Didi's SMS logs

24-1-2005 , 12:24:59, Message : We concentrate with children care in 2 refugee camps. Yesterday and everyday ahead we’re busy with children activities. Medicine I only give once. Later will follow up. Hard to get internet.
24-1-05, 23:29:43, Message : I just found that going to pendopo for free internet should bring our own computer than we can communicate. We have 2 camps for our programs. Youth program and children care. We are doing it regularly.
25-1-05, 12:51:52, Message : We just back from camp. We joint other group ( DIY) and do the program. It takes around 3 hours. This afternoon will go to another camp with children activities. For interview bit difficult. Lack of people
26-1-05, 12:57:14, Message : The first program is around 60 children. Didi Subhrajyoti take some pictures of program. We gave games, candy and some fruits. I gave medicine to them. I’m writing our activities till 28. I’ll give to didi S when she goes Medan.
27-01-05, 06:37:53, Message : Yesterday we had program for children in Neuheun camp. We play and teach simple yoga posture. We were distributing candy, biscuit, juice. Dadas were helping us. Around 80 children who attend. They’re exciting. We have project in 2 camps ( lampisang and neuheun ). Take turn between 2 camps. So everyday we’ll have program for children care. UNiCef will help us to provide some materials for children care program. I try to make report everyday. Now we are quite busy.
27-01-04, 06:56:34, Message : The report of our activities from 23 until 25 Jan I wrote down. I’ll send it through D.S with the picture. We’re going to Lampisang today with another program. We have a good partnership with children psychology. We are going to have program also for teenagers in both camps. If we have a good performance in both camps Unicef will help us. This report I’m going to send to d. Vijaya, Vanii,Tapasii, Sandipa, Avinasha. Very difficult to get internet.
27-01-05, 20:09:53, Message : We have organized children care in Lampisang camp. It’s about 30 children. The children is not as much as in Neuheun. We distributed vegetarian food, milk. We arranged some games. Dadas were helping. Since morning we arranged the food. We have a good contact with volunteer from Yogya. We apply proposal to UNICEF. We are asking some material for children care in a huge amount ( for 200 children ). Hope it will be approved.
27-01-05, 23:15:40, Message : I just finished meeting. So our project is children care in two camps ( neuheun and lampisang ). We are concentrating into this project. We’ll make story on our project and dada will send it to email and declare it as amurtel project.
28-01-05,17:06:40, Message : Today is holiday for us. It’s Friday. We appreciate their holiday, also here is heavy rain. The other hand we got information that now the situation is quite dangerous because of GAM. They go down from the mountain to get their food. So we have to be careful now. Tonight will be DC.
29-01-05, 07:11:45, Message : When is the AMURTEL uniform is done? We need one more banner. We asked tent from UNICEF . If they give we will put our banner on tent.
29-01-05, 08:01:05, Message ( M ), Maybe you need to confirm to dada again. Looks not nice where we are doing amurtel program and put our banner but we were wear amurt uniform. I gave list to didi subrajyoti what we need here. You can send it through didi vijaya. Thanks
30-01-2005, 05:56:41, Message : Didi Subhrajyoti bring all the pictures. If I attend psycosocia trainee, I will break the children care activities for a week start tomorrow. Dada has less number now We can occupied only one brother ( dayala ). I need volunteer. D. devashudananda will find out for us. So how do you think? Involve in psycho trainee is very important for us. I can train others. It’s program be held by North West NGO
31-01-2005, 01:38:58, Message : Amurtel gets donation around 1000 USD from muslim organization. So we decided to distribute praying material for Lampisang camp. We’ll do distribution when d. vijaya reaches Aceh, we’ll distribute praying material, food for children, toys under the name of AMURTEL
31-01-2005, 21:14:12, Message : Today in the morning I’ve been trained by UNICEF how to do assessment from one school to another school. We’ve to make a good cooperation with them so they can help us in the future. I help them to assess the school. We did until 1 pm.
31-01-2005, 22:45:10, Message : At 3 pm we went to Lampisang for children care program. We get volunteer from USA who expert to making balloon and entertain children. Children are very happy. Today around 40 children.
01-02-2005, 05:06:28, Message : We got volunteer from US ( 2 days ). He expert in entertain the children by balloon. They are happy. Around 40 children.
01-02-2005, 14:26:55, Message : I went early morning to do assessment with unicef. Finish 13:00. Many schools has no building. Nothing. They study on the earth. I’m thinking what we can do for them.
01-02-2005, 18:41:19, Message : Nmsk. I am on the way from neuheun camp for children care programs. We have two volunteers from North West Medical Center. 3 international volunteers, we distributed snack, juice, balloon. It’s around 300 children. Amazing, children are very wild and they are happy.
01-02-2005, 19:34:10, Message : Trauma counseling course is going to start tomorrow. 3 days theoretical and 3 days field training. It is hold by northwest medical team. I am going to attend it.
02-02-2005, 18:12:38, Message : From 9am until 3pm I had attend trauma counseling course. The topics were very interesting. Need a lot of concentration. After that I feel very tired. Didi Vijaya is moving around with dada to see our camps. I couldn’t join with them cause have to attend the training.

Didi Manika, Aceh, Indonesia