Soory I did copy the wrong Amount earlier.By Now we raised up to 5000 usd . Not enough ........

Reminder :

Pls forward these Links in your Newsletters or Webpages to help Tsunami Victims in Aceh DIRECTLY !

Project : " WATER FOR ACEH " / BALI - Indonesia
Important INFO and UPDATES at Group URL: groups.myspace.com

Donations will be collected for IDEP AID ACEH / Bali
and can be made at :
www.ethnotechno.com / NYC
www.chebisabbah.com / San Francisco
www.h2obali.com / Bali
www.geoartnyc.com / NYC

Aceh Aid at IDEP is delivering appropriate direct assistance,
intelligently, through its local network of NGOs in Sumatra.
See www.idepfoundation.com / Bali

We raised and donated allready 1 500 usd for IDEP and need more help for them !


A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius

ONE RELIEF BOATS SUNK ......SEE UPDATE BELOW

We do live in Bali and Nobody can imagine what is really going on here in Indonesia .

WE ARE SAFE , IT IS TRUELY THE ISLAND OF THE GODS :)

but

One Tragic after the Next !

With the Support of ethnotechno.com in NYC, h2obali.com ,Project : Water for Aceh raised money to help directly in Cooperation with the local Rotarian Club and IDEP ,SOS etc ..

We ALL do what we can since the Tsunami killed ...........

Pls just let me update You directly from Indonesia

IDEP FLASH UPDATE #15 - April 12th, 2005
From : Yayasan IDEP & Yayasan Andaru Selaras
Re : Tragic sinking of the Endless Sun Vessel

The Cahaya Abadi (Endless Sun), a private relief boat delivering aid to Aceh and Nias has sunk off the coast of Nias on April 11 at 14.00 local time.

The 700-ton vessel had just finished offloading a cargo of rice and aid to the village of Afulu on the south coast of Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia when it struck an uncharted reef in a heavy swell. The boat sunk within twenty minutes. Some of the Indonesian crew of 15 and 5 volunteers swam safely to shore and the others were picked up by fishing boats. All are safe.

The Cahaya Abadi had delivered some of the Yayasan IDEP aid and 87 tons of rice donated by the World Food Program to four isolated communities in Nias before the incident occurred. It had just completed its fourth rice delivery when the accident occurred. The vessel was still fully loaded with food, household and reconstruction aid intended for Aceh when it sank 600 meters offshore.

The vessel, leased by Yayasan Andaru Selaras (a Jakarta based NGO) was carrying relief goods from Yayasan IDEP, the World Food Program, Project Concern International and other donors.

“We are grateful for the good news that no one on board was seriously injured,� says Petra Schneider, Executive Director of Yayasan IDEP a Bali based NGO. “We are committed to continue our Aceh aid and recovery projects with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and staff.�

The many major earthquakes in the immediate area since December 26 have created an unstable seabed situation with uncharted, difficult to navigate coral reefs.

“Crew and volunteers were aware that they were entering a dangerous and volatile situation,� says Chris Gentry, founder of Yayasan Andaru Selaras. “I want to thank those who have put their lives at risk for the people of Aceh and North Sumatra. Despite the trauma and hardship they have experienced their commitment has not waned. Aid delivery in this difficult time will continue�.

The crew is being evacuated by World Food Program helicopters now. The vessel was a total loss.




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Among the tons of relief cargo lost undersea were the following items intended for IDEP’s project in Sama Tiga (Aceh) and IDEP is trying very hard to quickly replace these goods as the people there were promised that these items were coming soon aboard The Endless Sun. Last week, the vessel, en route to Sama Tiga, was re-routed to Nias to deliver rice to isolated coastal communities in need of food, after the March 28 earthquake.

Please help us replace these items for the villagers of Sama Tiga:


• 3,000 Kerosene stoves,$3 each, for a total of $9,000
• 800 “Aid Buckets� total $16,000
• 361 Household kits total $7850
• 340 Food kits total $7540
• 100 Fishing kits total $1224
• 1 trail bike (for delivering goods to villages without roads): $1,500


If you can help, please contribute today..........to replace these Itams

another good excuse to see PPP rock and I love Brazilain Girls!!!!!!!!! and all for a good cause-spread the word, let's make sure this event is packed.

Grrrreat!!!!!Big shouts to the giant step crew!!! YOU GUYS AS WICKED!!!!!!!!!! Though i won't be able to go, as i will be in London, but absolutely, i will spread the words!!!

yeah, January 26 @ Canal Room. check under the Events section of this site. 100% of proceeds are going to relief agencies ....

It looks like Giant Step are planning an event for Tsunami victims at end of January.

Hi empanadamn, i don't AIM, what's your email address. I 'd like to volunteer. for the fundraising ideas , i 'm thinking if any galleries in Brooklyn can spare their space to hold a silent aution, with all the artworks donated by local artists, for the fundraising ideas.

news.bbc.co.uk

if anyone would like to reach me abt organizing, hit me on AIM. i will be working in conjunction with giant robot magazine, and hope to get benefits jumping off in other areas such as LA, SF, and wherever else we can pull together resources.

holler.

AIM: apempanadamn


here's some other orgs we're looking to possibly work with:

www.careusa.org
www.doctorswithoutborders.org