadang Rusbiantoro BNI cabang UGM

Yogyakarta No. account : 0038635187

 

 

 

 

 

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