Based on the scale of destruction and the hope of earthquake affected communities in Pidie Jaya to return as soon as possible to normal, there is a clear need for the recovery effort to be guided by the principles of community empowerment, community participation and leadership of the recovery response. At the same time, it […]
Aceh Earthquake 2016Situational Report No. 212 December 2016Situational Overview and Preliminary Findings of Geutanyoë Foundation’s Field Assessment in Trienggadeng Subdistrict, Pidie Jaya District, Aceh On 8 December 2016, Geutanyoe Foundation established a post at the subdistrict government’s (Camat) office in Trienggadeng and is supporting the subdistrict government with data collection and management. Geutanyoe Foundation also
Highlights Estimated number of dead and injured: 94 people dead, 1 person missing, 128 people severely injured, and 498 with minor injuries At least 8 babies died being trapped under the rubble of houses and shops Estimated numbers of collapsed buildings are 105 units; heavily damaged mosques: 13 units; damaged houses: 121 units. Severely damaged
The International Director of Geutanyoe Foundation, Lilianne Fan, is in Japan on a 10 day lecture tour on refugees in Southeast Asia, at the invitation of Amnesty International Japan. From 27 November to 9 December 2016, Amnesty Japan invited Liliane Fan, who is an expert on the Rohingya and on humanitarian response to give a
Jaringan HAM Burma dan Yayasan Geutanyoë Meminta Pemerintah RI Mendesak Myanmar Menghentikan Operasi Militer Terhadap Rohingya. Jaringan Hak Asasi Manusia Burma (BHRN) dan Yayasan Geutanyoë menyerukan kepada Pemerintah indonesia untuk mengutuk tindakan kekerasan oleh militer terhadap warga sipil Rohingya di Negara Bagian Rakhine, Myanmar dan memberikan tekanan kepada Pemerintah Myanmar untuk segera menghentikan pembunuhan dan
Rebecca Bates at Rohingya Peace Institute
On 8 July 2016, after 2 years of planning, a group of 5 Rohingya refugee youth living in Malaysia opened a community-based school for refugees called the Rohingya Peace Institute (RPI), in a humble three-room apartment in Selayang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The school is the first established entirely by Rohingya youth that provides Rohingya refugee
Banda Aceh On 13 June, the Geutanyoe Foundation’s humanitarian team conducted a preliminary assessment mission to the boat carrying around 40 ethnic Tamil men, women and children from Sri Lanka that has been stranded for several days off the coast of Lhoknga, Aceh Besar district, en route to Australia to seek asylum. The group, which
Dear Friends, We share with you this moving essay by Mohd. Hasson, a young refugee in the Kuala Langsa camp, who dreams of becoming a doctor. Yayasan Geutanyoe is seeking support to continue providing individualised English lessons to Hasson so that he can achieve his dream. “I am Mohamudul Hasson. I am 17 years old.
On 9 October, a series of attacks on three border guard posts by armed assailants believed to be from the Rohingya community in the townships of Maungdaw and Rathedaung in Rakhine State left nine policemen dead. Following these attacks, the Myanmar military launched counter-insurgency operations in the districts on Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung, where 90%
