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ACTNews, BOGOR - Dozens of landslide-affected
families at Cipandawa evacuation site received hundreds of kilograms of rice
through the Friends of Indonesian Poor Families (SKPI) program. The evacuation site
accommodates residents from two hamlets in Cileuksa Village, Sukajaya Subdistrict,
Bogor Regency who were affected by landslides in January 2020.
"Today, we are distributing 350
kilograms of rice in the evacuation site. Insha Allah, we will gradually help
the evacuees in this evacuation camp," said Khisnul Hasanah from Aksi
Cepat Tanggap (ACT) Bogor Program Team on Sunday (3/1).
The distribution of rice at Cipandawa evacuation
camp is motivated by the difficult conditions faced by the evacuees. Until now,
the evacuees have not been able to return to their normal activities.
"Disaster-affected residents still greatly
need help. Although it has been two months since the landslide, they have not
been able to return to their normal activities. We still need to support them
to fulfill their daily needs,” explained Khisnul.
Ope, one of the evacuees who is
responsible for the evacuation site confirmed Khisnul’s statement. The free
rice that he received means a lot for him, and he was grateful for the free
rice from ACT. He also asked for prayers so that evacuees at Cipandawa evacuation
site will always be helped.
"We ask for your prayers, including
from ACT. Hopefully, we will be given strength and ease. Don’t just give
half-measured aid because any assistance, no matter how much, will be very
beneficial here. Thank you again for coming and helping us," said Ope.
ACT Bogor plans to provide further
assistance to the evacuees Cipendawa Evacuation Post. Khisnul said that in the
near future there would be assistance in the form of school kits for children in
the village of Cileuksa.
"In the near future there will also
be distribution of school kits, including bags, shoes, uniforms, stationery,
and others. We also plan to deploy a Humanity Food Truck to provide free meals
to the evacuees," Khisnul said.
Two months after the disaster, evacuees in
Cipandawa still live in difficult conditions. They live in tents made of
tarpaulin and bamboo that get very hot during sunny days but cold and muddy when
raining. []
