| November 12, 2002
Just one month after the devastation of the Kuta bomb
blasts, a group of prominent Balinese citizens and expatriate
residents have combined forces to form a humanitarian
foundation (Yayasan Kemanusiaan) dedicated to drastically
improving the medical and hospital facilities available
on Bali.
Named the Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP), which
is Indonesian for Humanitarian Action for Mother Earth,
YKIP is absolutely determined that something good must
be made to come out of this terrible tragedy. The Foundation
is permanently dedicated to the memory of all those
people from every country who lost their lives and the
hundreds more who were injured on October 12th 2002
The Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi Foundation is committed
to the advancement of medical and hospital services
on Bali based on the democratic principles of accessibility
for all people according to each person’s need
and irrespective of each person’s race, religion
or nationality.
A high priority for the Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi Foundation
is to raise funds to build a Trauma Center attached
to a major hospital on Bali. For many years leading
Balinese plastic surgeon Dr Anak Agung Ngurah Asmarajaya
has dreamed of building a specialist trauma unit on
Bali. But the funds were not available for his vision
so on October 12th he faced this massive medical crisis
using little more than the heroic efforts of the hospital's
staff.
Dr Asmarajaya says perhaps as many as 10 more lives
could have been saved if the proposed Trauma Centre
had been available to treat victims of the Bali bombing.
Dr Asmarajaya, a member of the Balinese royal family
of Peliatan, is one of the leaders of a group of well-known
local citizens and expatriates on Bali that have now
set up the humanitarian YKIP foundation devoted to providing
quality medical facilities and care for local Indonesians,
overseas residents and millions of annual holiday makers.
The Ibu Pertiwi Trauma Centre will also serve as a
permanent and fitting memorial to the men and women
who lost their lives or were so badly injured in this
terrible disaster. Their loss will not be in vain.
Another early YKIP initiative will be the production
of a 30 minute Trauma Counseling video for the Balinese
community utilising the medium of traditional Wayang
Kulit shadow puppet theatre. The video will be shown
on local television, screened in “banjar”
neighbourhood association meetings, in schools and public
radio broadcasts. The proposal is currently before USAID
for funding.
The planned YKIP Bali Children’s Fund in conjunction
with teachers from the Bali International School, Dyatmika
School and Australian International School will provide
money specifically to enhance educational opportunities
for children who have lost a parent (or had a parent
permanently incapacitated) in the October12th bombing.
Funds permitting, this commitment will cover each child’s
entire schooling needs from the present right through
to university.
Another achievement of note is YKIP’s close involvement
in the committee chaired by the Balinese Health Authorities
which ensures that all donated medicines are distributed
to those who most need them in an effective and timely
manner.
Financial donations to the Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu
Pertiwi (YKIP) are urgently needed now to fund the work
of improving the medical and hospital facilities on
Bali. Assistance provided means YKIP is one step closer
to achieving this vital objective. Donations to the
Foundation may be made on the web site: www.ykip.org
The YKIP Foundation’s Board of Directors is very
mindful of the need to be effective and efficient in
all its efforts and for complete transparency and the
highest ethical standards in handling donated funds.
Therefore, the Foundation has established a completely
independent Supervisory/Audit Board in order to ensure
that all donated funds are used for their intended purpose
and in a completely transparent and accountable manner.
The YKIP Foundation gratefully acknowledges the invaluable
support and assistance of the Government of the Republic
of Indonesia, the Governor of Bali, YKIP’s founders
including Jo Rosarius, Dr Anak Agung Asmarajaya, Ibu
Ari Murti, and Freddy Subiyanto, and the countless Balinese,
Indonesian and expatriate residents who have worked
so selflessly and tirelessly to relieve human suffering
since October 12th.
ENDS
For further information regarding media interview opportunities
with YKIP directors, contact Kevin Lovett ph.: 0361-730
826 or 0812 3808 095.
JOURNALISTS PLEASE NOTE
The YKIP Foundation would greatly appreciate the publicizing
of the Foundation’s website, www.ykip.org in all
media stories in order to encourage donations for the
early construction of the Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi Trauma
Centre in Bali.
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