Press Release
U.S. to Provide Additional Funds to Help Flood Victims
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Monday, February 12, 2007
The United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide an additional US$100,000 to support efforts to improve hygiene, provide safe water and protect the health of affected people in flood-ravaged Jakarta and the surrounding communities. The Department of Defense has also donated $5,000 for medical supplies. This brings the total amount of U.S. Government flood assistance to US$ 205,000.
The additional funds will be given to CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps and Muhammadiyah to support on-going flood recovery efforts throughout the Jakarta area. The initial U.S. flood donation of US$100,000 was released on February 2 to support emergency response efforts by providing emergency supplies, hygiene kits, plastic sheets, jerry cans, cooking utensils and sleeping mats.
AS Tambah Dana Bantuan Untuk Korban Banjir
Pemerintah Amerika Serikat melalui Badan Pembangunan Internasional Pemerintah AS (USAID) akan memberikan dana tambahan sebesar 100.000 dolar AS guna membantu upaya meningkatkan kebersihan, menyediakan air bersih, dan melindungi kesehatan para korban banjir di Jakarta dan wilayah di sekitarnya. Departemen Pertahanan AS juga telah menyalurkan bantuan sebesar 5.000 dolar AS untuk kebutuhan medis sehingga jumlah total bantuan Pemerintah AS untuk musibah banjir mencapai 205.000 dolar AS.
Dana tambahan ini akan diberikan kepada CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps, dan Muhammadiyah untuk membantu upaya pemulihan berkelanjutan di seluruh wilayah Jakarta. Bantuan AS tahap awal sebesar 100.000 dolar AS telah diberikan pada 2 Februari 2007 lalu untuk membantu upaya penanganan darurat dan menyediakan barang-barang tanggap darurat, perkakas kebersihan, lembaran plastik, jerigen, peralatan masak, dan alas tidur.