Madurese given humanitarian aid<\/p>\n
SAMPANG, East Java: The Catholic Relief Service (CRS) and
\nlocal interreligious forum (FLA) on Saturday kicked off an
\nassistance program for some 5,000 Madurese families who were
\nseeking refugee in their hometown following bloody conflicts in
\nseveral towns in Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
The program will provide assistance for a three-month period
\nfor the Madurese refugees.<\/p>\n
During the three-month program, the humanitarian mission would
\nprovide 200 tons of rice, 56,250 kilograms of salted fish, 56,250
\nliters of cooking oil, 5,000 pails and 5,000 pans.<\/p>\n
\"This kind of assistance will help the people meet their basic
\nneeds in order to survive,\" the CRS field office director Jerry
\nChamberland said in a statement, a copy of which was made
\navailable to The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The program was launched at Darusallam Al-Faizolyah Islamic
\nboarding school in Sampang, Madura. Also attending the ceremony
\nwas East Java deputy governor Imam Supardi, FLA coordinator Ali
\nMaschan Moesa and senior local community figures. (emf)<\/p>",
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