HumasUPNVJ - Still in the memory of the people of Indonesia, the earthquake that hit our brothers in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Another devastating earthquake rocked the eastern part of the country, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Friday 28 September 2018. An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale almost leveled the ground in Palu, Donggala and its surroundings.

With the disaster that befell our brothers and sisters there, the National Development University "Veteran" Jakarta sent a team to the earthquake disaster site in Palu, Central Sulawesi. In this activity the UPNVJ Cares for the Palu Earthquake team will be on duty from Saturday 20 October to Monday 29 October 2018. There are 17 volunteers caring for the Palu and Donggala disasters. Departing on Saturday, October 20 2018 using the Hercules plane at Halim Perdanakusuma airport at 07.30 arrived at Mutiara Sis Al'Jufrie airport at 11.30 safely.

The UPNVJ team also coordinated with Serata Scout volunteers to inspect the location of the liquefaction disaster in the Jono Oge area, Central Sulawesi. And on Sunday, October 21 2018, volunteers from the UPNVJ team carried out trauma healing activities in the Biromaru area with the children who were there, totaling 38 children, and also assisted by Serata scout volunteers, NGO 87 Kediri.

The UPNVJ team conducted an interview with one of the earthquake victims in the area, Tondo, Palu City, Central Sulawesi, namely Mr. Sofian he said that for now they only received basic food assistance, used clothes and food, he hoped the government would provide assistance in the form of tools so that repairs can be carried out as soon as possible. Because conditions are also getting worse, for the area he currently occupies.

Hopefully the assistance provided by the UPNVJ Team caring for the Palu earthquake is expected to ease the burden on the victims and can continue to forge kinship among each other.