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After Eight Years, IRC Wraps Up its Indonesia Program
An economic crash in 1997, the fall of President Suharto in 1998, and the subsequent East Timor war and conflict in Aceh had left 450,000 Indonesians displaced even before the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the region in 2004. Operating in Indonesia since 1999, the International Rescue Committee used its local knowledge and expertise to respond to the disaster within days. The IRC continues to work in Aceh, the region closest to the epicenter where 150,000 died and 500,000 lost their homes, and we are responding to new needs like the May 2006 earthquake in central Java that killed 6,000 and left a million homeless.
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A cash grant from the IRC helped Man Farisyah restart her flower business in Banda Aceh. Photo: Peter Biro/International Rescue Committee | |
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