Central Aceh Disaster Survivors Receive Basic Food Aid Ahead of Ramadan
Central Aceh (ANTARA) — Disaster survivors in Toweren village, Central Aceh regency, received basic food supplies ahead of Ramadan from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek) in collaboration with Teuku Umar University (UTU).
The distribution marked the second phase of aid delivered by Kemendiktisaintek and UTU to disaster-affected areas.
"The first phase provided rice and cooking oil, and as Ramadan approaches — a time of meugeng [traditional pre-Ramadan feasting] — we are distributing basic food supplies to help residents prepare," said UTU lecturer Irsadi Aristora when interviewed in Central Aceh on Wednesday.
In addition to food parcels, Irsadi said Qurans would also be distributed to flood-affected communities and children.
The distribution forms part of a programme to welcome Ramadan, with the hope that residents can resume activities such as tadarus (communal Quran recitation) as in previous years.
"We are also distributing Qurans so that communities can hold evening recitations and reactivate activities as in previous Ramadans," Irsadi said.
In Lut Tawar district, four villages — Toweren Uken, Toweren Antara, Toweren Toa, and Waq Toweren — were most severely affected by the Sumatra disaster. Across these four locations, 242 residents were affected, including 90 children and toddlers.
Previously, Kemendiktisaintek deployed 10,000 university students in late January to support Sumatra's disaster recovery efforts.
The student impact programme emphasises the implementation of rapid-deployment technological innovations developed by the participating universities.
Activities are focused on strategic sectors, including food sovereignty, energy independence, and public health.
The distribution marked the second phase of aid delivered by Kemendiktisaintek and UTU to disaster-affected areas.
"The first phase provided rice and cooking oil, and as Ramadan approaches — a time of meugeng [traditional pre-Ramadan feasting] — we are distributing basic food supplies to help residents prepare," said UTU lecturer Irsadi Aristora when interviewed in Central Aceh on Wednesday.
In addition to food parcels, Irsadi said Qurans would also be distributed to flood-affected communities and children.
The distribution forms part of a programme to welcome Ramadan, with the hope that residents can resume activities such as tadarus (communal Quran recitation) as in previous years.
"We are also distributing Qurans so that communities can hold evening recitations and reactivate activities as in previous Ramadans," Irsadi said.
In Lut Tawar district, four villages — Toweren Uken, Toweren Antara, Toweren Toa, and Waq Toweren — were most severely affected by the Sumatra disaster. Across these four locations, 242 residents were affected, including 90 children and toddlers.
Previously, Kemendiktisaintek deployed 10,000 university students in late January to support Sumatra's disaster recovery efforts.
The student impact programme emphasises the implementation of rapid-deployment technological innovations developed by the participating universities.
Activities are focused on strategic sectors, including food sovereignty, energy independence, and public health.