Earthquake relief for 263,000 victims in Bantul
Earthquake in Indonesia relief
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.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,120 was raised for this project. Other Projects You Can Help |
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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
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Project Sponsor
Organization
International Medical Corps (IMC)
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard #400
Santa Monica,
CA
90404
United States
310.826.7800
http://www.imcworldwide.org
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Where this Project is Located
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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 November 6, 2009.
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
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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