Informes

Introduction On December 26, 2004, the second largest earthquake ever recorded erupted off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggering a series of tsunamis that inundated coastal communities with waves up to 100 feet high. Less than 18 months later, Indonesians…

The Red Cross Red Crescent is working hard to provide clean water and sanitation advice on a tsunami-affected island. By Ahmad Husein, IFRC communications coordinator, in Indonesia Mother-of-three Iberia Lase says that life is much better now in Afia, sub-district Lahewa,…

SurfAid International is delivering clean water for the first time to some Nias communities, off Indonesia's North Sumatran coast, after completing 99 water projects on the island which was devastated by the March 2005 earthquake. The earthquake, measuring 8.7 on…

Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 January to 30 May, 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 520,632 (USD 496,929 or EUR 318,903)1; Appeal coverage: 100% Appeal history: - Request for assistance was launched on 12 January 2007 to assist 100,000 beneficiaries (20,000 families)…

Appeal #699-C Appeal amount: $650,559 SITUATION: Since a devastating earthquake struck Indonesia's Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces in May 2006, Church World Service and long-time CWS partners Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU) and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI) -- all members of…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,398,910 Geneva, 23 July 2008 Dear Colleagues, Since a devastating earthquake struck Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces in May 2006, members of the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, Church World Service (CWS), Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU),…

By Ivy Susanti ACEH BESAR, Indonesia, 23 July 2008 - The scorching sun overhead does not deter cheerful students at SDN 1 Lampaseh elementary school from washing their hands at the public water taps nearby. These schoolchildren are the first…

This report covers the period of 1 November 2007 to 30 April 2008, but reports cumulative totals from December 2004 onwards. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International Federation with…

Photos and text by Vina Agustina, International Federation information officer in Banda Aceh 'It has been an interesting experience,' says Charles Aurouet, a construction delegate for the French Red Cross in Pidie district of the Indonesian Aceh province. 'We have…

Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 January to 31 March, 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 37,150,648 (USD 30,953,600 or EUR 22,432,580); Appeal coverage: 100.16%; Appeal history: - Preliminary appeal launched on 27 May 2006 for CHF 12,834,000 (USD 10.4 million…