Ongoing Construction

AMURT and AMURTEL continue their reconstruction efforts in Aceh with some good recent developments.

Some brick owners in Neuheun have already begun production of their bricks, while other owners are reconstructing their destroyed factories. The project is due to complete by mid-September. The brick owners have formed a coop due to the constant meetings with AMURT. The head of the coop said that before AMURT came everybody worked on their own. Now they work together.

Also in Neuheun 12 houses designated for repair are almost completed. GTZ and AMURT held a meeting of the 35 villagers who will receive a new house. The house model of GTZ was shown and the first five beneficiaries were identified. Construction is due to begin within four weeks.

The AMURTEL kindergarten in Bada village is  50% completed and on schedule to be completed in August. AMURTEL installed a playground and furniture for the renovated kindergarten in Raider barrack.

Sewing project

AMURTEL’s sewing project for 30 women continues to run smoothly as the women complete their 20 school uniform quota in time for the opening of the school year next week. After the completion of the school uniforms the sewing machines become theirs. The women are working in the kindergarten of Raider which AMURTEL renovated.

Tsunami Concert

Our Music concert on the six month anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami on June 26 was a grand success. The concert attended by about 1000 people was covered by National TV and newspaper. It was sponsored by Save the Children. National performer Noogie incorporated the stories of the children who told their touching experiences of the tsunami tragedy.

 

The operation so far

• More than 30,000 parcels of food, water and medicines distributed
• 1500 family resettlement  kits distributed
• Recreational kits benefiting more than 3000 children distributed
• 945 benefited from eye camps
• Counseling and child care provided in two relief camps (ongoing)