Tsunami Relief
Week 7 - All Aid has been Shipped! |
| Posted by Administrator (admin) on May 07 2006 |
Saturday, 12th February 2005
Anne and Vincent met with members of the Tg. Bungah Fishermen Association at their premises and distributed the 100 fishing nets that were purchased on Tuesday. The fishermen were very happy and grateful for the help they have received so far.
Fishermen with their new fishing nets
Wednesday, 9th Feb' 2005 – Friday, 11th Feb' 2005
Word from Nana (Forum LSM Aceh):
nana
"dear all of my friends,
i have received your humanitarian sent by australian air force and shipment in Belawan Port. Some of the humanitarian aid we already distribute to some areas such as banda aceh, aceh besar and pidie. My friend, Pujo working hard to receive and distribute humanitarian aid from your organization. Your organization doing great work! Thank you so much"...NANA.
The office closed for 3 days due to Malaysian National Holidays.
Tuesday, 8th February 2005
Today, POHD delivered five fishing boat engines to fishermen who lost everything right after the Tsunami hit. They gathered at the Penang Diocesan Centre in the afternoon after Razak informed them that the engines had arrived. The engines costing a total of RM26,950 (US7,092) were handed over by the Bishop of Penang Diocese, Bishop Anthony Selvanayagam D.D. and witnessed by Razak and Vincent. The fishermen were visibly moved when they received the keys to the engines for they now know for sure that they would be able to go back to sea and make a living for themselves and their families.
Bishop Anthony Selvanayagam presenting new boat engines to fishermen
POHD also purchased 100 fishing nets at a cost of RM6,000 (US1,579).
Fishing nets
Monday, 7th February 2005
The folks from Sinar Suria S/B and POHD rushed the paperwork with the Indonesian Consulate as many changes had to be made to the earlier documentation. It was tedious but Ms. Helena, 2nd Secretary of the Consulate were extremely friendly and cooperative. Thank you Helena!
Helena
At 12 noon, the Cipta Karya set sail. With this shipment, POHD has successfully shipped out all the aid it has received/purchased so far. It was tough but with the help of so many people and of course, God’s blessing, it was done. All of us heaved a huge sigh of relief as we saw the vessel sail away….
Meanwhile, we received word from Pujo (Forum LSM Aceh) that they had received the aid that was shipped out on Saturday on the Mitra Utama. They were elated and thanked everyone who made the shipment possible. They assured us the aid will be distributed to the various relief centres and villages as soon as possible.
The work does not end here. More aid must be purchased and sent. Nevertheless, we are now better positioned to do this as we have learned so much in the last 6 weeks.
Meanwhile, Vincent is back in Tg. Bungah gathering information, looking at quotation for fishing boats, net and engines and placing orders. He hopes to deliver some engines tomorrow.
Sunday, 6th February 2005
The Cipta Karya begun its loading today at about 5pm and was completed at 11pm. Part of the warehouse did not have lighting and it was pitch dark. Vincent and Fr. Fabian had to borrow flashlights from the nearby police station and used that to help Micheal (forklift driver) navigate the forklift! It was a dangerous task with pallets, boxes and cartons littering the warehouse floor. Fortunately, everything went on well. 45 pallets of bottled water were stuffed into the vessel maximizing every possible space in it.
Loading at the warehouse
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