For more than a decade SurfAid has worked in Nias with a hand-up approach to help health workers reduce rates of infant and maternal mortality. Unfortunately, only 61% of mothers still receive...
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Improved food security and nutrition on the remote island of Sumba
Honga, Kristina, and their children live in Sumba, an island in Indonesia’s east. They are part of SurfAid’s NUSATANI program, which supports the local communities in the region to strengthen...
The life-changing impact of clean water in isolated regions
Access to clean and safe drinking water can have a life-changing impact on the health outcomes of women and children living in remote regions. SurfAid’s Katuerukat program (meaning ‘prosperity’ in...
Making an impact in the Mentawai
By Connor Eck Over a decade ago a devastating tsunami hit the Mentawai islands. The worst affected area was South Pagai, where approximately 2,900 people with living standards already amongst the...
SurfAid Provides Disaster Relief for Bima Floods
Those who have surfed Lakey Peak in Sumbawa will likely recall coming through the Bima City Airport. On the 21st and 22nd of December, flash floods devastated the city of Bima; where SurfAid’s office...
Challenges In Paradise
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 How far would you go to ride the wave of your dreams? This is a question I asked myself while on a 14 hour ferry from Padang, Sumatra to the Mentawai Islands, home to...
SurfAid Hands Over Projects To Mentawai Community
SurfAid has officially handed over the mother and child health and water projects in three hamlets that were started in 2012. The projects for the Nemnemleleu community included training for the...
SurfAid launches Philippines appeal in wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Humanitarian organisation SurfAid today launched an appeal to assist the Filipino people in the wake of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda. Billabong and the Quiksilver...
SurfAid releases key achievements of the past year
SurfAid today released some key results of their past year’s work in isolated regions of Indonesia. SurfAid’s Country Director Anne Wuijts said SurfAid has 60 field staff living and working in remote...
The right to a healthy life
Many of the world’s best surf destinations are remote and people in remote areas are often forgotten, as delivering services there is costly, time-consuming and requires serious efforts. SurfAid...
Preparing for the future
It’s just over two years since the Mentawai tsunami in October 2010 and it’s inspiring to see the resilience of the local people who have managed to pick themselves up and move forward. The disaster...
Surfaid resumes large malaria program for the Mentawai
Surfaid is resuming its landmark Malaria Free Mentawai (MFM) program on a major scale after the last widespread rollout in 2007-2008. The insecticide-treated malaria nets have a lifespan of about...
Fresh water and new life
The past year has been a huge endeavour for our management and field teams as we rolled out our recovery program after the 2010 tsunami devastated many of the Mentawai villages. We have now moved...
Why our work is needed in the island chains off Sumatra
Indonesia is an archipelago consisting of more than 17,000 islands. The Indonesian population is the fourth largest in the world, with a total of 240 million inhabitants. About 19 million people try...
Sabiret Embraces Healthier Lifestyle
During the Mentawai Tsunami Recovery Program, SurfAid worked with partner arche noVa to implement clean water facilities. Besides hardware, arche noVa also tried to increase awareness about hygiene...
SurfAid completes major tsunami recovery work
After an intense year of work, SurfAid has completed the major projects of our Tsunami Recovery Program in the Mentawai Islands since the 25 October 2010 disaster. After our initial Emergency...
Malaria still sucks: Help prevent more needless childhood death and suffering
(Extract) It’s just over a year since the earthquake and tsunami hit the Mentawai Islands on October 25, 2010. SurfAid was at the forefront of the emergency response. Once again, our experiences...
Hygiene Promotion Program Reaches Into Mentawai Schools and Homes
There have been several activities within the Hygiene Promotion Program as part of SurfAid’s Mentawai tsunami recovery activities, of which AusAID is the lead funder. One was a campaign for...
New E-Prep Program Launched while Tsunami Recovery Continues
SurfAid field activity this year has focused on our Tsunami Emergency Recovery Program in the Mentawai Islands, our Health Program in Nias, and the planning process for our new Emergency Preparedness...
Indonesia - Field Report: Five months on from the October tsunami
It is five months since a relatively small earthquake in the Indian Ocean generated the tsunami wave that swept across the Mentawai Islands, destroying villages and killing more than 500 people on 25...