Tsunami Disaster Relief- Direct support to local community organizations in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India:


Indonesia | Jan 1, 2005



The tragic December 26th Tsunami affected the global community in many ways. IPEN -as a broad based global network- has been in contact with numerous community based and grassroots organizations who have been devastated by a great loss of life and livelihood in their communities.

Recognizing that public interest NGO serve their community and are familiar with the needs of their community, the Asia Pacific Pesticide Action Network office compiled a list of local organizations in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India, who list their needs and are accepting direct donations to aid their communities.

Below the Asia Pacific Pesticide Action Network appeal for support for the communities affected by the December 26th Tsunami from the Office, followed by a list of local organizations and their needs.


URGENT ALERT!!! URGENT APPEAL!!!

HELP FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORS


PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK ASIA and the PACIFIC

Please help support fisherfolk and peasant communities for relief and rehabilitation from the Tsunami disaster.

We are sending out this appeal on behalf of the people’s organisations who are providing relief and assistance to the thousands of victims affected by the recent Tsunami disaster. News regarding the casualties of the Tsunami Disaster is horrific in terms of the death toll and the number of people who are injured, displaced and still missing. The impact on fisherfolk communities has been catastrophic.

While we are all grieving the deaths of the victims, we are also responding to this immense crisis by trying to garner support for the survivors of this latest tragedy.

We have been in touch with our partners in the network and have received their reports and feedback on the situation in their areas. It has also come to our knowledge that many members of our partner groups have been affected by this disaster. Therefore, any assistance we can give them at this moment is most crucial.

Please be informed that we are also constantly in touch with local groups in the affected countries and it has been made known to us that there has been a delay in government aid reaching the affected communities. We are trying to facilitate the support and contribution you give and hope that it reaches the local groups, especially the women and children who are most affected, as soon as possible.

Up to now there are more than a million people displaced, most have lost everything, including their loved ones. Fisherfolks, for example, have lost their livelihood and boats and equipments have been massively destroyed. Those fortunate enough to be alive, mostly women and children and poor people are left with shattered homes, with only their clothes. It is impossible to resume work and funds are scarce. In times like this, food and financial assistance is very much needed to support their families so that these survivors can carry on with their lives.

We know that there are other commendable efforts by various organisations and individuals that should be supported such as the efforts of La Via Campesina, the global peasant organization. However the devastation brought about by this tragedy was so tremendous that we feel whatever contribution, no matter how big or small will go a long way to help the survivors pick up their lives again.

In view of all this, we are appealing to you for your kind donation or contribution in form of cash or kind to help in the relief and rehabilitation of the livelihood of the survivors.

Please find attached the needs of the local groups and contact information to request bank account details where you can make your contribution.

If possible, it is most appreciated that your contributions be made immediately as the survivors are in dire need of all the assistance they can have at this moment.

However, in case you are unable to transfer funds directly to the groups, please send your contributions to PAN AP, which is based in Penang, Malaysia.

Also, kindly send a note to us regarding the amount and the group to whom you are dedicating your contribution to.

Thank you and in solidarity with the Tsunami survivors,

Sarojeni V Rengam
Executive Director
Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific
P.O. Box 1170,10850 Penang, Malaysia
Tel:604-6570271/6560381 Fax:604-6583960
Web: www.panap.net



INDONESIA

Team of Humanitarian Solidarity of Tsunami Disaster in Aceh & North Sumatera Province, Indonesia (KSKBA)

The team had been founded to bring aid and resources for rescue and search operations of missing people, especially peasants in Aceh Province, who are feared dead. PERMATA (Aceh Peasant Union, who is also member of the Federation of Indonesia Peasant Union/ FSPI) office based in Banda Aceh has also been destroyed by the killer waves, some activists are still missing.

Below are the immediate assistance needed by the Tsunami disaster survivors in Aceh and North Sumatera province:

1. Food
Staple food: rice, maize
Supplement food: infant milk, green bean
Supplement of Food Nutrition: sugar, salt, edible oil, tea, bread

2. Clothes:
Clean clothes (shirts, women clothes, trousers, sarong and underwear)
Blankets
Curtains
Infant clothes

3. Medicines and drugs
Medicine and drugs; diarrhea, malaria, respiration and lung disease,
Specific stuff for women (like sanitary napkin)
Body bags
Blood Donor and blood pack

4. Shelter / refugees camps
Material to build Shelter/ camps
Carpets or any kinds of sleeping mattress
Camping shelter

5. Cooking and kitchen utensils

6. Water and Sanitation equipments
Drinking water
Soap, tooth paste, toothbrush

7. Air and land transportation vehicles to distribute the aid and transport the volunteer teams.

8. Communication: mobile phone (all telecommunication devices have been destroyed)

Person in Charge : Henry Saragih (Phone +62-816314441)

JAKARTA:

FEDERASI SERIKAT PETANI INDONESIA (FSPI)
Jl. SMA 14 No. 15A
DEWI SARTIKA Jakarta Timur
TEL : +62-21- 80882492
FAX : +62-21- 80882492
Email : fspi@cbn.net.id

Independent Plantation Workers Union of North Sumatra (Perbbuni)

Perbbuni is an independent union for plantation workers in North Sumatra, where the Tsunami had badly hit the area. Many of the organisation’s members and their families are affected. Perbbuni is collecting funds and whatever aid available from friends and comrades so that these can be given to the survivors.

Contact person: Sukarman
Email: perbbuni@hotmail.com
Address : Jl.Serdang No.24 B
Kota Galuh Perbaungan 20586
Deli Serdang Sumatera Utara
Tel: 061-7990631



SRI LANKA

IMADR (International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism)

IMADR Asia Committee in Sri Lanka has been actively promoting projects to eliminate discrimination at the very core. In view of the Tsunami disaster, the Asia Committee will conduct emergency relief activities for the people they have been working with.

IMADR intends to provide support particularly for women who lost their spouses in the civil war that lasted 20 years until 2002 (in Jaffna and Tricomalee). Jaffna was on the most affected areas by Tsunami; the Muslims affected by the civil war (in Hambantota), and the children.

Please make your contributions to:

Address of IMADR:
Sri Lanka: IMDR Asia Committee, 19 1/1 Siri Dhamma Road, Colombo, 10, Sri Lanka
India: SRED, Kallaru, Perumuchi Post, Arakkonam, 631 002, Tamil Nadu, India.

Human Development Organisation (HDO), Kandy.

HDO is currently working with various groups such as Graduate’s Association & University Students (Batticaloa region), Journalists Society & University Teachers (Ampara region), Human Power Foundation (Galle region), Women Development Centre (Jaffna region), IMADAR (Colombo) and Citizen’s Watch (Plantation Areas).

Needs: 12 months
- Basic needs: food, drinking water, clothes, tents;
- Medical needs: medical clinic, medicines, and awareness programme on health;
- Temporary shelter: tents, temporary toilets; education/school facilities provision;
- Establish youth volunteer forces & trained

Contact address:
P.P.Sivapragasam (Siva)
Human Development Organization (HDO)
# 37, Mulgampola Road
Kandy 20000 Sri Lanka
Tel / Fax: 0094 81 2224430
Email: hdo@ids.lk; sivahdo@yahoo.co.uk

MONLAR (Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform)

The main strategy of the movement would be to establish links between those organizations and groups affiliated to Alliance for the Protection of National Resources and Human Rights (ANRHR) and other networks of MONLAR in the non-affected and affected areas for collaboration action.

The Coordinating Offices (Head Offices) of the sectoral networks comprise of MONLAR (Farmers and NGOs), NAFSO (fisher communities in the Southern, Western and Eastern Coasts and in the North), Savisthri (Women’s Organization Network), Plantation areas (Plantation Sector Social Forum), and other NGOs in Kurunegala (PIC, Devesarana, Women’s Development Foundation, Organization for Human Development, Polpithigama), Satyodaya (Kandy).

Relief activities provided by MONLAR are:
- Health and medical services
- Regular meetings of the ANRHR committee to assess situation and needs
- Provide safe drinking water and cleaning wells
- Organising affected communities to play an active role in the re-building process
- People’s participation in the reconstruction and rebuilding processes

Contact Address:
No. 1151/58A, 4th Lane, Kotte Road, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka
Telfax: (+94) 11 4407663
Tel: (+94) 11 2865534
Web: www.geocities.com/monlarslk

Needs: Household items.
1. Under Garments – Ladies/Gents
2. Sanitary Towels
3. Mosquito Nets for the Children
4. Mats and Pillows
5. Cotton Wool/Bandage/Plaster Trips
6. Candles/Lanterns
7. Colour Pencils/Chalk/Colouring Books
8. Plastic ware – Mugs/Plates/Spoons/Bowls
9. Toys – for children
10. Dry Rations
11. Linen
12. Mosquito Coils
13. Tents
14. Kitchen Utensils
15. Nappies/Baby Feeders

NAFSO (National Fisherfolks Solidarity)

Represents the District Coordination Committees and five teams have been sent to the most affected areas to access the situation and provide relief assistance.

Needs: Food, medicine, doctors and clean water

E-mail contact: fishmove@slt.lk



INDIA

SRED (Society for Rural and Education Development)

Supports Dalit Movements and are bringing relief to districts such as Marakkanam, Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam. Aid will go to communities of Dalits and fisherfolks, mainly women and children, in coastal areas of the Tamil Nadu state. 45 villages where the Dalit Movement is active had been washed away and 18 movement leaders have been drowned and 41 villages of SRED’s contact areas has been washed away.

Needs: Clothes, bed sheets, utensils, medicines, blankets, towels, buckets and snacks. Cash for this need is estimated at 7,10,000.00 rps.

Contact person: Fatima N Burnad

Email: burnad@md3.vsnl.net.in

Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruthidarula Union- APVVU

The worst affected villages are in Nellore, Prakasam and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh.(Comparatively less damaged than Tamilnadu). Although the government has responded immediately, the relief measures provided are not sufficient and many of them are in camps run in the schools without any minimum facilities. Most of them have lost their houses, boats and nets.

Therefore, the urgent need for appeal is for the following:
Food Grains (rice)
Cooking utensils
Blankets
Support for damage houses
Repair of the damaged boats
Support for nets

Total budget is Rs4244750. Financial aid requested : Rs3901250

This is the minimum relief and rehabilitation expenses mentioned only for 8 villages. There are an additional 63 villages affected in the area in which many other groups have been involved. This relief programme will be implemented by APVVU with the support of local unions in coordination with small local action groups will implement this program.

Support can be routed through NISARGA:
Address: 22-1096, S.B.I. Colony, Kongareddipalli, Chittoor - 517 001. Andhra Pradesh
Phones: 08572 28592 Fax: 30804
email: chenyya@sancharnet.in ; chennaiah_p@hotmail.com

Contact Person& Address:
6, S.B.I.Colony; CHITTOOR -517001 A.P. INDIA
Phone: 0091 8572 228592 ; fax 230804
President - P.Chennaiah
Secretary - B.Ramakrishaniah,
Treasurer - B.G.Naidu,

Though NISARGA is responsible for the financial accounting, APVVU, Nellure will take the total responsible for the implementation and also monitoring the rehabilitation with the support of local community leaders.

Kudumbam-Leisa Network

This network is involved with small and marginal farmers all over the State for the last 15 years. We have initiated relief and rehabilitation in our efforts to express our solidarity with the fishing folk and farmers, women and children, on the East Coast of Tamil Nadu, whose future has almost been shattered.

Needs:

1. Material requirement
Mats, utensils, clothes for children, women and men, repairing of fishing nets and boats.

2. Volunteers
Short term volunteers for one week to 10 days is need. Long term volunteers, i.e. 3 months to 6 months.

3. Food
Rice, pulses and millets.

It would be appreciated if you could support LEISA in the following areas:
- Food and accommodation expenses for 60 volunteers for 3 months;
- Expenses of Review and coordination meeting with NGOs, Farmers groups involved in relief and rehabilitation;
- Expenses of the Coordination Team from Kudumbam that would be involved in Relief and Rehabilitation

You could send your contribution to the following account:
Email: kudumbamtry@eth.net
Phone: 0091 431 2331879, 2331842
Fax: 0091 431 2332175
Mobile: 09842449125




THAILAND

A number of public organizations and NGOs in the north and south of Thailand have united to form the "Collaborative Network for the Rehabilitation of the Andaman Community". It was formed to enhance support and relief for helpless victims caused by Tsunami. It has collaborated actively to organize field-based task forces and conducted preliminary investigations into the extent of damage left to the smale-scale fisherfolk residing on isolated islands and along the coastlines of Andaman.

Their immediate approaches are:
- The establishment of the ‘Community Support Fund’ to provide financial help to fisherfolks
- Provide immediate vocational relief such as restoring essential vocational tools like boats and fishing gears
- The development of database system on tsunami victims to identify appropriate measures and plans for the communities rehabilitation.
- Development of communication tools to highlight the problems and issues faced by the marginalized
- Build the capacity of communities in restoring communities’ coastal ecosystem and coastal resources

Among others, the group involves:

The Federation of Southern Fisher Folk

Friends of Andaman

Community Development Institute (Southern Office)

NGO-coordinating Committee on Development, South

Dab Ban Dab Muang Rien Ru U Dee Tee Pak Tai Project (Community Development Project in Southern Thailand)

Health Public Life Project

RRAFA (Rural Reconstruction Alumni Friends Association)

Needs:
Kitchen utensils
Fishing boats and nets
Temporary homes and shelters for those without relatives

Contact person and enquiries:
Ms Ravadee Prasertchareonsuk (English and Thai)
The Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF)
86 Ladpraw 110 (Yeak 2)
Ladpraw Road, Wangtonglang,
Bangkok 10310, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 9352983-4
Fax: +66 2 9352980
E-mail: preecha@mozart.inet.co.th, ravadeep@hotmail.com, oysirisook@hotmail.com

RRAFA – Pongtip Samranjit
pongtip@rrafa.org
Mobile: +66 09-4447580
Tel: +66 2 9352681/2
Fax: +66 2 9352980

Southern Region

The Federation of Southern Fisherfolk
Mr. Wichosak Ronnarongpaidee (Thai Only)
8/3 Kok Kan Road, Trang Province 92000
Thailand
Tel: +66 75 212414

The Collaborative Network for the Rehabilitation of Andaman Community
8/3 Kok Kan Road, Tambon Tab Tieng,
Ampur Muang, Trang Province 92000
Thailand
Telfax: +66 75 212414 / +66-1 8026-6131
E-mail. samapantrang@hotmail.com
wparkpoom@hotmail.com
Contact Persons: Mr. Pakpoom Witantirawat and Mr. Wishosak Ronnarongpaidee








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