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Hope Worldwide Indonesia is already mobilizing to help the victims of the West Java earthquake and the tsunami it caused. Those of you who are unfamiliar with the mechanics of aid in Indonesia should know that when disasters happen in Indonesia it can sometimes be difficult to find an organization you can trust to deliver the goods.

I and my client Citigroup have found Hope Worldwide Indonesia to be reliable. Their head Charles Ham is very switched on and constantly updates his donors and supporters with reports. He and his team have done a good job in Aceh, Yogjakarta and elsewhere.

Below is Charles’s report of the situation on the ground and Hope’s plans for helping the victims.

HOPE worldwide is mobilizing a medical team from Jakarta and another from
Jogjakarta to rush assistance to the victims of 7.7 Richter Scale
earthquake & Tsunami in Pangandaran, West Java. The quake took place on
July 17, 2006, at 15:19pm local time (08:19am GMT) about 100 miles south of
Java Island at the depth of 6.2 miles under sea level.

A tsunami reported rised as high as 3 to 7 meter , as far as 2 km inland.
This is the fourth major earthquake and second tsunami in less than 20
months.

80 people reported dead as of 5 hours after the catastrophe(38 in
Pangandaran, West Java, 5 in Tasikmalaya, West Java 34 in Cilacap, Central
Java, 1 in Kebumen, Central Java, and 2 in Bantul, Yogjakarta). It is
feared that many more casualties will be found in the daylight . In Kebumen
district 645 boats were reported damaged.

5 ton of medical supplies & 12 tons of food, hygiene kits & clothes are on
the way, scheduled to arrive within hours.

HOPE worldwide is appealing for US$ 100,000 for shelter, food & medical aid
for 2,000 families. Even as we are continually give for the needies, there
is always room to help another soul in trouble. Please join us in this
quest.

Regards,
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Charles M. Ham
Country Director
HOPE worldwide – Indonesia
Gedung Putera Lt 7, Jl. Gunung Sahari 39
Jakarta 10720 – Indonesia
Telp: 62-21-600-9091, Fax: 62-21-601-0570, Cell: 62-816-183-4574
Email: Charles_Ham@hopeww.org, Website: Http://id.hopeww.org