Emergency Response: Sulawesi's Earthquake

Dear 
Our respected donors


I would like to kind remind that it was an earthquake struck Majene Regency in the province of West Sulawesi, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 WITA (18:28 UTC), with a moment magnitude of 6.2. This earthquake was felt as far away as Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, and Palu in Central Sulawesi. Strong shaking was reported in Majene and the provincial capital Mamuju for at least 5-7 seconds. It was preceded by a foreshock measuring 5.7 magnitude a few hours earlier.

Almost six month after the earthquake, residents of Mamuju and Majene who were affected by the earthquake still need humanitarian assistance. Many of them are still staying in camps because their houses were damaged. Economic activities that have not fully recovered made the evacuees dependent on humanitarian aid for their fulfillment of their basic supplies. Unfortunately, as the emergency response period ended, aid distribution slowly decreased.

ACT team visited Evacuation Site 8 in Salutahonga Village, Malunda District, Majene Regency. Located atop the hill, the evacuation site accommodates 283 people from 76 families. Each tent is inhabited by more than one family. For their daily meals, they rely on aid packages rationed by the officers of the evacuation site to make sure that all families will equally receive hot meals and the hygiene kits. 

For the second phase distribution, the ACT teams have been distributed 310 hot meals (cooked meals) and 100 hygine kits for the survivors. The hygiene kits that we have distributed consist of  (1) Liquid Soap (2)Tooth Brush (Adult) (3) Toothpaste (4)Tooth Brush and Toothpaste (Kids) (5)Shampoo (6)Diapers (7)Sanitary Napkins (8)Detergent (9)Towel (10)Mask.

All the funds are coming from the GlobalGiving donors and the beneficiaries highly thanks to all of your geneourisity. Thank you so much for your sincere help and continues support for Indonesian community.