Friday, November 13, 2009

KEADILAN TO EXTEND HELP TO EARTHQUAKE-HIT PADANG...


Seeing the pictures and video clips of the devastation wrought by the two earthquakes in Padang and surrounding areas, surely no-one could fail to be moved. The disaster caused destruction of not just homes and public amenities, but also of the lives of thousands of individuals.

There is now an urgent need to rebuild physical structures, and also to help the people to rebuild their lives and communities.

KEADILAN’s International Bureau will spearhead the Party’s initiative to offer assistance in whatever forms we are able, according to the needs on the ground. We will work through the Party’s Yayasan Aman (Peace Foundation), and will also cooperate with a number of NGOs which already have a presence there.
We will be sending a small team on a fact-finding mission and in the meantime we are launching an appeal for donations and volunteers.

We hope that caring Malaysians will be generous in offering whatever help they can. The task is huge, and it is our shared responsibility, especially as close neighbours, to reach out and assist our suffering brothers and sisters in Padang.

MUSTAFFA KAMIL AYUB
Chairman,
International Bureau

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