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| IDEP Emergency Response to the Asian Tsunami |
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Overview
The tsunami of December 2004 completely destroyed much of the west coast of Aceh. Towns, villages, roads and other infrastructure were swept away in minutes along with over 126,000 people, in one of the greatest natural disasters in living history.
“Aceh Aid at IDEP” (AAAI) was launched on December 27th 2004 to assist victims of the Asian Tsunami. Supporters from Bali & throughout the world generously opened their hearts and their resources to make what became an enormous emergency response initiative possible.
From its outset, it was AAAI’s policy to deliver assistance directly to those who needed it most, through trusted partner organizations. AAAI was able to send relief supplies by land from Medan to Banda Aceh and by sea to isolated communities along the coast.
After the 9.2 earthquakes struck the island of Nias, IDEP supported projects there as well. In the recovery phase, IDEP supported important community rehabilitation work in the sub district of Samatiga outside of Meulaboh, and continues today to help local communities in Aceh to recover from this terrible disaster through the Aceh GreenHand Field School Program.
Through December 2004 and August 2005 IDEP & its partners delivered over half a million dollars of “intelligent aid” to thousands of people throughout the area.
See IDEP’s Aceh Emergency Response Activity Map for more details.
Aceh Emergency Response in Partnership with Key local NGOs
AAAI worked with several excellent local NGOs and community groups to delivery a variety of well-targeted and timely emergency support initiatives for the people in need of help in Aceh and the surrounding islands.
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Delivery of Food, Education and Prayer needs by The Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS)/Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) |
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Delivery of Food, shelter, tools by the ‘Sumber Rejeki’ Team |
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Delivery of Food, shelter, tools by the ‘Karya Bersama’ and ‘Sumber Rejeki Bahru’ Teams |
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Delivery of Food, shelter, tools by Sumatran Surfariis and its local partners |
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Delivery of Food, shelter, tools by Rakata |
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Delivery of Food, shelter, tools, livestock by Sumatran Surfzone Relief Organization (SSRO) |
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Delivery of Food, shelter, tools by the GREEN CAMP team |
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Delivery of Food, Water & Education and Prayer needs by Give a Hand 4 Aceh |
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Establishment of Radio Communications systems by Yayasan Leuser Lestari (YLL) |
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Establishment of Community Kitchen, Water & Sanitation by WALHI Sumut |
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Aid delivery and Rehabilitation of local Fisheries by JALA Fisherfolks’ Advocacy Network |
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Aid delivery and Health Care by Yayasan Bumi Sehat |
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Establishment of Sanitation facilities & Privacy tents by Walhi Raiu |
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Establishment of Women’s Counseling Centre by Walhi Bali/Sumut |
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Delivery of Aid by Yayasan Andaru Selaras (YAS) |
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Production and delivery of fishing boats to Hanuku Islands by LeapIn.org |
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| Dedicated Volunteers & Supporters |
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IDEP expresses its heartfelt gratitude to all of the dedicated volunteers who worked tirelessly without communications, infrastructure or skilled human resources. Over 100 AAAI volunteers had served in Aceh by the end of March. At that time, the crisis phase was considered to be over and IDEP and SOS dissolved their temporary partnership to pursue recovery plans.
Special thanks to our key partner the Sumatran Orangutan Society and to the incredible Aceh response supporters making these initiatives possible.
Click here to read some personal accounts from volunteers in the Stories from the Field section of this website.
Click here to see a slide show of IDEP’s Emergency Response efforts to the Asian Tsunami or an ABC Australia documentary video of one of the Sumber Rejeki’s voyages in the area. |
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