Madurese given humanitarian aid

Madurese given humanitarian aid

SAMPANG, East Java: The Catholic Relief Service (CRS) and
local interreligious forum (FLA) on Saturday kicked off an
assistance program for some 5,000 Madurese families who were
seeking refugee in their hometown following bloody conflicts in
several towns in Central Kalimantan.

The program will provide assistance for a three-month period
for the Madurese refugees.

During the three-month program, the humanitarian mission would
provide 200 tons of rice, 56,250 kilograms of salted fish, 56,250
liters of cooking oil, 5,000 pails and 5,000 pans.

"This kind of assistance will help the people meet their basic
needs in order to survive," the CRS field office director Jerry
Chamberland said in a statement, a copy of which was made
available to The Jakarta Post.

The program was launched at Darusallam Al-Faizolyah Islamic
boarding school in Sampang, Madura. Also attending the ceremony
was East Java deputy governor Imam Supardi, FLA coordinator Ali
Maschan Moesa and senior local community figures. (emf)