Indonesia

A Brief History

In recent years Indonesia has been at the centre of some of the world’s worst natural disasters.

On December 26, 2004, the most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupted under the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, causing giant waves to crash ashore in nearly a dozen countries, killing more than 220,000 people and injuring hundreds of thousands more. Most of the survivors lost all their worldly possession and many of their dear ones.

A subsequent powerful earthquake on 28 March 2005 had similar impact on Nias Island. This vast devastation on Aceh province and Nias Island further compounded the misery of the survivors who lost their family members and means of livelihoods.

The next major earthquake struck in May 2006, when a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale struck Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia. It was reported that nearly 5,100 people were killed, more than 20,000 injured, and as many as 200,000 made homeless.

Muslim Aid Field Office in Indonesia

Muslim Aid Indonesia has been active in Indonesia since 2005, initially in emergency response to earthquake and tsunami victims in Aceh.

Since then, Muslim Aid began widening its activities, and in addition to helping the victims in Aceh, has also supported victims of disaster on Java Island. In the field of livelihood and activities,

Muslim Aid carried out projects in the reconstructed housing area to help residents generate income and become self sufficient. The office currently has 25 staff in the office and 23 in the field