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what are the items, apart from money, that are needed?
Initial items that you can consider donating (in kind or money to purchase) include:

suggested format for non-monetary aid to aceh:
Purchase plastic buckets (pails, ember), with handle and top. Fill each bucket with small quantities of a variety of the most urgently needed non-food supplies (see list above). Write the contents of each bucket on the outside of the bucket, neatly in permanent marker pen, in Indonesian. Drop the bucket(s) off at donation drop-off points. Restrict contributions to supplies and brand names that an average member of an affected community in Aceh would be able to use without any further explanation or training whatsoever. Contribute only supplies that will be easily understood and are familiar.

This format allows transportation of pre-sorted essentials to the stricken areas in Aceh. It is waterproof (once taped shut at the drop-off points by volunteers), pre-packed and durable. The goods are likely to get into the hands of individuals in the field more quickly, and in better condition than other formats. It precludes sorting in the field, in conditions which are not conducive to such processing (wet, muddy, disorderly). It allows easy distribution of a variety of most-needed supplies in a usable format and quantity directly to individuals and households.