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| Aceh Relief |
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| Aceh Relief
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In Ithaca, New York, more than ten
thousand miles away from the nearest ruins left
in the wake of the tsunami, Saiful Mahdi, a
36-years-old Cornell University graduate student
from Aceh - Indonesia, scrambled to find out
news of his and his wife’s immediate family
members. It took days before he could wind up
with any information, but what he found was
nonetheless heartbreaking: Saiful’s grandmother,
sister, brother and their families were missing.
Mahdi had to return to Banda Aceh to find and
rescue his family.
Concerned friends of
Saiful then spread the news to personal
contacts, pleading for financial help so Mahdi
could return to Aceh with the necessary funds
and proper relief equipments. The information
was distributed through the internet and more
traditional word-of-mouth. The results were more
than what they had expected.
Overwhelmed
by the number of donations pledged and declared
through phone calls and e-mails, it soon dawned
on Saiful’s friends that they had the means to
go beyond just helping Saiful’s family. They
initiate Aceh Relief Fund.
Aceh Relief
Fund (ARF) is a direct front in response to the
catastrophe in South-East Asia with the aim to
fund Saiful and other volunteers in their quest
of providing emergency relief to the victims of
the tsunami in Aceh. ARF is about people –
people who are committed to making a difference
in the lives of thousands of victims of the
tsunami in Aceh, especially those who are most
vulnerable, namely children and women.
Headquartered in Ithaca New, York, ARF is
fortunate to have networks of active volunteers
in Aceh and in the United States.
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Saiful Mahdi
Jl. Teuku Abul
Lam U No. 17
Banda Aceh
Cel: (62)
(815) 33779055
Aceh Relief Fund
P.O. BOX 4148
Ithaca, NY
14852-4148 |
| Website |
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http://www.acehrelief.org/ |
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