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ACTNews, MAMUJU - The sound of high-pressure gas stoves, knives clashing
with cutting boards, the fragrant aroma of the dishes being cooked, and the
excitement of volunteers filled the air around Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT)’s
Central Humanitarian Post in Mamuju, West Sulawesi. Parked in the Central Post,
ACT’s Humanity Food Truck cooks two to three batches of meals a day for the
disaster survivors and Masyarakat Relawan Indonesia (MRI) volunteers in West
Sulawesi.
For almost a
week, thousands of meal packages have been produced by the Humanity Food Truck.
Evacuees in other locations can also enjoy the nutritious meal dishes thanks to
the double-cabin pickup truck that distributed the meal packages to remote
locations.
“The evacuation
points in West Sulawesi are scattered in various points which are rather
difficult to reach directly by the Humanity Food Truck. But we still want everyone
to be able to enjoy these meal packages. Hence, after the food is cooked and
packaged, it is immediately distributed to various points using smaller
vehicles,” explained Intishor Jundi, Action Coordinator for the Humanity Food
Truck in Mamuju, Saturday (1/30/2021).
The Humanity
Food Truck is planned to serve residents of West Sulawesi for at least a month so
that they can still enjoy highly nutritious meal packages during the
post-disaster recovery period when the aid distributions start to decrease. In
the near future, this kitchen truck will move to the Majene so that the local
residents will be able to savor food from the mobile kitchen too.
In the
disaster-hit areas, the team of chefs is committed to provide the best food for
the flood victims and volunteers in West Sulawesi. However, not all of the
ingredients are available because not all markets have opened after the
earthquake.
"There are
several ingredients that are still hard to get, so the chefs replaced them with
other available ingredients without reducing the quality and nutrition of the
meal packages," added Jundi. []
