IDEP’s appeal to assist survivors of the Padang Earthquake www.idepfoundation.org Dear Friends of IDEP, Thank you so much to everyone who has sent questions about whether IDEP will be working in the Padang area to assist with the ongoing recovery efforts after the recent earthquake. Following is an overview...

IDEP is the organizaton that I worked closely with after the devastating tsunami in Dec 2004. As a local organization, they were able to respond immedately and effectively to the worst affected area - Aceh Province. They continue their steady work in Aceh and the organization has grown. As soon as I...

The Bali nightclub bombings of a few years ago were sadly how the team led by IDEP got their start and their experience that prepared them to be so incredibly effective in helping after the Tsunami hit Aceh Province last December. There were more bombings in Bali yesterday apparently linked to the same...

If you are curious where in Indonesia this was, it is Medan which is on the northeastern part of Sumatra - near Aceh Province Here is a map where you can see Medan. The flight was departing Medan and headed for Jakarta, Indonesia's capital. It crashed in a residential neighborhood in Medan. Don't Forget...

http://feeds.indonesianews.net/?rid=8bd09717ce894532&cat=f9295dc05093c851 This is a result of a reported 7.3 earthquake in the Nicobar Islands that was causing worry of potential Tsunamis in Indonesia. ( http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=972471 ) www.acehaid.org...

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There is another auction happening right now to benefit Aceh Aid at IDEP (now renamed to Aceh Recovery at IDEP ). Twenty three TechEd speakers have put one hour blocks of their time on the auction block. The auction goes until Thursday, June 16th. We raised over $10,000 for this incredible organization...

Aceh Aid is now Aceh Recovery . They are still doing amazing things. Aceh Province is still in a terrible state. It will take a LONG time to recover from the tsunamis and the enormous loss of life, land, infrastructure and sustainability. They have an amazing amount of information on their website now...

This time it is about 30 miles from Padang. 6.9. Here's some minimal info. Padang is in southern Sumatra whereas the earlier disasters were in the northwest, in Aceh Province. Here is a map on the AcehAid website (IDEP Foundation) so you can see where all of these places are relative to each other. IDEP...

IDEP FLASH UPDATE #15 - April 12th, 2005 From : Yayasan IDEP & Yayasan Andaru Selaras Re : Tragic sinking of the Endless Sun Vessel The Cahaya Abadi (Endless Sun), a private relief boat delivering aid to Aceh and Nias has sunk off the coast of Nias on April 11 at 14.00 local time. The 700-ton vessel...

An aftershock - 3 months after. 8.2 earthquake in the SAME spot as before. Hits at midnight, everyone of course fears another tsunami. Banda Aceh is the target again. Horror. Waiting to hear back from the folks in Bali...will post anything I hear... update - you all probably know from the news, the earthquake...

yes, we (that's YOU, the .net community) have raised $10,138 for Aceh Aid at IDEP to help with their phenomenal relief efforts in Sumatra. Thanks to everyone who participated, consultants and bidders. We are not going to list the winners for reasons of privacy. Stay tuned for more auctions.... http:...

Sam Schultz is one of those amazing guys you think only exist in the movies. BUt he's real. He is one of the amazing people that is working with IDEP to bring critical support into the horribly devastated areas of Sumatra. A reporter from the Christian Science Monitor traveled with Sam and wrote this...

The auction has ended. We had a lot of people bidding! The lowest winning bid was $152.50 so even if the winners only pay what eBay requires them to pay ($152.50), we have raised $4575 for Aceh Aid at IDEP. I have heard many people are planning to pay the actual maximum amount that they bid (which we...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5552696499 Remember it's a CHARITY auction. Don't be nickel and diming those bids!! :-) It's all for www.acehaid.org http://www.AcehAid.org...

multi-item auctions are REALLY wierd on ebay. According to EBay's algorithm (designed for the thrifty, not for the charitable) nobody is supposed to have to pay more than the lowest winning bid. So, though many have already bid more than $100, there are still not enough bids to push away the last of...

ObjectSharp is bidding on 5 consultants in our charity auction for Aceh Aid at IDEP . Owner (and RD and auction item, himself) Barry Gervin lists what he will be asking of the consultants if he wins ! It helps to understand that each of the people in his list have well known specialties and they are...

I have been asked about the auction being tax deductible. Absolutely! So get your clients and your companies to bid!! I told my clients about the auction and said "hey, can you hire me some help for when I get really stuck on something?" Even an hour of having someone like Kimberly Tripp take a look...

SO cool. Maybe we'll get a gazillion bids now. Looks like the poster (who is a hero in my book) was a little confused about Aceh Aid at IDEP's mission, but who cares! We got a positive post on slashdot . Happy happy happy. http://www.AcehAid.org...

By bidding , of course. read more from Stephen on how to help. http://www.AcehAid.org...

Doug Seven put our charity auction into the rotating ads on both the DotNetJunkies and SQLJunkies websites. Very kind. Go bid!! http://www.AcehAid.org...

feel free to use this button and link to our ebay auction! Too busy to download and upload to your own blog? Here's the html which will use the image directly from my server. Remember to strip any excess formatting before you paste ! <A href=" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item...

Drew Robbins got his bid in at Jan-23-05 06:00:14 PST! That's 14 seconds after it went live. I call that love! Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5552696499 http://www.AcehAid.org...

and here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5552696499 http://www.AcehAid.org...

Big thanks to the guys at thinktecture who found themselves a little late to reply "YES YES OF COURSE!!" to being in the first .NET Celebrity Auction to Aceh Aid at IDEP . They have offered to cover the eBay seller fees that Stephen and I have to pay for this auction. We have tried to contact eBay about...

One of the groups that is intimately involved with Aceh Aid at IDEP is the local surf guides from Sumatran Surfariis . Okay - yes they are adorable and hunky young guys, but that's not my point. They are part of the amazing effort that is being made in Sumatra. They have been writing about what they...

Update 2/10/05: The auction raised an amazing $10,138!!! Thanks to everyone who bid and helped us promote it. We will hopefully be having another one soon. 1/23 9AM EST: WE WILL BE LIVE - GO HERE FOR DETAILS and LINK! [I will put the start date here the moment we are able to and then I will put the link...

From Chris Pels' blog: The IRS has enacted a new law which allows individuals to deduct contributions to recognized charitable organizations for Tsunami relief on your 2004 tax return even if you make the donation through 1.31.2005. Usually those contributions would have to be made by 12.31.2004. Read...

Another amazing post from Susi Johnston's blog . What if your neighborhood suddenly looked like this? This is what the Aceh Aid at IDEP-supported volunteer team saw in Banda Aceh. Where does one begin? All we can do is help. How could we do otherwise? http://www.AcehAid.org...

Susi Johnston posted a picture and an explanation of an elephant helping the Aceh Aid at IDEP volunteers in Aceh Province. Here's the picture. http://www.AcehAid.org...

If you are at CES, remember Aceh Aid ( www.AcehAid.org ). Here is what they still need . It is GREAT p.r. for manufacturer's to donate stuff and it makes everyone feel like they have been able to do something useful to help in the wake of the horrible disaster. http://www.AcehAid.org...

Here's his promise . right over here robert: www.acehAid.org we made it really easy for you. :-) http://www.AcehAid.org...

My brother in law, Greg, works for Maxtor in Colorado. I knew from him that there was location in Singapore which is not quite as far from Indonesia. So with Greg's help, I contacted some people in the Singapore location and they overnighted two of their One Touch drives to the folks at www.AcehAid.org...

One of the current lead stories on CNN.com is about how the web played an instant and important role after the tsunami disaster . I couldn't help notice this paragraph Both Apple.com and Amazon.com feature links to the American Red Cross. EBay allows sellers to donate 10 to 100 percent of their proceeds...

"We've all seen pictures on our television sets and in our newspapers of the damage that occurred here, but only by seeing it in person from a helicopter flying low over the city can you get a real appreciation of what it must have been like when the tsunami came through and caused so much death and...

www.AcehAid.org What do they need? MONEY of course to pay for the supplies going into Aceh. Macs, lots of macs and digital cameras and more . An external hard drive for backing up precious data. More money. Stuff. Sleep. Rest. Peace. http://www.AcehAid.org...

this is amazing http://spaces.msn.com/members/susijohnston/Blog/cns!1p9unOFWMVQ3UgLkL7kGIYDA!213.entry please help these people! they are getting INTO the aceh province they are getting supplies in. They are not getting stuck in the airport or at theports. It is getting harder and harder to get supplies...

Keith and I can only do so much. We are on a 13(me) and 10( Keith) hour Time difference with the office in Bali. They need more people that can help them out. They emailed in the middle of the night with virus worries. Can someone help us? Our huge worldwide network....somone?? We are not only trying...

Paschal and his wife were in Phuket when the tsunami hit. They stayed and have found ways to help. You can tell how much this experience has tied his heart and sould to Phuket. He wants to make sure the whole world hears that now more than ever, they need their tourist industry to thrive. Read more....

in indonesian http://aceh.abangadek.com in english here: http://aceh.abangadek.com/index.php/EN_HomePage English-speakers may find some information there that otherwise may only be available in Indonesian language. as per Harry in Susi's comments http://www.idepfoundation.org/aceh_aid.html...

While Keith and I have been living on i.m. for the last few days, SB Chatterjee who works closely with Groove has been using Groove's Virtual Office to help out with aid organizations overseas in disaster relief. Here is his blog post about that. Groove also placed their system in other organizations...

Sadly, I have recieved a link from SB from Command Post that references a Washington Times article with more reports of unspeakably higher estimates of the loss of life in Aceh and surrounding Indonesia. Unofficial. http://www.idepfoundation.org/aceh_aid.html...

by the way, I have been posting all of the info about the earthquake/tsunami and disaster response under the category " Asia ". Plus I just realized I lost about 5 post because I was on my client's vpn and testing some web services iwth some funky proxy settings. Darn! http://www.idepfoundation.org/aceh_aid...

Story from CNN as more response is getting into Aceh. By the way. In case you hadn't put what you hear and what you see together, this is the island pronounced "ah-chay". http://www.idepfoundation.org/aceh_aid.html...

Susi posted two pictures to her photo album showing buckets all lined up ready to go and another showing the what's in the buckets. http://www.idepfoundation.org/aceh_aid.html...

Aceh Aid Bucket Brigade is going from Bail to Aceh by way of local boats supplied by the diving and surfing companies there - dive boats and surfing travel boats. They are going from Bali to Aceh and elsewhere this way. That is why they are not getting caught up in the problem of the clog at the airport...

If you are looking for some way to help out with the Tsunami disaster that will have direct impact, Keith Pleas and I are working very closely with Aceh Aid that is HQ'd in Bali with a lot of people in the field in Aceh. They are able to get supplies into Aceh immediately in reponse to money coming their...

I was talking with Keith Pleas last night while we were working on the Aceh Aid site (yes I want you to click the link) and made some reference in passing to the fact that God has just created a new bible story. That phrase has definitely stuck in my mind. Sumatra is reporting over 400,000 people dead...

We are pulling together a shipment of equipment to go to the aceh aid coordinators . The list is not yet fulfilled either. HEre is the original list: 20 Apple laptops (with analog modems), our network and relevant others are Apple (12 should be small powerbooks or ibooks) (some of this might be covered...

CNN's home page is reporting that the U.S. has now raised their support to $350million. Now that's more like it! That's for the long term. The problem is what to do for the immediate problem. The water purifying ships and other vessels that are arriving around the Indian Ocean and planes filled with...

from Anand M I have been getting some comments from people trying to find information about friends in Chennai or India. I have started a new Blog called Tsunami India to help such people. If you want to know information about a friend, just mail me or post a comment in one of the blogs. If you know...

The Aceh Aid Bucket Brigade that is coordinating relief efforts in Aceh is in need of a bunch of equipment (see specific list) and an I.T. person that can help them . Coming in by way of Singapore is the best bet. Susi's post explains how this can be coordinated. Who's got Apple connections?? Posted...

Susi Johnston shares reports from the people she is helping to coordinate in Aceh. She also reports a death toll from Sumatra that is [there is no word to fill this space]. Posted from BLInk!...

From Bali, Aceh Aid Bucket Brigade blog details the type of skills that can be used on site: Indonesian Language (essential) Medical Nursing First Aid (wilderness/disaster first aid, not pre-hospital first aid, these people won't get to hospitals) Rescue and Evacuation Emergency Sanitation (as in refugee...

Unless you have some special skills, the best thing we can do is send money to the organizations who know what to do and know how to do it. So that is good inspiration for me to keep working and send what $ I can. I am sending my money through the Red Cross , though there are many other aid organizations...