[Marinir] How to provide aid to victims of tsunamis

[YapHongGie]

Rekan-rekan Yth.,

Seperti kita ketahui bersama bahwa, masyarakat Aceh, para relawan, SAR dan TNI, semua bekerja keras sambil berpacu dengan waktu, khususnya dalam upaya mereka mencari survivors dan mengevakuasi/menguburkan jenazah ribuan korban.

Dalam beberapa hari mendatang akan timbul wabah penyakit, persoalannya hanya
bagaimana meminimalisir dan mengendalikan wabah ini.

Beberapa tips yang saya terima :

Karena konsisi lapangan tidak ada air bersih dan peralatan masak, sementara
tidak dibutuhkan jenis makanan yang harus dimasak, misalnya super mie dll.
Kirim bahan makanan yang siap pakai/makan; energie bars, drinks, roti,
biskuits, air mineral dll.
Saat ini yang dibutuhkan segera adalah alat-alat berat, seperti excavators,
trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, genset, senter, batere, alat-alat bantu seperti
skop, pacul dan supply air bersih, sementara sumur-sumur belum bisa
dibersihkan.
Untuk mengevakuasi jenazah-jenazah, dibutuhkan sarung tangan,
kantong-kantong plastik (body bags), masker, dll.


Dari milis tetangga [hankam], saya kutip posting Bung Hasan M. Soedjono (HMS), tentang pedoman yang amat berguna dan penting untuk diperhatikan.

Wassalam, yhg.
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From:  "Hasan M Soedjono" <hms at c...>
Date:  Tue Dec 28, 2004  4:01 am Msg # 7585
Subject:  OOT: Shifting Islands, West Java Earth Quake concerns, How To
Package Your Donations of Goods

I am cutting and pasting two different postings from two different mail
groups. Let's hope that the postings subjects remain UNRELATED!
I pray that some good comes out of the recent subterranean earthquake --
perhaps in the form of greater national solidarity, and new (or easier)
oil/gas finds?

Finally at the very bottom, a MOST useful guide on how best to package
all goods to be sent. E.g. Don't wrap into card boxes, but into plastic
buckets with lids.

-hms-

-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Purwa [mailto:barbara_d3400 at y...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 1:35 PM
To: AsiaPacificRotaract_DRR at yahoogroups.com; milist The Bridge;
milinglist D3400 Rotaract; District Milist; Milist Rotaract; Asiapacrac
milist; DG Ritje
Subject: [D3400] Re: [AsiaPacificRotaract_DRR] How to provide aid to
victims of tsunamis -- initial items

DEAR ALL,

Initial items that you can consider donating (in kind or money to
purchase) include:

Water purification tablets, and any other water purification tools
Oral Rehydration salts (Oralit)
Bleach, disinfectants, Carbol (disinfectant)
Soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, talcum / calamine powder
sanitary napkins
First Aid medications, and over-the counter medicines for fever and
diarrhea
Non perishable food, vitamins (especially for infants & children),
rice, instant noodles
Buckets, and plastic water containers, garbage bags
Sheets, towels, hammocks, mosquito nets and any other linens / bedding
Any (if possible quick drying) clothing
Cooking and eating utensils
Mosquito repellant
Tents & tarpaulins
Writing utensils


SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR NON-MONETARY AID TO ACEH:

Please contribute what you can, in the best way you can. A good format
for immediate assistance is as follows:
- Purchase plastic buckets (pails, ember), with handle and top.
- Fill each bucket with small quantities of a variety of the most
urgently needed non-food supplies (see list below).
- Write the contents of each bucket on the outside of the bucket,neatly
in permanent marker pen, in Indonesian.
- Drop the bucket(s) off at donation drop-off points


RATIONALE:
This format allows transportation of pre-sorted essentials to the
stricken areas in Aceh.
It is waterproof (once taped shut at the drop-off points by volunteers),
pre-packed and durable.
The goods are likely to get into the hands of individuals in the field
more quickly, and in better condition than other formats.
It precludes sorting in the field, in conditions which are not conducive
to such processing (wet, muddy, disorderly).
It allows easy distribution of a variety of most-needed supplies in a
usable format and quantity directly to individuals and households.


MOST NEEDED:
Water containers (the buckets themselves), waterpurification
tablets,bleach, disinfectants, disinfectant cleaners (karbol, pinesol),
soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, basic first aid supplies, medications
for fever and diarrhea (Panadol, Oralit, etc), over-the-counter cold and
cough medicines, wound disinfectants (Betadine), plastic garbage bags,
vitamins, towels, mosquito repellents, coils and sprays, mosquito nets,
sanitary napkins, bedlinens, cooking and eating utensils, candles,
quick-drying clothing, torches and batteries, washing powder, anything
else that you would find essential in such a situation, yourself (in
compromised shelter, in the rainy season, without electricity or water
supply). Restrict contributions to supplies and brand names that an
average member of an affected community in Aceh would be able to use
without any further explanation or training whatsoever. Contribute only
supplies that will be easily understood and are familiar.
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