On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Tasikmalaya, a city on the province of West Java in Indonesia. It claimed over 100 lives and thousands of people were injured. Over 30,000 people have been left homeless, remaining in make-shift tents or without any form of shelter. With the destruction of houses, infrastructures, sanitary and water systems, the survivors were living without the most basic needs.

According to the WHO Report (September 18, 2009), more than 200,000 houses, schools, offices and religious buildings have been damaged. Over 150,000 people have been left homeless, remaining in makeshift tents or without any form of shelter. The earthquake has claimed over 80 lives and left 370 people with major injuries, 1,098 with minor injuries, and 27 people missing.

CERDAS launched an urgent appeal to help the people in those areas and received a generous response of $1,685 donation. On September 29, 2009, all of the donations have been sent to Tasikmalaya. CERDAS collaborated with Pusat Zakat Umat (PZU) of Garut, a local organization that has access to the affected area. PZU used the money to buy basic needs from the local market and bundle them into 500 packages.  Each package contains rice, instant noodles, sardines, cooking oil, biscuit, soy sauce, and corned beef.  These packages have been distributed to the victims in 2 districts:

1. Tasikmalaya district : 300 packages
   1. 170 packages for Cisayong county
   2. 130 packages for Cigalontang county
2. Ciamis district: 200 packages
   1. 60 packages for Kertamulya village
   2. 50 packages for Baregbeg village
   3. 40 packages for Sindangkasih village
   4. 50 packages for Gunung Cupu village

These donations have given an immediate relief for people who were in real need in this terrible disaster.

Program Information
Status Program: Finished.
Program Funding: $1,685.
Program Partner: Pusat Zakat Umat (PZU)-Jakarta