New homes for tsunami-affected community in Aceh
Source: World Vision - International
Enda Balina
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World Vision recently handed over 155 new houses to the people of Umong Seribee village of Lhoong, 65 kilometres south west of Banda Aceh.
World Vision has built a total of 180 houses for this tsunami-affected village.
During a ceremony attended by the village members, local government and NGO partners, World Vision Zone Manager Panuturi Marbun handed over 180 housing certificates to the village representatives.
"We built these houses for those people who were made homeless by the tsunami. Our mission is to ensure that the children are protected by providing them with these houses," said Panuturi. "I feel very glad that the community has a better place to live now."
Afriandi, one of the village leaders of Umong Seribee, thanked World Vision for its work. "Representing the community, I'm very grateful for World Vision's support, especially for the houses. These certificates show that the housing construction in our village has been completed by World Vision," he said.
"It is very touching for me as I have a house again now," said Arwiati, a mother of five who also attended the handover ceremony.
Currently World Vision is constructing 3,566 houses across Aceh, and 1,818 have been completed. World Vision's permanent houses are built following Indonesian government guidelines, including two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom.
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