By Ahmad Husein, International Federation’s communications coordinator in Indonesia
On Nias Island, an Indonesian Red Cross initiative has mobilized and trained more than 800 new volunteers in just ten months. (more…)
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Nias — not just stone jumping and surfing
Monday, January 7th, 2008Sunday, December 30, 2007
George Junus Aditjondro
Stone jumping (hombo batu) and surfing are the two most well-known attractions for tourists coming to the island of Nias, 75 miles west of Sumatera, which only take place in Teluk Dalam on Nias’ south coast. Young Nias men jump over 2-meters stone walls for Rp 50,000, in the village of Bawomatoluo. Meanwhile, surfing was introduced and developed by foreign tourists on the beach of Sorake. (more…)
Indonesia’s tsunami reconstruction chief lauds progress
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007By Aubrey Belford – Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA–When Kuntoro Mangkusubroto dashed in to lead reconstruction of Indonesia’s Aceh in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it was with little immediate help from his own government. (more…)
Indonesia: Asian Development Bank, UN-HABITAT hand over new homes to disaster survivors
Friday, November 30th, 2007Nias, Indonesia, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN-HABITAT this week handed over 486 new homes to survivors of two disasters that left a trail of destruction in the region. (more…)
More than 100.000 houses were built in Aceh & Nias
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007*total 102.063 houses for Tsunami and Earthquake victims in Aceh dan Nias
Banda Aceh, 31 October 2007- Director of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Executing Agency for Aceh and (BRR) Kuntoro Mangkusubroto announced today that more than 100.000 houses have been built till the end of October 2007 for the victims of Tsunami and earthquake in Aceh and Nias region. “Alhamdulillah, at this end of October 2007 we can finish building the 100.000th house or to be exact 102.063 unit of houses for our families in Aceh and Nias,” Kuntoro said. (more…)
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Friday, October 19th, 2007*An Interview with Prof.Dr.med. Ingo Kennerknecht by E. Halawa & MJ Daeli
Editor’s note: On 10 Augutst 2007 Yaahowu sent 9 interview questions to Prof.Dr.med. Ingo Kennerknecht of the Institute of Human Genetics, University of Munster, Germany, regarding his research on genetics of Nias People (see article: Merunut Asal-Usul Orang Nias Berdasarkan DNA/Gen). On 17 October 2007, Yaahowu received Prof. Kennerknecht’ responses. The interview questions were compiled by E. Halawa from Yaahowu and M.J. Daeli, a Nias elder and an occasional article contributor to Yaahowu. Both the interviewers acknowldge the contributions from Yaahowu visitors who left their comments on a number of articles displayed in this website which proved to be of a valuable help in making this interview possible. (more…)
The Genetics of Nias – Concepts and First Data
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Note: In 2002 and 2003 Prof.Dr.med. Ingo Kennerknecht visited Nias for a research on the origins of Nias people. The preliminary results of this research was presented by Prof.Dr.med. Ingo Kennerknecht at the Conference on Traditional Architecture And Art On Nias at the Museum for Ethnology, Vienna, October 30th & 31st 2006. The following is the paper “The Genetics of Nias – Concepts and First Data” by Prof.Dr.med. Ingo Kennerknecht and P. Johannes Hammerle (with permission from Nias Island Research Network Coordinator, Petra Gruber. (more…)
Mahathir Begins New Life At AlBukhary Orphanage
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007ALOR STAR, Oct 9 (Bernama) — Mahathir Mohamad, an orphan whose parents died in the earthquake that hit Pulau Nias in Indonesia two years ago, today began a new life at the AlBukhary Orphanage here. (more…)
World Bank Press Release
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Nias Amongst Poorest Areas but Dramatic Increase in Revenues Offers Real Opportunity for Growth
Jakarta, August 28, 2007: The first Nias Public Expenditure Analysis released by the World Bank and BRR today highlights both the poverty in the tsunami and earthquake-ravaged island, as well as the hope that the four-fold increase in district revenues and reconstruction financing – together providing Rp1.7 trillion in 2006 for rebuilding the shattered island — presented a real opportunity for growth. (more…)
Sumatra Quake Raises Risk of Temblors Off Indonesia (Update1)
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007By Arijit Ghosh and Jean Chua
Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest earthquake in more than two years that struck six days ago off Indonesia’s Sumatra island increased the risk of another major temblor occurring in the region, seismologists said. (more…)
Tsunami alert issued after undersea quake strikes 100 kilometres off the Sumatra coast
Thursday, September 13th, 2007by Mathias Hariyadi
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck a few hours ago. It was felt as far as 2,000 kilometres away from the epicentre. Many buildings have been damaged and power is out. Muslims are particularly affected since tonight it is the start of Ramadan. (more…)
BRR introduces web-based information
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) introduced Friday a web-based information service it said will keep donors updated on progress in both tsnuami- and earthquake-affected regions. (more…)
Nias hospital rebuild in third phase
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) for Aceh and Nias said it expects to finish the third phase of the reconstruction of Gunung Sitoli Hospital by March 2008. (more…)
UNDP teams with Austcare and GTZ to create long-term livelihoods in waste management
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 11 July — Turning a recycled piece of plastic or cardboard into a commodity is a popular activity across Aceh, Nias and Simeulue. But how to turn it into a successful and sustainable livelihood? That’s the focus of a new UNDP programme implemented by Austcare and GTZ/Cipta Aksi Partisipatif Foundation (CAP). (more…)
BRR to focus on Nias, wind up work by 2009
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) wants to wrap up its additional Nias earthquake plan by 2009, despite the Nias administration asserting the work should continue through to 2011. (more…)
