USAID Assistance

• On May 27, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia B. Lynn Pascoe declared a disaster due to the impact of the earthquake. The same day, USAID/OFDA provided $100,000 through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) relief operations to meet the immediate needs of those affected by the earthquake.
  
• USAID/OFDA has pledged $5 million for earthquake response activities. To date, emergency assistance provided by USAID totals nearly $4.8 million, including airlifts and distribution of relief commodities, support for humanitarian coordination efforts, the dissemination of humanitarian information, and emergency health, shelter, and water and sanitation activities.
  
• Through 3 airlifts, USAID/OFDA has provided 8 emergency medical kits (each serving the medical needs of 10,000 people for 3 months), 150 rolls of plastic sheeting, 10,200 ten-liter water containers, and 5,004 hygiene kits. The value of these relief supplies, including transport, is $361,682.

All Earthquake Response activities