Indonesia Tsunami Relief Fund

Tsunami India relief

Summary

In the worst affected areas of Indonesia all infrastructure has been wiped out, leaving people without water, food, or shelter.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,501 was raised for this project.

Received $1,501 from 449 donations from people like:

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the closest inhabited area to the epicenter of the earthquake, was devastated by the tsunami. More than 70% of the inhabitants of some coastal villages are reported to have died. Heavy rains after the tsunami in Aceh, northern Sumatra, have increased the risk of cholera and other waterborne diseases.

Activities

This fund will support general disaster relief activities including medical care, shelter for those displaced after the tsunami, food, and clothing for survivors.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,501

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,501 .  The original project funding goal was $100,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Allow local organizations to effectively respond to this crisis affecting huge numbers of Indonesian residents.

Project Message

"Financial contributions allow professional relief organizations to purchase exactly what disaster victims need most urgently and to pay for the transportation necessary to distribute those supplies."
- Center for Int'l Disaster Info., website

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IndonesiaIndonesia and can also be found under HealthHealth.

For more information about Indonesia, read the Human Development Report on Indonesia or the Wikipedia entry for Indonesia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 30, 2004