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MEDIA ENQUIRIES

Image - Jason Childs - Jason with TNI - Ligan, Aceh

Media Enquries

General media enquires:
info @ island-aid.org

Austrailian & General media please contact Mike Frood at:
mike @ island-aid.org

US media please contact Chris Ranken at:
The Electric Lamb Mission
450 Taraval St. #110 San Francisco, CA 94116 U.S.A.
chris @ island-aid.org
+1 415 272 9100

For images please contact:
Jason Childs
childs @ indosat.net.id

You may also contact our field team in Indonesia:
Rick Cameron
rick @ island-aid.org
rickcameron @ mac.com
+62 81363669997

Jane Liddon
jane.liddon @ mac.com

Rick and Jane may be at sea or in the field. Their numbers and emails will be checked every day. However, as they are using a satellite phone and modem, please keep all communication with them brief. Thanks.

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CONTACT ELM

Our operations are based in Indonesia, with offices in the United States and Australia.

Please contact us at:

ISLANDAID
operated by: The Electric Lamb Mission
A California Public Benefit Corporation
ATTN: Christopher Ranken
450 Taraval St. #110 San Francisco, CA 94116 U.S.A.
+1 415 272 9100
info@island-aid.org

You may also contact our team in Indonesia:
Rick Cameron

+62 81363669997 (sms and voice)
+62 751 767888 (land line)
+62 751 765010 (fax)

rick@island-aid.org

Jane Liddon
mobile phone:
+61 428381275 (in Australia till Feb 09 till June 27th)
+62 81363263655 (in Padang June 28th till Feb 09th)
jane.liddon@mac.com

Rick and Jane may be in the field. Their numbers and emails will be checked every day. However, as they are using a satellite phone and modem, please keep all communication with them brief. Thanks.

Join ISLAND-AID's GroupSite Forum for automated news and to meet other team members. Help us spread news of our work to your friends and associates. www.islandaid.collectivex.com


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MAYORS LETTER

Fauzi Bahar is Padang's first "definitive" or elected City Mayor. Jane & I were called to a coordination meeting the day after the quake and an appeal was launched through-out West Sumatra for food, clothing and shelter materials. We called friends at Padang FM to broadcast the appeal. Fauzi ordered the passenger terminal at Teluk Bayur converted to an aid wharehouse and we discussed the options for storage of aid flown in should that be required. An immediate survey of hospital capacity was ordered and all extra beds requested to be made ready.

Over the following days, we attended a number of coordination meetings between John Dudley (Australian Naval Attache) and Aus Aid and embassy staff. Air lifts were promised and containers sourced to establish a cargo holding area on the tarmac at Tabing Airport. Teluk Bayur port facitlites were inspected and wharehousing surveyed.

Fauzi arranged for government doctors and paramedics to join Electric Lamb and Sembilan and he offered us full access to donated food and clothing supplies as well as medicine as it was collected. Mayor Fauzi offered ELM his full support and prepared a recommendation letter for us to carry to Aceh.



This is a thumbnail of the letter. A high resolution image is opening at the bottom of this page but it will take some time on a dial-up connection.

Download the file here: mayor_letter.jpg

The image is a scan of the fax copy we recieved in Jakarta while we were loading Batavia. The original was posted but was never recieved at the Rolls Royce office.

The downloaded file is suitable for printing and all volunteers should bring a copy when arriving in Indonesia.

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THE APPEAL

Help!



This letter was posted on Rick and Jane's original Sea Bridges Website at mentawai.com web site soon after the earthquake and tsunamis. It gives a general background to the immediacy of the mission, and outlines the obvious need to respond to the critical situation in which survivours found themselves.



Dear Readers,

We live in Padang West Sumatra. This is an urgent appeal for help save the lives of survivors of the boxing day quake.

The epicentre of the first and largest quake was between the island of Simeulue and the west coast of Aceh. (see the map above) This is a heavily populated coast with 17 larger towns some as large as 35,000. The total population of this SW coastal area may be as many as as 1 million but statistics are very hard to find. (total population of Aceh is 4 million). The off shore islands are thought to have a combined population of over 10,000 and some have been swept clean. Recent flights over the Banyaks show no sign of life but on other islands there are survivors who are in a bad way.



GROUND ZERO

Given the proximity of the epicentre and the nature of the coast it is reasonable to assume that the size for the tsunamis will have been much larger than anything that has been described so far. This will have been combined with extreme quake damage. There would have been almost no warning nor time to run for the high ground.

Without being alarmist we must face the possibility that there will be more dead and injured in this area than the combined total in all countries so far.


The roads are all close to the coast and even if they survived the quake, they will have been destroyed by tsunamis or blocked by debris. There are no airstrips as far as we know and ports will be out of commission.The fastest way to assess the situation is with helicopters if they are available and have the range. Choppers and airdrops are very expensive and they will only be able to reach a tiny fraction of the survivors.

The only way to help the injured and survivors in many areas is to send boats that can launch inflatables to land on beaches.

The closest functioning port that can be used for airlifted supplies is Teluk Bayur (Padang) about 300nm from the southern end of this major disaster area. The severely impacted coastline is more than 250nm long plus the Banyak Islands and Simuelue Island.

We are co-ordinating with the Mayor of Padang to arrange for a 200 ton capacity car ferry to be loaded with aid material, SAR teams and hopefully medical staff. The boat is big enough to be turned into a floating clinic and can shelter several hundred injured or distressed people while alternative transport is being arranged.

Hopefully the ferry can be ready to leave on Saturday 1st Jan am and given the time that has elapsed every minute counts.

We are hoping that food and medical supplies can be flown to Padang and we are talking to the Australian Embassy now to try to get a C130 aircraft to divert to drop supplies here instead of sending everything to Medan or BandaAceh city.

Aus Aid are here in Padang and the UN CAP are sending a load of high protein biscuits so things are starting to move at last.

We could be looking at many tens of thousands dead and many more in urgent need of drinking water, food and shelter as there is little chance that any supplies have survived the ferocity of the waves that must have slammed into this coast.

Please pass on our contact numbers to any group or individuals who can assist.

Thanks

Rick & Jane

Image Credit: our original Sea Bridges website


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FLASHBACK

The Horror....

Two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami, the Padang-based boat the Sumber Reziki is the first to reach Calang; a town mid way between Banda Aceh and Meulaboh.

What they find is shocking.


Image - Jason Childs - North of Calang - Aceh

A thriving community of 15,000 has been very nearly erased. More than 6,000 are confirmed dead, over 4,000 are missing, 2,000 are living under tarps and and several thousand are camped in the hills terrified to return to ground zero.

Food is desperately short, people are drinking river water and disease has depleted the megre stock of drugs that have been air-dropped to the 20 or so overworked medics and aid workers in the area. The port infrastructure has vanished.

The navy ships and chopper support are focusing on Meulaboh but the reality is that there are thousands of people in smaller and more remote communities North and South who have not had any assistance since the quake.


Image - Illustration by Jane Liddon - January 2005 - Sumber Reziki at anchor in Nias

The ELM team worked hard to respond.

By mid February we published this update:

Our small boats have been running non-stop in the Banyaks and around Simeulue since the 3rd of January. Working with IDEP, Aus Aid, MSF and other smaller organizations our field reports have provided an accurate basis for the mobilization of aid by established aid relief groups. Existing aid organizations are still coming to grips with the unique topography of the west Sumatran coast and the massive scale of the damage. Being on the ground quickly has been hard on our crews and volunteers but the experience and knowledge base has helped to focus our efforts to mount a response that is more in scale with the unprecedented destruction that is emerging along the NW Aceh coast. In the days after the tsunami we knew that the Aceh coast had been decimated. The reality is now becoming clear and the extent of the damage and loss of life left us stunned at first and then energized us to mobilize a much larger mothership than we first envisaged.

• We found the KM Batavia anchored off Jakarta's largest port and we have set her up as an 800-ton mother-ship capable of carrying 100+ medics and technicians, 200 tons of aid and equipment and a communications center
• The Ministry for Marine Affairs & Fisheries have dedicated two 28m patrol boats to evacuate the sick or injured out to hospitals in Padang and Sabang and return with fresh supplies and aid workers to replenish the mother-ship.
• The Batavia will be able to support a fleet of charter boats to distribute aid and medical support to communities up to 50 nm away.
• Beach landing boats will take aid ashore and shuttle the sick and injured to the Mother-ship clinic.
• Once other agencies arrive and can establish supply and medical support facilities on the coast, we will target Simeulue, Banyak, Nias islands and further south, focussing on stabilizing traumatized communities, disease control and helping to get basic infrastructure working.
• We are working with NGOs, and small but capable aid organizations and volunteer boat owners. We plan to always have our own capacity to fill in where people are in need and forgotten.
  

If you would like to volunteer, please fill in the website Volunteer form. If you would like to donate money to this Mission, please click on the Monetary Donations link in the menu above for donation information! THANK YOU

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STRATEGY

Flexible and Responsive - our Key Words
After we worked through the emergency phase and and just as we were gearing up for the stabilization phase the March 28th quake devastated Nias and destroyed what little remained standing in Simeulue. Overnight we found ourselves back in emergency mode. There is a hight probablitity that we will see this pattern repeated over the months and years to come as the seismic adjustment completes.


Image - Jason Childs - Aid ashore at Lho Kruet, Aceh

Tsunami and quake damage to remote communities extends from the islands North of Sabang to the south of Siberut. This is a 700nm stretch of islands and coastline with a combined population of over 2 million. Our problem is not where to help but where not to help. Generally we try to stay away from major towns where we can be bogged down with meetings and beurocratic process. We simply look at maps and talk to local boat people and so far our target destinations have been areas of extraordinary hardship and need.

Seismic Reality
The plan outlined below will keep our new Mother Ship on the West Sumatran coast with emergency equipment and medical staff on board at all times. Batavia will be ready for rapid deployment to any new location impacted by the on-going seismic activity in the region. Seismologists are in general agreement that there will be further major events as the fault adjusts in a southerly direction; the question is not “if” but “when”.

Proactive Disaster Support:

Aim: To keep our Mother-Ship in readiness for anticipated major seismic events while continuing to service areas already supported. This could be called "pre deployment of emergency assets" sustained by long term reconstruction needs in the region.

Schedule: Regular trips from Padang/Sibolga to Banda Aceh and back with loading each port every 10-14 days.

Program: The Mother-Ship will stop for aid distribution and medical support in all the areas we have identified as being too remote for mainstream aid to reach. We want to maintain contact with the communities we have supported in the past and help new areas as we identify them. As far as possible we want to work with smaller boats & to re-supply them to extend outreach more efficiently. We will retain a stock of emergency equipment on board and be ready to divert to the scene of any major seismic events within hours.

Support: In addition to health clinics, our multitalented volunteers will work with local communities to implement:

• Water supply, food distribution and sanitation needs
• Vector control for Malaria and Dengue as well as residual spraying of tents & buildings
• Fisheries rehabilitation and boat repair or new building
• Bagan (fish platform) rehabilitation and new building
• Education - supplementary activities, support and sports
• Shelter initiatives during the lead time needed for permanent housing to be completed
• Livelihood initiatives to restart agriculture and mariculture
• Technical and trades support for reconstruction efforts including sustainable tourism infrastructure

Original Concept - 4th January 05

Sea Link Plan Outline

The objective is to save a great number of lives and alleviate awful suffering. It could avoid the mass evacuation of scores of towns and villages in remote locations. This is what we need to continue putting the plan into action.

With the help of sponsors, we have chartered KM Batavia and we are working round the clock to equip her as a Mother-ship/mobile clinic. For the past 2 weeks we have supported smaller craft to land in inaccessible places along the west coast of Sumatra and the islands where people have not had any assistance since the earthquake. Our fleet of smaller boats will now use the Mother-ship for re-supply and fuel so that they can deliver aid more efficiently and effectively to remote locations. It seems that the most isolated communities are some of the hardest hit and the need for support is critical

We are implement our relief and reconstruction support plan in three stages:

Stage One has focused on emergency search, rescue and assistance. We have assess damage along the West coast, and have accessed people in remote areas not accessible by road or air. We will now attempt to reach people at "ground zero" and give them the help they need. People will be brought back to the mother ship for emergency medical relief. Relief aid will also be disbursed.

Stage Two will focus on trauma, disease control and basic logistical frameworks. We will attempt to understand what the communities primary needs are, and meet them with shelter materials, health initiatives, equipment and a wide range of healing practitioners gathered from around the world.

Stage Three will involve community rehabilitation and reconstruction – and this is for the long haul. We will be asking people what they need, and attempting to find practical, creative, holistic means of meeting these requirements. We will support the communities in the islands to regain their balance in the natural world.

We are already thinking about the process of reconstruction and dealing with the immense damage to fishing fleets and the emotional and spiritual impact of the disaster on the populations.

We wish to ensure that the unique character of the islands is intact, that the rainforests on the Mentawais are kept pristine, and that the reconstruction effort takes into consideration appropriate and sustainable redevelopment. This area has been the focus for much eco-tourism and linked-village based industries.

There is an atmosphere of trust and goodwill that we have built over our time in the islands that will enable us to reach these ravaged communities.

We hope to create a sustainable model of reconstruction of the communities in a way that the displaced people of the area want, not an imposed refugee situation. We are also taking into account the impact on the environment, and hope to integrate an environmental outlook into this response.

In order for this plan to work, we NEED your support. Please help us in any way. If you have skills, or access to resources, if you can give cash, or your time - please contact us. We are building an extraordinary group of volunteers and are continually humbled by the amount of help and love we have received from around the world.

Please click here for contact details to help.

Please click here for our needs list.

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THE MOTHER SHIP

Rick heading back to Batavia - image by Jason Childs - copyright

Mother Ship - The Search for a Replacement

For the first 4 months of our relief efforts we have used the 800 ton ex ferry MV BATAVIA on a daily charter basis. Her running costs exceeded $3,000 per day and while that is in line with other ships in the area, we could not justify using her long term. (for a Batavia tour click here)

While she was an ideal platform in many ways, her huge engines and poor mechanical condition resulted in big fuel bills and lost days in port repairing machinery.

The ELM ship research team has been pursuing the purchase and or donation of a replacement mother ship for the past 4 weeks and negotiations are under way with the owners of several vessels. This is a complex task but we know what we want and we have identified several ships that are close to ideal for our puproses.

Generally our requirements are:

• Fuel efficiency (1.5 - 3.0 tons per day) our plans call for regular trips from Banda Aceh to Padang and Batavia consumed over 9 tons per day when steaming.
• Range - 2,500 nm (Batavia had only a 1,000nm range)
• Speed - 10knots minimum 12knots sprint
• Draft - 3.5m maximum (Batavia was 3.5 but her props were not protected so we always anchored in 8m or more)
• Cargo - 100 tons or more below decks or in containers on deck (Batavia could carry 120tons if tanks were full)
• Accommodation - 30 plus crew with air conditioning (Batavia could sleep 40+ on the open plan 3rd deck but there was no privacy at all)
• Ease & flexability of loading - we need to load our skiffs in rough conditions. Some ships are suited to this and others are very difficult
• Stability - A stable ship is essential. (Batavia rolled more than we liked making loading at her side doors dangerous in bad weather)
• Price - US$750,000 if ready to work (Batavia's asking price was around this)

Please let us know if there is a ship you know of that might suit our mission. We are prepared to look at ships in any location.

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MEDIA COVERAGE

Image - Jason Childs - Lho Kruet Aceh

ISLANDAID welcomes all media enquities. Contact Chris Ranken by email at: info@island-aid.org

Newsweek coverage of our effort at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6781502/site/newsweek/

Another Newsweek update article about the ELM:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6802246/site/newsweek/

EMU News article about the Jane and Jesse Liddon
http://emunews.murdoch.edu.au/news6.htm

The Melbourne Age ran a front page story.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/asia-tsunami/floating-disco-delivers-mongrel-aid/2005/02/09/1107890272047.html?oneclick=true

The "Daily Pilot" - Newport Beach "Students Mobilize More Tsunami Relief"
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/story/20758p-29420c.html

The "Pacifica Tribune" - Pacifican Chris Ranken's charity work with Electric Lamb has become more than a one-time effort

The Following is a front page article from the Sydney Morning Herald.

LINKS

Not Seen Not Heard Volunteers Zach Fields and Peter Poddel have created a video and image rich new-media documentary of our work. The website is rich in content and features interviews with victims and volunteers and has won a Webby People's Voice Award 2006 . See www.notseennotheard.com

Appeal for Funds for Gomo Cousins. We have launched appeals on www.fundable.org to pool enough money to be able to pay for passports and air fares for 2 young Gomo girls severely burned when a kerosene lamp exploded in their tent. See http://www.gomogirlsfund.com

The ENGINE ROOM.... now Island's Aid virtual headquarters. Forum, file sharing, calendar, Group Mail and a fine tool for networking on behalf of Island Aid. You can do a lot from your own desk or home as a virtual volunteer. http://islandaid.collectivex.com

Sam Schultz & the FAR Team's amazing efforts delivering fishing boats to Babah Nipah, Aceh. http://www.bonesandstones.com

Windjammer Relief Effort - Maruta Jaya - Captain Ray's amazing relief effort using a modern sail powered cargo ship.

Cathay Seas Coordination Website - Yannick's regular news e-mails and postings have played a vital role where others have disappointed. Always up to date and full of interesting ideas, this site is always worth visiting.

Surf Aid International is also working in the area, concentrating on Nias.

Updated earthquake information for this region

Navy sat coverage of tsunami efforts

Map of Sumatra

Maps of Indonesia by Peter Loud

Detailed maps of towns in Indonesia

Excellent map of Sumatra with great detail at: http://www.asiamaya.com/peta/sumatera_utara.htm

Large PDF Map of Indonesia from the UN Cartographic Section:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/indonesi.pdf [pdf]
Free for non-profit use if credited

Serial Mail Christian Fries useful Mac application for managed mail to Groups

ZKI satellite mappings to support international humanitarian relief teams in North-West and West Sumatra. This up-to-date mapping and the coverage of great areas enable disaster managers to achieve an overview on the recent situation, to assess the damages and to supply local logistic activities with reliable information. (Note that the site may be difficult to access but the maps are well worth the persistence.)

More comparative imagery overview via satellite of areas of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, pre- and post-tsunami at http://globalsecurity.org

USGS Hawai'i Recent Earthquake monitoring

Jane's pearl and textile site: http://www.dogrockdesign.com

Rick's Mentawai surf site: http://www.mentawai.com

http://www.bodyboarder.com
Online bodyboarding community with over 10,000 members worldwide

http://www.662mob.com
Online bodyboarding shop shipping bodyboards worldwide

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DONATE RESOURCES

LAUTAN MEGAH SHIP FUNDING - PARTNERS WELCOME

Supporters open to a more 'hands-on' long term involvement may make a 'soft investment' in the company we will establish to own the Lautan Megah. Soft investors may be corporations, individuals or groups who are able to make a minimum commitment of US$20,000 for a 10 year period interest and dividend free. Our target is to raise $200,000 - $300,000 from 10 to 15 subscribers for shares in the ship-owning company.

This type of 'soft investment' is not a tax deductible donation and sponsors/soft investors will be offered the option of prominent logo placement on the ship and on our website. We will work with soft investors to publish a custom corporate responsibility page featuring Island Aid activities onboard the ship and in target communities. In this way corporations or business people can utilize advertising or corporate responsibility budgets at low long term cost while conserving their capital.

Our team have prepared a detailed proposal for circulation to interested parties so please feel free to forward this link to anyone you think may be keen to be involved. http://www.mentawai.com/Island Aid/

Please join our support group "The Engine Room" at http://islandaid.collectivex.com for Group Mail, Discussion board, Group calendar, Image bank, Shared files and other resources.

Emergency Relief and Rebuilding Materials & Equipment Needed

PRIORITY ITEMS:


Equipment

1. CHAINSAWS with blades for ripping. Stihl 30" bar.
2. 4 x 125cc TRAIL BIKES
   
3. 2 x 4x4 DOUBLE CAB PICKUPS
4. 4 x Concrete Well liner MOULDS. 1m & 1.2m diam
5. 100+ x Cement block MOULDS
6. SOLAR PUMPS about 2+ tons per day capacity
7. UV WATER STERILIZERS - 30ltr/min
8. SHIPS STORES always needed (even when we are ashore)
   
9. BLOCK MAKING EQUIPMENT
   
10. TENSION STRUCTURES FOR TEMPORARY WHAREHOUSING - all sizes
11. PE WATER TANKS 1,000ltrs and up
12. GALVANIZED STEEL BUILT UP WATER TANKS WITH PVC LINER - 10,000ltrs and up
13. BUILDING MATERIALS almost any durable type is required
14. CORRUGATED ZINCALUME ROOFING - Traditional profile with fastenings
15. PETROL PUMPS - 1.5"-2" range
    
16. BAND SAW - 30" wheel for lumber or similar
    
17. LUCAS MILL - Portable timber mill for turning debris into planks
    

Emergency Survival and Rebuilding Materials:
Tents - 5 person or larger
Tarps: or rolls of tarp material
Ground Sheet Plastic
Roofing Iron
Buckets - 20lt with lids and scoopers
Lighters
Knives
Cooking pots
Plastic Dishes/Bowls
Bed Mats (Tikar)
Bedding - sheets/towels/blankets
Mosquito nets - treated & mosquito coils
Lanterns/ kerosene
Jerry cans or small water storage containers (5, 10 or 20 litres)
Torches/ batteries
Transistor radios

Fisheries Rehabilitation:
Boats (contact us)
Hooks lines, tackle & sinkers
Nets / Netting
220ltr drums for whitebait fishing platforms
Floats
O/B Engines - 8, 15, 25 & 40 hp (Must be models that are supported in Indonesia)
Inboard diesel marine engines - 15hp to 75hp
Navigation equipment (please ask for details)
Boat nails

Personal Needs:
Soap
Shampoo
Disinfectants
Tooth Brushes/paste
Clothes packages
Underwear
First aid kits
Cosmetics

Nutrition/Hydration:
Water in bottles
Plastic bags in different sizes for food and aid distribution
Rice/ Salt/ Sugar/ Noodles/ Flour/ Fruit and Vege
Tinned food/ Tinned fish and meat for protein (sardines, corned beef)
Protein powder/ Multivitamins/ powdered milk
dried salted fish (white bait)
Cooking oil/coffee/tea

Housing/ Infrastructure:
Cement
Metal stud framing and roof trusses
Nails for housing and zinc boatbuilding nails
Hammers/Saws
Piping/hoses/taps
Spouting/guttering/down pipes
Zinc roofing
Water tanks
Tomahawks
Cross cut saws
Hand drills and Bolts and drill bits
Handsaws
Shovels
Metal bars
Hacksaws

Social Welfare:
Paper/pens/pencils
School books
Reading books
School backpacks
Volley balls/ Soccer balls

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MONETARY DONATIONS

Your donations power ISLANDAID programs

1. Cash Donation via PayPal.

Donate any amount to Island Aid.

Click the PayPal button below and follow the easy on-screen instructions.

E-mail us if you donation is to be earmarked for any specific Island Aid program.

US taxpayers have the option of requesting a US non-profit tax receipt via the shopping cart (501(c)3 status).

2. Cash Donation via Bank Telex Transfer.

Bank: Bank International Indonesia (BII)
Address: Jl Sudirman, Padang, West Sumatra
Beneficiary: Richard Lochiel Cameron
Jl. Air Manis No. 88
Air Manis RT 004/RW 001, Kel. Koto Kaciak Kec. Padang Selatan
Acct No: 1-032-48258-1
SWIFT CODE: IBBKIDJA
Intermediary Bank: JP Morgan Bank

We help others reach the people in greatest need directly without compromising the safety of participants. If you would prefer to donate something other than money, look at our Donate Resources list.

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450 Taraval St. San Francisco 94116, USA
+1 415 272 9100
Field Office Jl Air Manis No 8, Bukit Gado2, Padang, West Sumatra
+62-751-767888
Skype / AIM : elmaceh
www.island-aid.org

VOLUNTEERS

Image by Jason Childs - Calang Aceh

Volunteers made our work possible and volunteers are the key to our future.

Donors and Sponsors are vital partners but we can not implement our programs without grassroots support.

We have found a sustainable funding solution that is rewarding and accessible to volunteers and supporters everywhere.

Dot.WS (WebSite)
Global Domains International are in joint venture with the Samoan Government who have granted them the perpetual rights to use Samoa's international country domain code..... Dot.WS. If you missed out on the Dot.COM name you wanted, you can now register it as Dot.WS (Web.Site)

The package includes:
▪ Your personal Dot.WS domain name
▪ Website hosting
▪ Easy to use website templates so you can build your own website.
▪ E-mail using your personal domain name.
▪ An attractive commission structure that can earn you income by telling others.

Dot.WS is the only first level domain that offers commission to registrants. It is the only company of its kind and it is new to most of the world.

You can purchase your own domain name and website package from this website and then decide if you are interested in the business potential.

If the business potential is important to you, direct others to your new domain name. You are still generating income for Island Aid and so will others who are signed up by your friends and their friends.... for 5 generations.

Your Dot.WS domain / website purchase generates monthly income to support our work in Mentawai, Telos and Nias. It also benefits the people of Samoa, a tiny Pacific island nation.

Sign up is free, and you have a one week free trial after you register your personal Dot.WS domain name

COMMISSION STRUCTURE

Global Domains International gives away over 50% of all revenue to its members as commission. This makes it possible for GDI to pay you a 10% commission for 5 generations of members that sign up via your new website.

▪ This income will be paid monthly for the life of all hosted websites registered by your team.
▪ Your own Domain Name + Hosting + Email + easy to use Website templates costs $10/month
▪ Sign up a few people and your website cost is covered.
▪ Sign up lot of people and you don’t need a job…. You can come and work with us on Lautan Megah.

For every $1 you earn, you will be supporting Island Aid with an equal amount.
You will not be sharing your income to support Island Aid, you will receive 100% of your income.

◦ Does that sound, well, a little bit un-business like? Global Domains International was ranked the 37th fastest growing corporation in the US last year so their business model is an extraordinary success.

If 100 members sign up and each of these 100 members shares this with 5 others, and if they in turn share with 5 others etc, the income generated is:
1 100 members x $1 commission = $100 - $10 hosting = $ 90/month
2 100 sign up 5 friends = 500 members x $1 = $ 500/month
3 500 sign up 5 friends = 2,500 members x $1 = $ 2,500/month
4 2,500 sign up 5 friends = 12,500 members x $1 = $12,500/month
5 12,500 sign up 5 friends = 62,500 members x $1 = $62,500/month

Total income based on this model = $78,090/month

If you don’t need a Dot.WS domain name or website, please tell your friends and family about this idea.

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ENTRY AND VISA REQUIREMENTS - INDONESIA

For passengers travelling to Indonesia, passports must be valid at least 6 months from date of entry into Indonesia. If valid less than 6 months - passengers will not be permitted to travel. Israeli passports are not recognised by the Indonesian Government and Israeli nationals must obtain a travel affidavit issued by an Indonesian representation abroad.

Short Guide to Visas for Indonesia
Indonesia has introduced wide ranging changes in the national visa-free and visa on arrival system, which became effective on February 1, 2004. We've tried to summarize those changes here for your convenience.

Visa Free Facility: In the past the nationals of 48 nations were given a 60-day stay (visa free) upon arrival at an Indonesian international gateway. Under the new rules only 11 countries and territories will be eligible for this facility, they are: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Chile, Morocco, Peru and Vietnam. Nationals of the aforementioned countries and territories will be issued with a 30-day stay permit without charge upon presentation of a valid passport with 6 months remaining validity. The Visa Free Facility is not extendable or convertible into another type of visa.

Visa on Arrival: Nationals of 21 countries will be able to obtain a "Visa on Arrival" processed at the gate of entry following the payment of an official fee. The citizens of 21 countries and territories eligible to purchase visas on arrival are: the United States, Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Hungary, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada, South Korea, Norway, France, Poland, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Taiwan.

The citizens of the aforementioned countries must hold a passport with at least 6 months remaining validity at the time of arrival, present a completed embarkation/disembarkation card provided by the airlines, be able to demonstrate they have sufficient means to live during their stay in Indonesia, not be listed on any official blacklist of individuals prohibited from entering the country, and pay the stipulated fee to obtain a visa.

The Visa on Arrival fee for citizens of eligible countries is US$ 25 for a 30 day visa and US$ 10 for a 3 day visa.and is non-extendable and cannot be converted into another class of visa. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BRING YEAR 2000+ BANK NOTES IN GOOD CONDITION! OLDER NOTES MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED!

Immigration authorities guarantee the visa purchasing system will take no more than 3-5 minutes per applicant. 6 payment counters, a bank and a money changer have been set up to process payments.Once payment is completed the tourist will proceed to an immigration counter for final inspection of documents and visa issuance.

Visa on Arrival at Limited Gateways
Initially, the visa on arrival facility will only be available at the following international gateways:

Airports: Medan, Pekanbaru, Padang, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Manado.

Seaports: Batam, Tanjung Uban (Bintan), Belawan (Medan), Sibolga (Sumatra), Dumai, Teluk Bayar (Padang, Sumatra), Padang Bai (Bali), and Jayapura (Papua).

Applying for Visas Before Arrival
Citizens of countries not included on a visa-free or visa-on-arrival lists must apply for a visa overseas before arriving in Indonesia. Citizens of any country wishing to stay more than 30 days must also apply for an appropriate visa at their nearest Indonesian Embassy or Consulate before travelling to Indonesia.

Special Facilities
A certain number of special facilities are being introduced in connection with the new visa policy, including:

• Tour Agents are able to arrange express handling for groups at no additional charge by presenting the completed immigration cards, passports and applicable visa fee.
• Passengers who overstay their visa period for a short period of time can be processed immediately at the airport by paying US$ 20 for every day they "overstayed" their 30 day visa.
• Airlines that experience technical difficulties or delayed flights can apply for their passengers to be exempted from paying any "overstay" penalties.

Further Information:
At present their are six types of visas granted to foreigners in Indonesia:

• Temporary Resident Visas
• Permanent Residence Visas
• Special dispensations for Ships' crews: stay permit for foreigners employed as crews on foreign registered ships and oil platforms.
• Free Visas on Arrival
• Visas issued on arrival for a fee.
• Visitor Visas

Within the category of Visitor Visa there are 4 classes of visitor visas:

• Social Budaya Visas - literally a Social-Cultural visa usually issued to visit families and dependents, for individuals to visit a social organization with which they have an affiliation, and to those involved in cultural exchanges of training programs.
• Business Visas typically issued to business people on short term work assignments, negotiations, or training assignments.
• Tourist Visas available to nationals of countries not eligible for a free visa on arrival or a visa issued on arrival for a fee and issued to visit tourism sites or assist in the facilitation of foreign tourists visiting Indonesian.
• Visitor Visas for those on Government Service issued to the employees of foreign governments and international organizations on assignment in Indonesia or private foreign contractors employed by the Indonesian government.

Stay Permits

Limited Stay Permits are given to individuals holding limited validity entry permits including children and dependent of foreigners on temporary resident visas and the Indonesian-born children of an Indonesian mother.

Permanent Stay/Residency Permits are given to the Indonesian-born children of foreigners holding permanent residency in Indonesia and foreigners who successfully apply for permanent residency in Indonesian.

Special Note:
The above information is only meant as a general guide to visas available to foreigners in Indonesia. Complete details on immigration requirements can be obtained from the Consular Section of your nearest Indonesian Embassy. Note that The above entry regulations are subject to change, and were correct at the end of February, 2004.

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Documents

• Passport with at least 6 months validity
• Photocopy of passport (we need this on arrival)
• Visa? (check if you need one)
• Travel & Medivac Insurance. This is a bargain that every volunteer must have.
• Your air-ticket will come in handy. Don't laugh! People have shown up without their return tickets!

Surf/Dive/Fishing Gear

• Lycra (sun & coral protection)
• Mask & fins. We have them on board but they may not be the perfect fit you get with your own gear.
• Please DON'T bring a spear-gun. You may know how to use one, but we don't want the risk of someone else getting their hands on a deadly weapon and mixing with our volunteers. We will troll for pelagic fish off-shore but we don't spear bottom fish at anchor.
• Underwater camera. Always a risk your camera will get wet.

Medical

• Travel medical insurance (we recommend Medivac)
• Health check-up (update immunizations)
• Anti malarial medication (Doxycycline is popular because it stops reef cut infections and seems to have few side effects for most people. Ask your doctor)
• Personal medications (Please tell us if you suffer from ANY medical or physical problem that might impact on other passengers)
• Basic medical kit. This is your responsibility. Boats are equipped to look after emergencies.
• Mineral/salts supplement
• Insect repellent
• Good sunscreen
• Skin moisturizer / after sun.

Dress & Linen

• Light weight clothing - shorts, T-shirts, sarongs, full coverage gear for sun and insect protection ashore.
• Pillow and sheets for your bunk.
  
• Hat(s) with wide brim and light color. Use a chin strap or bring a spare.
• Boots or at least very strong boat shoes/sneakers. Thongs are useless in debris and we might come across that anywhere
  
• Beach towel.
• Sunglasses bring a spare set and equip with a neck leash.
• Hair bands (for long hair)
• Mosquito net. Your cabin on the ship/boat is air conditioned but feel free to use a net on board. If you like sleeping under the stars on deck then a net is a good idea. Generally we anchor well away from land and mosquitoes but we strongly recommend that you play it safe. Malaria and other mosquito borne diseases are a problem in most tropical countries and the best policy in DONT GET BITTEN.

Food & Drink

• Bring your favorites - there are no restrictions (we draw the line at Durian)

Entertainment

• CDs - all boats have CD players
• Videos (VHS - PAL not NTSC)
• Camcorders and spare cassettes (Boats voltage is 240V AC so make sure you have an adapter)
• Cameras, film
• Books (talk to your mates and try not to all bring the same one!)

Other

• Money - bring US$ or change to Rupiah in Jakarta or Bali (Padang rates are always lower)
• Trading in the islands requires small Rupiah denominations. Bring Rp1,000 Rp & Rp5,000 notes

Drugs?

• No substance abuse - penalties are horrific

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THANKS

Image copyright to Jason Childs 2005

Thank You to our Sponsors and Volunteers!

The importance and urgency of our work have enabled us to gather the support of a wide variety of organizations, corporations, and individuals. What follows is a partial list, past and present;

please accept our apologies if your name or your group's name is not shown, and let us know by email.

EMERGENCY PHASE:


AUSAID
The Australian Indonesian Partnership for Reconstruction and Development




Special thanks to MAF for free air support




Daily wave and wind forecasts direct to ELM
for 4 strategic locations on the West coast of Sumatra




Grand Flavour Clothing - Website design and maintenance by David Willcox www.grandflavour.com

ISOLATED COMMUNITY SUPPORT PHASE:


Bronze Level support for 2 years.


CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL DONORS LIST - ALPHABETICAL:

AcehKita.com - INDONESIA
Applied Satellite Technology - AUSTRALIA
Argoss NL (wind and wave forecast) - HOLLAND
Aus Aid / Australian Indonesian Parternship for Reconstruction & Development - AUSTRALIA
British Telecom - UK
Canadian Aid - CANADA
Canadian Relief Foundation - CANADA
CARE International - AUSTRALIA
Concerned Citizens International - UK
Darmadi Corporation - INDONESIA
Democratic Action Party (DAP), Petaling Jaya - INDONESIA
Global Sikhs - MALAYSIA
Hamilton Miller, LLC - USA
HK Shipping - AUSTRALIA
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) - UK/INDONESIA
Hotel Batang Arau - INDONESIA
Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - INDONESIA
International Crossover - INDONESIA
Jubilee Fellowship Church - USA
Lloyds of Margaret River - AUSTRALIA
MAF air services - USA/CANADA
Manjimup Concert - AUSTRALIA
Margaret River Tourist Bureau - AUSTRALIA
Mayor of Padang/PEMKO Padang - INDONESIA
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) - FRANCE
North West Medical Team - USA
Paramedics for Children - UK
Partners International - UK
PT Polytech Nusantara - INDONESIA
PT Semester Citra Indan - INDONESIA
R-Can - CANADA
Red Cross/Red Crescent Padang (PMI) - INDONESIA
Register.com - USA
Rolls Royce Indonesia - UK/INDONESIA
Sessions Surf Shop - AUSTRALIA
Standard Chartered Bank - UK/INDONESIA
Surf Aid International - NZ
Surf Scene - AUSTRALIA
Susie Beverage - AUSTRALIA
Talisman Energy - CANADA-INDONESIA
Tempo Magazine - INDONESIA
The Indonesian Navy - INDONESIA
The Mentor Initiative, UK/AUSTRALIA
Unilever Indonesia - UK/INDONESIA
Wavefinder.com - UK/AUSTRALIA
Waves of Mercy, MALAYSIA
West Aceh Coastal Fisheries Project - INDONESIA
Yayasan IDEP Foundation - INDONESIA
Yayasan Obor Berkat Indonesia - Operations Blessings International USA/INDONESIA
Yayasan Salam Malaysia - MALAYSIA

INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND SUPPORTERS:

Alex Dick-Read, Editor, Surfer's Path
Alex Kate Engel
Ali Newling
Andrew Hunter
Andrew, Trina, Tim, and Oli Minter
Angela and Hijjas Kasturi
Becky Stewart
Bob Martel
Brett Edwards
Brian and Margie Munro
Brian and Ruth Sudek
Brian Jackson
Bronni McBain
Bronwyn and Toby Shepherd
Bruce and Charmaine Cameron
Charlie Cummings
Cheryl Jackson
Chris Sadrina
Chris Wilcox
Christian Fries
Connor Martin
Dale de Melo
Dawn Lowe
Dawn Zain
Deb Coverley
Deb Masters
Debbie Tennant
Doreen Owens
Elizebeth Greig
Emma & Holly Sheperdson
Esben Storm
Frances Meehan
Gesina Priem
Glenda Lindsay
Graeme Stewart
Greg Butcher
Hari Ho
Indri Darmadi
Jack Schultz
Jan and Peter Newman
Jenni Middleton
Jenny Crake
Jenny Grey
Jeremy Goring
Jim Buckee
Joan Janson
John Ogdan
Johnnie Alchin
Jo and Paul Buckee
Jonathan LeFeuvre, Clarkson's Shipping
Julie and Bert Boshetti
Julie and Michael Fay
Julie Janson
Karin Leimbach
Kate Daniels
Kate Lovall
Kathy French
Ken Janson
Ken Stanley
Leigh Henry
Leslie Giovanelli
Liana Christensen and Larry
Libby Greig
Lisa Hennessey
Lisa Meagher
Liz and Paul Mahoney
M. Zalheika
Mariah Ellens
Margaret Hegarty
Mark Chadwick
Marlay Birks
Maurie Glazier
Med Chang
Mike Gray
Morgan Cummings
Myra, Ben, and friend
Nancye Walton
Nick Bourne, MP Welsh National Assembly
Patti Rock
Paul Mullins
Penny Jamrack
People of Dunsborough via Ani Lewis
Pete and Justine Anderson
Petra Playfair
R. Martel
Rachel Newling
Rick and Jules Martin
Rini Soewandi (fmr. Minister of Trade)
R.L. Williams
Ron Dean
Rosalba Courtney
Rosie Daniels
Rozini Cheah
Sam Shultz
S.J. Doyle
Shire of Manjimup - Staff
Steve and Michelle Guildfrod
Stuart Jarvis
Sue Cummings
Tracey Crombie-Wilson
Ully Fieguth
Uncle Olara
Will Henry, Save the Waves
Wolfgang Besigk
Yannick