Drawing Exhibition of Earthquake Children

The drawings of the children are exhibited at MpatArt Studio, Jl I Dewa Nyoman Oka 4A, Kotabaru, Jogjakarta. The money from the sales of the drawings will be used to fund other trauma healing programs and shcolarships fro the children.

Earthquake in Children's Eyes

Through the Eyes of the Kids

Some pictures are symbolical. Vicar, a grade one student whose mother and teacher died during the earthquake drew two mountains, one is red and the other is green but unfinished. The smoke from the red volcano is black and there is a tiny sun in the corner of his picture. Another student drew green field with a black hole in the middle.



Some pictures clearly show that the earthquake affected the school children. They drew ambulance with bleeding people around it, broken houses, faceless people in front of a tent, people running away from their broken houses with sad faces, etc...




Some of them thought that the quake was because of merapi. They drew volcano Merapi and depicted it as threatening.



Some pictures show that the school children are not really affected by the earthquake. They draw images from TV or happy moments.

Stationaries for School Children

There are hundreds of elementary schools damaged. Children are also losing their playgrounds. Kelompok SEPI is now organizing a program for children: "Menggambar Bersama" or drawing together and distributing books and stationary for school kids.

HELP

What we are doing now is sending food and other needs to these areas and SEPI members such as, Juminar, Dwi, and pak Mur and Nursyam distribute them further to their neighbourhood. This is the most effective way because they know what they need, and who needs it most.

Please Help!
Contact:
Indonesia:Ouda Teda Ena
Jl. I Dewa Nyoman Oka 4A, Yogyakarta
Telp. (0274) 515546Mobile 0856 286 8200
Email ouda@lycos.com

Australia:Dom & Sue Dwyer9 Sasse AveMt Hawthorn WA 6016Ph/ Fax 9443 6057Mobile 0408 912 212 or 0424 715 169Email domdwyer@yahoo.com.au

Recipient's Account Details
Name: Ouda Teda Ena / Agus Nuryanto
Mobile: +628562868200
Bank Name: Bank Mandiri (Persero), Pt.
Head Office: Jakarta
Bank Branch: KCP Yogyakarta Gejayan
Account Number: 137-00-0478367-2
SWIFT Code: BEIIIDJA

Juminar, a SEPI painter and his 3 month old daughter were forced to stay with other families in a tent.

Dwi's painting was still hanging on the wall, but fro how long?



The second day after the earth quake, we visited Imogiri where some Sepi members live. And we found that literally their houses were razed. They tried to saved anything that they could find from their houses.

Southern Jogja Flattened

Usually this blog is for the activities of Kelompok SEPI working with street kids. However, five members of Kelompok SEPI lost their homes after the earth quake. I lost contact with them (SEPI office is 15 Km from their homes). This morning at 2 a.m. I recieved an SMS message from Dwi Haryanta: "We need food, tents, and medicine."

Please help!
I leave for Bantul now only with $ 100 from our painting sales and few packs of instant noodles.

Contact:
Indonesia:Ouda Teda EnaJl. I Dewa Nyoman Oka 4A, YogyakartaTelp. (0274) 515546Mobile 0856 286 8200Email ouda@lycos.com

Australia:Dom & Sue Dwyer9 Sasse AveMt Hawthorn WA 6016Ph/ Fax 9443 6057Mobile 0408 912 212 or 0424 715 169Email domdwyer@yahoo.com.au