June 06, 2006
Jogja
also, and much more seriously, i'm sure everyone has heard about the earthquake in Jogja. two of my professors at U of M live or have families that live around that area. they both are fine, but they have been to Jogja since the earthquake to help, so they have seen first hand the kind of loss people have suffered there. i don't have any direct contact with any organizations there, but another U of M student, Jenny Epley, who is currently doing research in Jakarta, posted the info about this organization on her blog:
The Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University in collaboration with KYPA (Yogyakarta Committee for Aceh Recovery) is building five public kitchens in three villages in Bantul (Dusun Bulu, Desa Trimulyo Kecamatan Jetis, Dusun Sompok, Dusun Ngrancah, and Desa Sriharjo Kecamatan Imogiri) to provide food for around 2,100 people. KYPA in particular has relief effort experience from its post-tsunami programs in Aceh.
Donations may be sent to the following account:
Name: KYPA QQ BANTUL
Bank Name: Bank Mandiri, 13705 KK Yogyakarta, Gedung Magister
Account Number: 137.005.6666668
Swift Code: beiiidja
Contact Person:
Maria Ingrid
Graduate School, Gadjah Mada University
Yogyakarta 55281
Indonesia
PHONE: +62 274-520318
FAX: +62 274-564239
MOBILE: +62-81328058352
EMAIL: ingridita@gmail.com
(her blog, http://lautjenny.blogsome.com/, also has news articles about the earthquake from both American and Indonesian English language newspapers, if you want to get a better idea about what things are like there, and if you want more current information i'm sure you can also find it on the website for the Jakarta Post)
i might also be able to give information about how to give money to my professor who could get it directly to the earthquake victims, or possibly have a better idea of what organizations working on the ground could use our help, so send me an email if you want me to try and get that information for you
Posted by diparker at 08:07 AM | Comments (1)