April Recovery Highlights
April 20th
Thailand: Tsunami
- 4 houses have been built on Koh Jam Island. The materials for these homes
had already been donated but no one knew how to build. OBI contracted workers
in a nearby village.
- (8) 11-meter boats are being built in Krabi Province and Phangnga Province.
- (9) 6-meter boats were dedicated late last month for Khok Kloi fishermen.
Each boat came with a motor and nets.
- We began building (8) 6-meter boats in Khok Kloi on April 4th.
- (9) 9-meter boats have been built for Koh Khaw Khao Island.
- Construction began on seven 9-meter boats and one 6-meter boat on April 4th
for Koh Khaw Khao Island.
- Five new boats are being built, another five are under repair and eight sets
of fishing gear in Phang Nga province.
April 12th
Aceh, Indonesia: Tsunami
- $15.1 million in medication has been distributed to clinics and public hospitals
as well as used by our teams in the field
- OB mobile medical and clinic teams have treated 64,598 patients needing basic
to surgical care
- 104,750 emergency packages have been distributed (containing rice, sugar,
canned fish, hygiene items and a blanket)
- Survivors have been given 1,100 tons of bulk food and relief supplies
- Every day over 700 men participate in our cash-for-work programs
- Ground has been broken for house building in four coastal villages
- 50 mosquito foggers work seven days a week; over 2,000 locations fogged, some
many times.
- The Boat Building Project has started. The first boat went into the water
today!
Nias and Surrounding Islands: Earthquake
- $1.6 million in medication is on the way via Fed Ex
- 2,127 patients have been served with the help of 20 doctors and 8 nurses
- 88 critically injured survivors have been evacuated by air
- 26,620 Emergency packages have been distributed (containing rice, sugar, canned
fish, hygiene items and a blanket)
- Every day 140 men participate in our cash-for-work programs
- OB partner the Ship Batavia is providing relief to the Banyak Islands and
Simeulue Island with OB med team and 130 tons of relief supplies
Sri Lanka: Tsunami
- $10.4 million in medications have been donated to hospitals and clinics
- A team of doctors from India and Singapore continues to provide medical care
in Kulmunai refugee camps
- Boat building continues in Kulmunai; ten boats and motors have been finished
and are in use
- Support of small Catholic orphanage continues
Thailand: Tsunami
- OB funded the new "Step Ahead Development Training Center" which
will benefit tsunami survivors. The unemployed will have the opportunity to
receive training in areas like Swedish, English, German, tourist hospitality,
basket weaving, computers, accounting and making rubber leaf flowers
- Boat Building project continues to grow; funding provided for 160 boats
April 4th: Indonesia's Nias, Simeulue and Banyak Islands
Situation is dire. Food, water and medicine are still in short
supply. Some relief is arriving, but distribution is severely limited
due to broken bridges and roads. Medical needs are extreme. OBI
medical teams worked through the weekend and helped many survivors
but need more helicopter support to reach small outlying villages.
OBI is supporting a new relief effort launched today as the good
ship Batavia sailed from Banda Aceh loaded with 130 tons of food,
medicine, tents, relief supplies and two medical teams. The Batavia,
a 200’ long ocean-going ferry sponsored by Electric Lamb Mission
(ELM) has been an OBI strategic partner since the early days of
Tsunami relief. OBI has supported ELM’s relief efforts with
cash and a continuous flow of food, relief supplies and medical
teams. The new mission to the earthquake stricken Islands has attracted
additional support from AUS AID, the World Food Program, Northwest
Medical and several other NGOs.
The Batavia is headed for earthquake-stricken coastal villages and
will provide relief in areas beyond the reach of conventional shipping
and aircraft support. Batavia carries four high-speed landing boats.
The small boats, combined with sidecar motorcycles and trail bikes
carry medical teams and emergency supplies ashore and then inland
to villages in the mountains or along the coast.
Emergency equipment on board includes: chainsaws, bolt cutters,
sledge hammers, stone chisels, grinders, jacks, generators, power
pumps, ropes, and a full complement of hand tools. Lumber, tarps,
roofing iron and nails will be distributed to establish shelter
to complement 5 person tents. Cooking sets, hygiene sets will complement
food rations. A five ton per day water-maker will be used to fill
jerry cans to distribute in areas where drinking water is contaminated.
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