What made this disaster so devastating? Indonesia House.

What made this disaster so devastating?

Indonesia House

Map of Indian Ocean Area

Warehouse

Supplies

Tents

Water Equipment

First Aid Training

Community Assessments

Volcano Threat

UN “Millennium Development Goals” … to be achieved by 2015

• Cut extreme poverty and hunger by 50%• Allow every child to have an elementary education• Empower women and promote equality between women and men• Reduce by 66% the number of children who die before the age of five• Reduce by 75% the number of women who die during childbirth • Reverse the spread of diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and malaria• Ensure environmental sustainability• Create a global partnership for development with targets for aid, trade & debt relief

Obstacles to Relief and Development

• High debt burden• Low international aid• Unfair trade arrangements• Extensive poverty• Low social spending  • Climate change• Environmental degradation  • Lack of disaster preparedness