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How long will it take for all the villages to recover, when the news on social media only goes viral for a short time before being replaced by other news? Aceh and the affected areas of Sumatra are still part of Indonesia, right?

I have already sent several boxes of donated supplies to Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah. I shipped them earlier to save on transportation costs. A local team there will receive the packages. My team and I will follow later. We only have one vehicle, and the donation items would not fit if we carried them together with us. In total, there are 12 boxes of various sizes containing: - 79 school backpacks - 71 blankets - 100 frying pans - 31 prayer mats - 30 steamer pots - 24 regular cooking pots Along the way, we will also purchase additional necessities such as rice and supplies for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. We plan to distribute the donations to two villages: Uning Mas (Bener Meriah) and Sintep (Aceh Tengah). Both villages were affected by floods and landslides, with some homes completely destroyed. A full distribution report will follow. Thank you for your donations, Plebs. 🙏 #donation #bitcoin #nostr View quoted note →

PoW: Distribution of Bitcoin Donation Aid — Phase 4 Kelitu Sintep Village, Bintang District, Central Aceh Regency, Indonesia Saturday, January 10, 2026 Kelitu Sintep is one of the villages affected by the floods and landslides that struck Aceh and parts of Sumatra on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. This village, located on a hillside area, was hit by flash floods and landslides carrying large logs and massive rocks, striking nearly half of the village. Thirty-two houses were affected, 18 of which were completely destroyed along with all their contents, swept away by the landslide. Fortunately, there were no fatalities. The ecological disaster not only wiped out residents’ homes, but also destroyed dozens of hectares of farmland planted with coffee and fruit trees. The village is well known for producing high-quality avocados. Today, some residents who are still traumatized have chosen to stay in evacuation tents, even though their homes were only lightly damaged. They are afraid to return to houses located on the hillsides, as rain continues to fall frequently. The fear of landslides, and the haunting sound of rushing water carrying logs and rocks from the hills, is hard for them to forget. Residents whose homes were completely lost are still staying in evacuation shelters while waiting for good news from the government regarding the rebuilding of their homes. The situation remains difficult—the village no longer feels as safe and comfortable as it once did, and the threat of another disaster during the rainy season still looms. Hopefully, no further disasters will occur. My team and I from Bitcoin For Humanity brought household aid, including blankets, frying pans, cooking pots for rice, prayer mats, and snacks for children. Next, we will continue distributing aid to Uning Mas Village in Bener Meriah, a neighboring regency to Central Aceh. #donation #bitcoin #nostr View quoted note →

PoW: Distributing Bitcoin donation aid — Phase 4 (Second Village) Uning Mas Village, Pintu Rime Gayo Subdistrict, Bener Meriah Regency, Indonesia. Sunday, January 11, 2026. After delivering aid to Kelitu Sintep Village in Central Aceh, the next day—Sunday, January 11, 2026—we continued to Uning Mas Village in Bener Meriah (a neighboring regency of Central Aceh). In Uning Mas, we distributed the same type of assistance as in Sintep: rice cooking pots, frying pans, blankets, and prayer mats. “That’s exactly what we really need right now,” said one of the women affected by the landslide in Uning Mas. Earlier, I approached them at the evacuation site and told them that I had brought some assistance in the form of kitchen supplies. Uning Mas was also affected by a disaster on November 27, 2025—not flooding, but a severe landslide. The village, located at the foot of a hill, was hit by a massive landslide unlike anything they had experienced before. As a result, 49 houses were completely destroyed. Residents only had time to save themselves, without being able to bring anything. One person lost their life. “We have to rebuild our lives from zero again. Our homes are gone, and our farmland has been destroyed,” said a man I spoke with about their situation after the disaster. Uning Mas is a remote highland village built along hilly slopes. Traveling to Uning Mas requires extra caution. Along the way, we encountered many road sections that had previously been buried by landslides, as well as collapsed bridges. The residents later built temporary bridges so that aid could still be accessed by four-wheeled vehicles. Some residents of Uning Mas who no longer have homes are now living in government-provided evacuation tents, while others are staying with relatives. We did not have much time to talk with them. Our arrival was close to nightfall, and the difficult road access—unfriendly for four-wheeled vehicles due to landslide debris in several spots—combined with overcast weather, forced us to return shortly after delivering the aid. View quoted note →