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On August 5th 2018 the world changed from one second to the other for the people of Lombok. A devastating earthquake with magnitude 7,0 hit the Indonesian island right next to Bali and killed over 500 people and injured thousands. Over 400’000 people were displaced and at least 80% of all structures in the north of the island were damaged or destroyed. And almost three months later there is still a lack of even the most essential supplies – while global media coverage has long moved on to newer topics. The extent of the catastrophe is just too enormous in relation to the little help that is actually arriving in the region. And with the raining season and the fear of an extraordinary Malaria outbreak just around the corner help is still needed more than ever.
During our travels in Lombok it was heartbreaking to experience the consequences of this earthquake and its 4 major fore- and aftershocks on the people of Lombok. Being lucky ourselves and never having had to go through something comparable while coming from privileged countries with functional rescue, healthcare and insurance systems we decided that we need to do something ourselves. Hundreds of thousands of people who already had almost nothing before the quake are now left alone without anything at all. And even though we won’t be able to help all of them, it became clear to us that we can’t just go on living our lives as nothing happened when just a few kilometers air-line away thousands of people are left alone with nothing more than their destroyed existence.
At an information event about „the how of helping Lombok and Palu“ in Bali we met Rodney Westerlaken from the Westerlaken foundation (formerly known as Soul Surf Project Bali). With a small team of dedicated volunteers both in Bali and Lombok they were able to conduct already multiple emergency supply trips to the affected areas in Lombok and shipping most urgent required supplies such as water, food, toiletries and mosquito protection to villages in need.
From Rodney’s source in Lombok we now heard that the village of Selengen with its 500 residents is in desperate need of a water supply system because the existing one was destroyed by a landslide caused by the earthquake. As a result the inhabitants of Selengen now use a little stream close to the village as drinking water source, shower, washing machine and toilet at the same time. This led to unacceptable hygienic conditions that need to change immediately.
A quickly realizable and cost efficient solution for Selengan is the
installation of a pipe system that connects the village to a
relatively close by river (1km from the village). This will help to
ensure a sufficient supply of drinking water as well as maintaining
minimal hygienic standards. Acquiring the necessary pipes (around 250
pipes are needed), tools and additional materials as well as shipping
them to Lombok costs around 1800 EUR – a sum that Selengen will not be
able to come up with in time before the consequences of missing
drinking water become too severe. Such a system will dramatically
improve the life of the affected villagers. And we all together can
make that little difference to help Selengen to get it!
That is why we kindly ask you to be different and not to forget – and by giving a small amount helping to make a big difference for the people of Selengen, a small village which only had very little before and now is completely in ruins. They need us.
The two of us will support the delivery and construction on the ground – to give our helping hands on site and to better understand what else might be needed. Subsequently we will of course share our impressions and experiences. Any remaining funds will be donated to the Westerlaken foundation to support their upcoming school rebuilding project in Lombok.
This initiative helps 500 people to start to see the good things in life again. Thanks for joining our initiative. Thanks for supporting our plan. Thanks to care and share. Thanks to help us making a difference. Let’s help Lombok recover.
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