INDONESIAN FOUNDATION TO EXTEND RUPIAH 200 MILLION ASSISTANCE
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 : The National Humanitarian Foundation (PKPU), Indonesia would extend relief assistance worth 200 million Rupiah to the flood affected people in Pakistan. A five-member delegation of the Foundation led by its Deputy CEO, Sri Adi Bramasetya met Ambassador Sanaullah on Monday giving details of their relief plan. Sri Adi informed the Ambassador that their two-member advance team comprising Mohammad Yasin Mansoor and Arief Septyawan would depart for Pakistan on Wednesday to have a thorough appraisal of the flood situation and chalk out a relief disbursement programme.
The advance team would contact other organizations and government functionaries involved in relief work for better coordination and access to the affected people.
A group of 40 volunteers, all Indonesian students studying in Pakistan, would later join the PKPU team in relief work, Sri Adi added.
He said the PKPU would purchase all necessary items, including medicines, dry rations, blankets, family hygiene kits and baby food from Pakistan.
Ambassador Sanaullah thanked the PKPU for the goodwill gesture and said Pakistan was really in need of international support to overcome the gigantin problem caused by wide spread floods.
He said the Indonesian government had already sent one million dollars worth of relief assistance to Pakistan and just last week, Mohammadiyah and the National Zakat Agency( BAZNAS) had also pledged assistance for flood affectees.
He said with growing information about flood situation in Pakistan, more organizations were coming forward for help Pakistan which was really appreciable.
The National Humanitarian Foundation (PKPU) was established in 1999. It maintains 17 branches countrywide and also has resident representatives in Qatar, Australia, Japan, Germany and USA.
The Foundation also took part in the relief efforts in the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.
A group of 40 volunteers, all Indonesian students studying in Pakistan, would later join the PKPU team in relief work, Sri Adi added.
He said the PKPU would purchase all necessary items, including medicines, dry rations, blankets, family hygiene kits and baby food from Pakistan.
Ambassador Sanaullah thanked the PKPU for the goodwill gesture and said Pakistan was really in need of international support to overcome the gigantin problem caused by wide spread floods.
He said the Indonesian government had already sent one million dollars worth of relief assistance to Pakistan and just last week, Mohammadiyah and the National Zakat Agency( BAZNAS) had also pledged assistance for flood affectees.
He said with growing information about flood situation in Pakistan, more organizations were coming forward for help Pakistan which was really appreciable.
The National Humanitarian Foundation (PKPU) was established in 1999. It maintains 17 branches countrywide and also has resident representatives in Qatar, Australia, Japan, Germany and USA.
The Foundation also took part in the relief efforts in the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan.
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