Friday, February 04, 2005

MCOT : TNA English News :THREE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO CHANNEL US PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR ACEH

MCOT : TNA English News :: "THREE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO CHANNEL US PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR ACEH
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 4 (ANTARA-TNA) - The Indonesian government has offered private-sector parties in the US wishing to make donations for tsunami-hit Aceh and North Sumatra three alternative ways in which to channel their contributions, Ambassador to the US Soemadi DH Brotodiningrat said.
'So far the total amount of US private-sector donations has reached US$200 million,' Soemadi said here Thursday
He expained, the first way to channel the aid was through the Indonesian Red Cross and other non-governmental organizations and the second through a multi-donor trust fund to be set up by the Indonesian government in the near future in cooperation with the World Bank.
'The third way is by financing one of a number of aid projects to be offered by the Indonesian government,' the envoy said.
But there were also private parties that preferred to channel their assistance directly to rehabilitation projects in the tsunami-ravaged province, he noted.

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