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Solo humanitarian mission in aceh tamiang

Its the end of the year and i got spare cash to be contributed as Zakat for the needy. I decided to donate to humanitarian cause for the severe flood in Aceh and i have 2 options to do it :

1. Donate the money to NGOs and they will use part of the money for themselves and the leftovers will be distributed to the needy.

2. Buy a MYR260 flight to Aceh and distribute my own 100% zakat to the needy

Off i went to Aceh to get the taste of adventure while doing my own humanitarian mission. Landed in Kualanamu airport, rented a Rp90k/day scooter and headed straight to Aceh Temiang. During the first few weeks of the flood, the affected areas remained cutoff, petrol fuel were sold as high as Rp30k/liter (normal price is Rp10k)

Route from Medan to Aceh Tamiang
Comparison of e-hailing price between GoJek and InDrive for the trip from Kualanamu airport to Medan city (also need to pay Rp10k for the airport parking to the driver)

The journey from Medan to Aceh Tamiang took 3-4 hours. Stopped over at a snack stall and had a chat with flood survivors and they said before the flood, it rained non stop for 3 days and the water level rose as high as 7-8 meters. They only ate instant noodle and bottled water for 5 days, money isn’t the problem, its just that all food supplies were totally cutoff. Hospitals were closed, one villager had a cut at the arm and was bled to death due to medical services were totally inoperable.

the water level raised as high as 8 meters and submerged this house together with the electrical lines
Mosque at Tanjung Karang was famously used to covered by timbers, now already cleared but the waist level mud still there.
Mosque at lubuk sidup. Another flood affected area where piled up timbers destroyed the nearby house, a clear evidence of excessive deforestation
free wifi hotspot at kg Lubuk Sidup mosque which uses Starlink
Stayed at a homestay (losmen) at Tamiang which costs Rp100k/night

We got in touch with a local folk in Tamiang and brought us to another location where the flood aftermath is as severe as in kg tanjung karang and decided to donate food supply at his village. We went to wholesale store at kg upah and bought food supplies as listed below:

  1. Rice 5kg Rp75k/bag
  2. Sugar 1kg Rp18k/pack
  3. Toothbrush Rp4k/piece
  4. Toothpaste Rp1.3k/piece
  5. Cooking oil 1L Rp20k/pack
  6. Soap Rp5k/piece
  7. Instant noodle Rp2.5k/piece
wholesale store at kg Upah where food supplies are bought as a donation
food supplies were sent to a mosque at kg Paya Kulbi

Aid is still needed in a form of food supply and situation might get worse when the fasting starts in February.

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