Earthquake relief for 263,000 victims in Bantul

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Summary

Provide food, shelter, water, hygiene, and healthcare to earthquake victims in Bantul, the hardest-hit region with the most casualties. IMC and the Red Cross are the only international charities here. progress reportread updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,120 was raised for this project.

Received $1,120 from 9 donations from people like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The 6.3 earthquake in Indonesia has killed over 6,000, hospitalized 19,000, injured 50,000, and displaced 150,000-600,000. At least 80% of ALL houses in Bantul were destroyed by the earthquake and more casualties have occurred here than in any other region. Despite the severity of the situation here, only IMC and the Red Cross have entered this rural area, where people are sleeping outdoors with no electricity, food, or water and are suffering extreme daytime heat and cold, rainy nights.

Activities

In cooperation with a local NGO, Ambulan 118, IMC is operating a clinic in Palpabang, two mobile clinics, and a large distribution site with food, water, hygiene kits, sheeting, and stoves. IMC is providing healthcare, including mental healthcare.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,120

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 "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,120.  The original project funding goal was $50,000.

Additional Documentation

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

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Earthquake relief through medical care, mental healthcare, and provision of supplies will help decimated communities survive the aftermath of the quake physically and emotionally, making rebuilding possible.

Project Message

“There are a lot of people out there who are living in open makeshift shelters. In those conditions people can quickly get sick, so our job now is to stop things from getting worse.”
- Rae McGrath, IMC Indonesia Country Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Stacey Freeman,
Director, Resource Development
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard
#300
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
310.826.7800
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

International Medical Corps (IMC)
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard
#400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
310.826.7800
http://www.imcworldwide.org

Learn more about International Medical Corps (IMC) and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Indonesia and can also be found under Health.

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 August 16, 2006.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 30, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

From Relief to Long Term Rehabilitation: Ongoing Response to the Java Earthquake

By Stacey Freeman - Director of Resource Development, August 16, 2006 01:33 PM

IMC is beginning long term reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in Bantul with the help of large donations from the US Government and Amerada Hess Corporation, and with the support of private donors, including donors to GlobalGiving.

In the days immediately following the May 27 earthquake, IMC provided emergency medical care to thousands of survivors. IMC also helped its local nonprofit partner, Ambulan 118, get on the ground within 14 hours of the quake by providing transportation and logistical support. By May 30, it was clear that primary healthcare and training were more needed than emergency care; IMC's mobile and static clinics became centers of hope for survivors suffering from physical and psychological wounds. IMC's team also dedicated itself to providing food, medicines, and shelter to residents, 80% of them (in some areas of Bantul) having been left homeless.

Though the emergency phase of the project is nearing its close, medical assessments conducted by IMC indicate it will take months for these regions and communities to stabilize. In the coming months, IMC will provide primary healthcare, mental health services, capacity-building assistance, help with clearing debris, support for construction, community education, and training for local health workers, even as we continue post-tsunami projects and our efforts to strengthen emergency preparedness and response throughout Indonesia.

Donations made through GlobalGiving will be used to support IMC's earthquake reconstruction efforts, which include providing primary and mental healthcare services to a population of 263,000, providing residents with the tools they need to clear debris and begin reconstruction, and by training local health workers and supplying them with the equipment and medicines they need to serve their communities.

IMC is deeply grateful for the support it has received from the GlobalGiving community. We commend donors for acting boldly on behalf of those who suffered this enormous tragedy.



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