Six months after ...<\/p>\n
Six months after the tsunami, Aceh is still struggling to
\nrebuild itself.<\/p>\n
While sadness remains among the people who survived the
\nnatural disaster, they have started to rebuild their lives.<\/p>\n
The following images of people and places in Setia Bakti and
\nCalang districts in Aceh Jaya regency show how the Acehnese have
\nput the natural disaster behind them and to get back on their
\nfeet again.<\/p>\n
They have built their new homes on hillsides to keep them safe
\nfrom new tsunamis. Many of the men are busy building fishing
\nboats, while the women are trying to start cultivating their land
\nagain. Meanwhile, as every else, the children love to pass the
\ntime playing.<\/p>\n
A health clinic has been built in Calang, and was opened on June
\n14 by Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari and Minister of
\nMaritime Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi.<\/p>\n
The residents understand that life has to go on and Aceh's
\nfuture depends on them.<\/p>\n
-- Text and photos by Arief Suhardiman<\/p>\n
Photo A: Aceh<\/p>\n
Wooden houses and tents on a hillside in Setia Bakti district,
\nAceh Jaya. Residents have built their new homes on higher ground
\nfor fear of another tsunami.<\/p>\n
Photo B: Aceh<\/p>\n
Three men are seen busy building a fishing boat in the coastal
\nvillage of Calang, Aceh Jaya. Most fishing boats in Aceh were
\ndestroyed by the tsunami and the fishermen who survived the
\nnatural disaster are now in need of new boats so that they can go
\nback to sea again.<\/p>\n
Photo C: Aceh<\/p>\n
Four women clean the seashore of weeds in Setia Bakti district,
\nAceh Jaya.<\/p>\n
Photo D: Aceh<\/p>\n
Children enjoy themselves in a playground in Setia Bakti
\ndistrict, Aceh Jaya. Fun and games give Acehnese children the
\nchance to forget, for the while at least, the horrors of the
\ntsunami, which killed many of their relations.<\/p>\n
Photo E: Aceh<\/p>\n
Workmen are seen busy building additional facilities at the new
\nhealth center in Calang, Aceh Jaya. The US$500,000 project is
\nbeing funded by HSBC Indonesia and Rolls-Royce.<\/p>\n
Photo F: Aceh<\/p>\n
Six months after the tsunami, the coast at Calang, Aceh Java, is
\nbeginning to regain its beauty. It is hoped that local people
\nwill also soon regain their zest for life.<\/p>",
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