Christian Aid Podcasts

Indonesia earthquake - field sitrep #2

A major earthquake in Indonesia last week killed at least 1,000 people and affected thousands more.  Early indications are that millions have been affected. In some areas 90% of houses have been destroyed.  Christian Aid partners are responding to the crisis and are helping to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of those affected providing access to shelter, clean water, food, clothing and medical assistance

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The Director of Christian Aid’s partner YEU, has spent the last few days in Padang. In this interview she explains how people are surviving by sleeping under plastic sheets out in the open and the urgent need for more emergency shelter. She also explains how YEU are responding and how they are planning to provide assistance to mobile medical clinics for rural areas which will need extra capacity in the coming months.

Useful links:

DEC Appeal

Christian Aid

Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU)

 

 

Indonesia Earthquake - field sitrep

Christian Aid’s partners are responding to two powerful earthquakes which hit the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on 30th September 2009. Arshinta, Director of our partner Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU), explains over the phone from Sumatra what the situation is like on the ground in the affected area of Padang, how her organisation is responding and some of the logistical problems they are facing.

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At least 770 people are known to have died in the disaster and thousands more are thought to be trapped beneath the rubble. Please help.

Useful links

• Christian Aid emergency appeal
• Yakkum Emergency Unit
• Yayasan Tanggul Bencana (YTB)
• Church World Service (CWS)

Building hope for Zimbabwe

During the last year, Zimbabweans have lived through election violence and a cholera epidemic which at its peak saw almost 4,000 new cases each week. Christian Aid’s Zimbabwe Programme Officer Miriam Machaya talks about the last 12 months and explains why urgent action is needed to break the cycle of hunger, disease and political intimidation in which Zimbabwe’s vulnerable population is caught.

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Useful links:

Christian Aid’s Zimbabwe appeal 

World Health Organization Zimbabwe profile

World Food Programme on Zimbabwe

This programme was recorded and edited by Antoinette Powell, Communication Development Officer - IIC Division, Christian Aid.

Spending the Tsunami Millions

On the morning of 26 December 2004, when children were playing on the beach and mothers were cooking Sunday lunch at home, the second strongest ‘megathrust’ earthquake in recorded history ripped open the ocean floor off the west coast of Indonesia. Releasing the same amount of energy as 23,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs, it sent giant waves travelling as fast as jet planes smashing into the countries of the Indian Ocean. Scenes of destruction were everywhere. More than a quarter of a million people died in a matter of minutes. Millions more lost their homes and livelihoods.

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The cost of rebuilding was estimated at $10.75 billion, but a record breaking $13.6 billion was pledged by donors worldwide.Christian Aid raised £47 million in the appeal. By the end of 2007 we had spent £40 million – five times more than in any previous emergency – rebuilding 22,000 homes and helping 180,000 people back into work. This is a remarkable achievement by our 33 partners in Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia, especially as we are one of only three DEC agencies on course to spend our budget on time by the end of 2007.   

A recent independent evaluation looked at where the Christian Aid money went and how well it was spent. Now you can listen in to this internal Christian Aid staff podcast from December. Christian Aid's Anthony Morton King is interviewed by Antoinette Powell. Check out the programme notes below for a link to the report...

Programme Notes:

Tsunami 3 years on

The evaluation report

Top of the Pods

The Christian Aid podcasts have been well received by staff and supporters alike and we're grateful to a number of bloggers for featuring our work, particularly David at Global Nomad 101 who writes "Christian Aid and Medicines Sans Frontiers blaze the podcast trail".

After 25 episodes, we thought we'd take a moment to describe the podcast project at Christian Aid.  Regular presenters Steven Buckley and Amanda Farrant look back at some of their favourite episodes over the last six months and talk about upcoming shows.  New listeners will find this episode the ideal sampler for what to expect from Christian Aid.

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Haiti 9 - economic migration

This episode brings us to the end of our series of podcasts from Haiti. You’ve heard about just a fraction of the work Christian Aid does around the world. Whether it’s the development stories you’ve heard about in this series, humanitarian response, or campaigning for change on the global stage – Christian Aid partners are there and making an impact in over 60 countries worldwide.

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But we couldn't do this without you. To donate to Christian Aid, or to take a campaigning action, visit our website at www.christianaid.org.uk

We’d also like to get your comments on this series. So drop me a line using the email address irc@christian-aid.org

If you’ve been following us for a while now, you’ll know that the podcasts are normally broadcast each week and cover a range of topics for staff, partners and supporters alike. So stay subscribed to the podcast and listen in to some behind the scenes and staff training episodes. 

And do be sure to tune in on September 14th this year when we’ll be podcasting live from London as we joining thousands of Christian Aid campaigners drumming home the message to the treasury department. You can find out more about that event by listening to the Christian Aid podcast called ‘The beat goes on’ or by visiting our campaigning web site www.pressureworks.org

Christian Aid Week 2006

Steven Buckley and Paul Langley chat about what's coming up for CAW06.

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