Indonesia Help - Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

A useful article " Tsunami Aid: A Guide to Giving " from BusinessWeek Online on giving aid for tsunami victims and volunteering in disaster area. Complete article here: Tsunami Aid: A Guide to Giving Several pointers worth noted: Take time to learn more about where best to steer your money, on what it will be spent, and how long the recovery will take. Consider the timeline of need , millions are needed to cover immediate costs, but the cost of reconstruction will be even more staggering and may take years. Find out what kind of help is best needed for people on the ground. Cash is king , easily transferred and it lets the relief agencies purchase precisely what they need as it's required. ON VOLUNTEERING: Don't hop a plane just yet. How good your intentions , unattached volunteers will only add to the chaos. And for those with no prior experience, the opportunities to volunteer officially with aid agencies are very limited . The be...

The report is developed by the OCHA Office in Indonesia and based on various information from international and national organizations. Full report here: Indonesia – Earthquake and Tsunami: OCHA Field Situation Report Update No. 14 [ReliefWeb] Report includes: Current situation: victims number, health, education, shelter, logistics [air, sea and road operation] List of National Response List of International response Assistance required Assistance required [from the report]: The Department of Health (DoH) requests (08-01-05) the following items: oxygen, food for infant, medical team, nebulizer, suction, minor surgery set, serum anti tetanus, measles vaccines, antibiotics for ear, nose and throat, bronchoscope, intensive care unit supplies . DoH also mentioned that health service is urgently needed to be provided in Calang coastal area near Meulaboh . According to the USAID/DART team , there is a significant need of antibiotics, analgesics, tetanus toxoid...

Fascinating article about the fascinating Aceh by Greg Cruey in Asia for Visitors [about.com]. It provided background information about how Aceh is a fascinating place, covered questions such as " Why you've never heard of Aceh before ", and explained why for all the abundance natural beauty there Aceh will never be Phuket . Complete article here: Understanding Aceh Agam over at Agam's Gecko has additonal thoughts and insights here regarding the cultural and religious condition in Aceh.

Click on the picture for larger version. Above is Map of Aid Centers [POSKO] in Banda Aceh and its surrounding area. [Info from Aceh Media Center > Aceh Disaster Volunteers]

Indonesian Embassy in Rome, Italy Transfer donation to: Name: Ambasciata della Republica d'Indonesiana Unicredit Banca - Roma Boncompagni Account no: 1037.3721 IBAN: IT 64 S ABI: 02008 Sport. CAB: 03212 Contact: Indonesian Embassy for Italy and Malta Via Campania 53-55 00187 Roma, Italy Phone: 482 59 51/53 Fax: 488 02 80

Tsunami Blog Roundup [Yahoo!] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s&u=/asiatsunami_blog/static Resources on Asia's deadly tsunami [MSNBC] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6770692/ More: Link to this site found here: Pick of the day: 04.01.2005 [Guardian News Blog]

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