Donation for Merapi victims

Donation for Merapi victims

JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Office of the Ministry of Education and Culture has donated Rp 65 million in cash to victims of the eruption of Mount Merapi in Central Java.

In addition to the money, the office also donated rice, instant noodles, sugar, soaps, toothpaste, writing books and second-hand clothing.

The fund, primarily aimed at helping rebuild schools destroyed when the volcano erupted last November, was handed over by, H. Alwi Nurdin, of the education office, to Ahmad DS from the Central Java provincial chapter of the ministry in Yogyakarta over the weekend, Antara reported.

Alwi Nurdin said the donation is a reflection of the social solidarity of students, teachers and employees of the Jakarta