permaculture

[Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>]

Permaculture International Ltd is accepting donations to PermaFund for the
tsunami relief effort being coordinated by IDEP. Tax deductible donations
can be made by sending a cheque or money order to
PIL PermaFund 
PO Box 219
Nimbin 2480
Please include a stamped self-addressed enveloped for posting your tax
receipt. PIL will forward these funds on to IDEP.

Thanks for your support
Robyn Francis

Note - PermaFund has tax deductible status in Australia


On 6/1/05 10:52 AM, "Robyn Francis" <erda@nor.com.au> wrote:

> For those wishing to donate to the tsunami relief effort in Indonesia, I
> recommend supporting IDEP - Indonesia's Permaculture foundation - they have
> an impeccable track record - did an amazing effort with the Bali bombing.
> They have already a massive effort underway in Aceh. I have pasted their
> latest email update below which contains details for donations.
> If you want to receive the email updates contact IDEP
> <petra@idepfoundation.org>
> These guys are on the ground & making every dollar count...
> Robyn
> 
> 
> ACEH AID at IDEP 
> TSUNAMI DISASTER RELIEF UPDATE
> Vol. 1, No. 8 - January 5, 2005
> 
> Aceh Aid at IDEP is a two-pronged initiative to bring appropriate aid
> directly to affected communities in Sumatra. IDEP, in cooperation with
> Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) / Orangutan Information Centre (OIC), is
> helping mobilize emergency supplies in Medan for delivery in Aceh Province.
> In cooperation with the Indonesian surfing community, IDEP is mobilizing and
> delivering aid to the hard-hit, remote islands south and west of Padang.
> 
> On January 4, a fully loaded 200 ton cargo vessel leased by AUSaid and
> supplied by AAAI departed Padang. It is offloading carefully selected
> supplies including specially packed buckets designed to help survivors build
> simple shelters and stay in their communities.  The boat also carries
> equipment to make communities self sufficient in water supplies. These
> supplies are being offloaded to smaller craft and then handed directly to
> the survivors of small, isolated communities. As of January 5, AAAI has
> channelled about Rp 600,000,000 in donor funding into this initiative.
> Financial specialists on the ground in Medan and Bali are consolidating data
> to ensure full transparency. The Ferry is now at the island of Nias
> networking with smaller vessels to ferry aid and technical support back and
> forth to the areas in most need. In many coastal fishing towns, most of the
> men were killed while working on the beach or on their boats; only women and
> children survive.  Needs on the ground change on a daily basis. Severe
> nutritional deficiency is already an issue after 10 days.
> 
> Very special thanks and Kudos to Chris & Christina who have opened up their
> home / hotel as the hub for relief aid activities in the area. Chris has
> been the chief scout and guide for the expedition to date. See :
> http://www.sumatransurfariis.com/quakeupdatesnew1230.html for details and
> photos. 
> 
> Now we are responding to reports of serious nutritional deficiencies, and
> AAAI is focusing on buying fresh fruit and vegetables for rapid delivery to
> affected communities on the Sumatra coast and islands. Lee our Project
> Coordinator, is leaving Padang on the 7th and working together with IDEP¹s
> community programs coordinator Samantha Sinclair who cut her Christmas
> vacation short and has arrived from Australia to take over his coordinative
> role on the ground in Padang. Robert Wilson from Rip Curl is arriving in
> Padang today to assist with coordinating the flow of support and activities
> as well.
> 
> Aid is being delivered as follows : Each family bucket contains essential
> food, health, sanitation, emergency shelter, and personal care items. These
> are branded goods which local people are familiar with, and can put to use
> immediately without any intermediation whatsoever. They were purchased in
> local shops by our volunteers and supporters in the community, locally, and
> are therefore labeled in the Indonesian language.
> 
> * One in every five buckets is a ³leader pack,² and its contents include a
> one-inch chisel, a hatchet/hammer, a shovel, a handsaw, a crowbar, nails,
> and other supplies.
> * One in every ten buckets is a ³heavy leader pack,² which also includes a
> two-man saw and a sledge hammer.
> * The aid vessel is also carrying hundreds of 20 liter jerry cans.
> 
> The boat is also carrying two complete kits for drilling wells, and all the
> equipment need to pump-clear and restore existing wells which are tainted
> with sea water from the tsunami. These sets of equipment, which include
> powered and hand pumps, and piping, are are being used in local villages to
> repair and complete wells. Once the A.A.A.I. volunteers have demonstrated
> the process to members of stricken communities in this way, they will be
> able to make hundreds of wells themselves. Standard 350 liter water tanks
> for storage and treatment have been delivered, along with 50 kilos of
> chlorine. The team is still short of the certain types of water treatment
> chemicals, which we were not able to arrange to deliver from Singapore, due
> to depletion of funds and priority allocations as described above.
> 
> MORE NEWS IN BRIEF
> 
> Our most immediate priorities at this moment are delivery of urgently needed
> food, supplies, tools, and knowledge to affected areas of Sumatra, through
> reliable channels, to reliable people, and supporting the efforts of our
> volunteers and partner organizations in the field. Therefore, we are no
> longer able to publish these updates on a daily basis during this critical
> phase of the disaster relief process.
> 
> World Neighbors, an international NGO with a focus on sustainable
> development, has elected to channel its funding through IDEP for people in
> need in Sumatra. 
> 
> AID DELIVERED FROM MEDAN IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN
> SOCIETY/ORANGUTAN INFORMATION CENTRE  The third convoy of trucks Christine
> and Ade, Logistics Consultants on the ground in Medan since January 4,
> report that all aid in government warehouses in Medan is bottlenecked.  This
> highlights  the importance of the role of NGOs in delivering aid. In spite
> of tremendous obstacles, SOS-OIC continues to deliver AAAI aid directly to
> survivors in Banda Aceh and towns en route. Two convoys of trucks have
> already arrived in Banda Aceh another AAAI truck is now en route and due to
> arrive tomorrow. Because of the rapidly changing situation on the ground,
> SOS-OIC is not currently working in association with the Indonesian Red
> Cross (PMI) as previously reported.
> 
> 
> VOLUNTEERS TO SUMATRA TO DATE
> 
> Bali AAAI Headquarters is working hard to match a flood of international
> volunteer applications with stated needs from the field.
> 
> On our last update (no7) there was a typographical error in the names of one
> of the volunteers : Stefan Wodicka -  Medic, Padang, should have read Stefan
> Zawada (apologies).
> 
> Christine and Ade our logistics and coordination team has now landed in
> Medan and has begun assisting with coordination and brought some new energy
> to the team on the ground, who are truly exhausted. More purchasing of much
> needed supplies is planned for tomorrow.
> 
> Our volunteers coordination desk in Ubud is accepting applications for
> skilled field volunteers -- doctors, triage specialists, SAR techs,
> engineers, sanitation experts, and others ­ for possible postings in the
> field in Sumatra. Contact volunteer@idepfoundation.org.
> 
> 
> COMMUNITY-BASED CRISIS RESPONSE KIT
> 
> Following the Bali bombing, USAid funded IDEP to develop a fully integrated
> community-based crisis response response kit.  This includes a workbook
> covering all stages of disaster management from an Indonesian grassroots
> perspective such as mitigation, response and short-term recovery.
> 
> Draft copies of this book have been sent to Medan and Padang where they have
> been immediately integrated into AAAI intiatives.  In Padang, a program of
> training of trainers for public sanitation based on the manual is already
> underway.  In Medan, components of the manual are being distributed.
> 
> How you can help Aceh Aid at IDEP
> 
> Online Donations by Credit Card
> (Tax deductible in US, thanks to the cooperation ofTides Foundation)
> Click on the donation link at www.idepfoundation.org
> <http://www.idepfoundation.org/>
> Or go directly to www.paypal.com
> Special thanks to Keith Pleas in Seattle, Lauren at Tides Foundation Julie
> Lerman at Data Farm in Vermont, and others for their help with this.
> 
> 1. Go to www.paypal.com
> 2. If you do not have a PayPal account set up, click "Sign Up" or "Join
> Now".
> 3. Follow all of the instructions for signing up with PayPal (they are
> rather complicated, so be patient).
> 4. When you are signed up, you are ready to send money.
> 5. Click "Send Money".
> 6. Follow instructions to send money, to acehaid@tides.org
> 7. Note: When you try to make your first payment, you will see beside the
> "amount" line, that you need to click there to "Verify Credit Limit" first,
> before you can make a payment.
> 
> Wire Transfers to Indonesian Bank Account:
> Account Name : Yayasan IDEP
> ACCOUNT NO : 034.001229576.003
> Bank : BNI (Bank Negara Indonesia), Cabang Ubud, Bali
> Bank Address : Jl. Raya Ubud, Bali - Indonesia
> SWIFT Code : BNINIDJA DPS
> 
> Donations can also be made at the IDEP Foundation office, Jalan Hanoman No
> 44b, Ubud, and other locations in Bali.
> 
> The information provided here was accurate to the best of our knowledge at
> the time of writing.  Conditions change rapidly.
> We will provide as much information as we can, as often as we can.
> 
> 24 HOUR PRESS ENQUIRY LINE
> (IN INDONESIA) 08133 8468073
> OUTSIDE OF INDONESIA +62 8123 665 669
> 
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