In Focus
More Temporary Shelters are Needed
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Church World Service continues distributing non-food items to earthquake-affected communities. A total of 45 family tents, 35 packages of CWS Baby Kits, 58 boxes of kitchen utensils, 105 mosquito nets and 18 buckets of relief kits were handed out in Paninjauan village October 15.
A mother received one family tent in Sungai Limau Sub-district
(A mother received one family tent in Sungai Limau Sub-district)
“We are grateful for the aid that CWS has handed out to the community here.," said Yunaidi, a villager in Sibaruas, Sungai Limau sub-district. "We need more temporary shelters though. There are still some families that do not have shelter yet."
Four families also received tents distributed in Pasir Baru village. CWS, with the help of community members in each village, demonstrated how to erect the tents.
CWS team demostrating how to erect a tent
(CWS team demostrating how to erect a tent)
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