Locals combine resources for better results

The situation on the ground calls for a variety of community organisations to work together. In this spirit, Klinik Kerabat joined forces with SGN to coordinate efforts in the tiny hamlets of Bicak and Ngunut, where Yayasan Bumi Kita has recently joined them.

On Tuesday 6 June, Mr Siswandi Mukharal, head of the Community Recovery Team at Yayasan Bumi Kita arrived with seven volunteers from Pekalongan in the North Coast to work in Bicak for 5 days, until Saturday. They brought with them two generators, rice, hurricane lamps, cables, supplies and equipment for the kitchen. Following their arrival, we held a round-table discussion with community representatives from Bicak and Ngunut about their immediate and long-term needs.

Meeting with community leaders to plan the long term recovery

Sari is wearing a red T'Shirt, and Siswandi is in the white T'Sirt

Siswandi playing with Guntur (3 yrs old) in Ngunut

Yayasan Bumi Kita delivers tarpaulins, mats and blankets, donated by Terre Des Hommes, a Netherlands-based organization, for the communities of Bicak, Ngunut and the nearby village of Mundu

Installing electricity in Ngunut