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Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (M-USA) is continuing to assist survivors of the devastating December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and subsequent tsunamis. Below is a brief country-specific update on M-USA's response to this disaster:
Indonesia
From August 2005 to July 2006, Mercy-USA rebuilt 97 homes in the village of Seubun Ketapang in Aceh Besar District. On August 16, 2006, M-USA officially handed over the new homes to the families in a formal ceremony that included local and national Indonesian government officials, community members and a children's program.
M-USA is also constructing a fresh water system (a deep well with piping) for the residents of Seubun Ketapang.
From April to July 2005, M-USA constructed a fresh water system for 300 homeless persons living in a temporary shelter in the same district.
From July 2005 to February 2006, with the support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mercy-USA distributed 47 hand tractors, 25 threshers, 5 reapers and 50 water pumps that are being used by over 2,700 farming families on the island of Simuelue. M-USA also provided these families with 41,000 pounds of rice seed, 1,100 lb. of maize seed, 200 mixed vegetable seed packages, 600 hoes and rakes (300 each) and 327,000 lb. of fertilizers. These inputs are helping these families to support themselves once again.
In January and February 2005, M-USA distributed food packages (containing rice, noodles, canned sardines, biscuits, bottled water, etc.) to 1,200 homeless families near Banda Aceh and Meulaboh. In March, M-USA distributed six-month household kits (containing kitchen items, towels, toiletries, clothing, plastic mats, candles, matches, etc.) to 400 homeless families near Banda Aceh and Meulaboh.
In February and March 2005, M-USA also dug water wells and built latrines in ten camps/temporary shelters in the district of Aceh Besar. This water and sanitation project has been benefiting approximately 4,000 persons.
Mercy-USA will continue focusing on shelter, water and sanitation, and livelihood support (including aquaculture, fishing and agriculture) during the reconstruction and rehabilitation phase of its tsunami response efforts.
India
From January to March 2005, M-USA, through our local partner, United Economic Forum, distributed food packages (containing rice, lentils, oil, sugar, tea, etc.), kitchen kits (containing pots, pans, plates, bowls, cups, utensils, etc.), clothes, plastic tarpaulins, ceiling fans for temporary shelters, sheets and blankets to approximately 2,000 families left homeless by the tsunami in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. No further response is planned.
Somalia
In April and May 2005, M-USA assisted 100 tsunami-affected families in the devastated district of Haffun to restart their small fishing businesses. Mercy-USA provided these families with nets, hooks, anchors, buoys and other necessary equipment to allow them to support themselves once again. No further response is planned.
Please continue to help the thousands in Indonesia who are still homeless! You may send your tax-deductible (US Federal Tax ID No. 38-2846307 and Canada Revenue Agency Business No. 89458-5553-RR0001) contribution immediately through our secure online donation form or mail it to the address below.
In the US:
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201
Plymouth, Michigan 48170-3869
Or in Canada :
Mercy USA for Aid and Development (Canada)
Fiesta RPO, PO Box 56102
102 Hwy #8
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5C9
Many companies will match the donations of their employees. Please ask your company if it has such a matching gift program.
Dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (M-USA) is a registered PVO (Private Voluntary Organization) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and is a member of the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction).
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