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 now)
12 Solar laptop chargers
24 Solar or human-powered (crank) chargers for cellphones
Satellite telephones, as many as possible
3 Portable printers and supplies of ink cartridges
24 Blackberries (and a way to solar or crank charge them if possible)
48 Digital cameras (some of this might be covered now)

We don’t just need this stuff , we need some funding for some of it (we have an offer to sell some of it really cheaply) and we need to pay for shipping it and also flying someone over there to work with them for a week getting everything set up. Any connections anyone has (FAST FAST FAST) would be great.

http://www.redcross.org

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 supplies are helping. Sadly there are still so many places that this stuff can’t get to – especially inland.

http://www.redcross.org

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 about someone being searched for, leave a comment in the appropriate post.

Do spread the news around, so that we can help people get in touch with friends and relatives.

http://www.redcross.org

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??

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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].

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