INDONESIA Earthquake and Tsunami Appeal

The powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake which struck off the cost of Central Sulawesi in Indonesia and followed by a tsunami on Friday 28 September 2018. The epicentre of the earthquake was 27km east of Donggala Sea, central Sulawesi with Palu and Donggala regions being heavily affected. The recent update of casualties published by the Indonesian Board for Disaster Management on Tuesday 9 October 2018 was 2,037 people died, 671 missing and 4,084 heavily injured.

There are 74,044 refugees identified spread in 147 affected locations. It was recorded that 67,310 houses and 2,736 school damaged. With the large number of refugees the need for provision of basic necessities are inevitable and urgently needed.

The aftermath does not only affect the physical damage to infrastructure but also the psychology of the survivors. Children are a group of survivors who are most vulnerable. Counseling Service on the ground is hugely needed for the traumatic children and those who lost loved ones.

Our Emergency Response and Early Recovery Phase

Emergency Food packages: £70 could provide a family with food for a month

Health Service program: £80 could provide medicines for a family and medical check-up by the General Practitioner and Nurses

Hygiene Kit: £40 could provide soaps, toothpaste, washing powder, shampoo, sanitary pads and nappies for a family for a month

Shelter Kit: £100 could provide mat, 6x10m tarpaulin, mattress, rope and mosquito lotion for a family

Public Kitchen: £1,700 could erect 2 large tents for public kitchen distributing drinking water, sugar, condensed milk, tea, coffee, bread, baby food. Complete with gas stove and cylinder, plastic cups and other essentials for a week.