Art

Art

Recycled products are being used to create art that is sold to benefit the community of Yogyakarta. 5%...

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Evacuation

Evacuation

Women and children sit outside evacuation shelters that have been built by the government and various...

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Twin boys

Twin boys

These twin boys are both from a village near to the volcano. Their family is protesting the permanent...

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Package

Package

Many families whose sources of income were affected by the volcanic eruption are turning to other means...

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Chickens

Chickens

Each household in the village of Yogyakarta is provided with two chickens in the hopes of rebuilding their livelihoods.

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Boy and his bridge

Boy and his bridge

The villagers of Boyalali once depended on this 30-meter deep, dried-up river for water. The bridge...

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Lookout point

Lookout point

In the village of Boyolali, which is within a 5 km radius from the peak of the volcano, villagers have...

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Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi, a massive volcano located on the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta, erupted 4 times...

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Permaculture

Permaculture

Permaculture is being introduced in a village in Boyolali to assist in the rebuilding of livelihoods...

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Devastation 2

Devastation 2

The surrounding villages were also impacted by burning boulders shooting out of the volcano, causing...

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Devastation

Devastation

The volcanic eruption caused much devastation. In some areas, the levels of ash reached 29.5 feet deep, burying homes, buildings, shops and roads.

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Building a fire

Building a fire

Women are being taught to use a more energy efficient stove that saves money with the use of sawdust...

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Store

Store

After learning to process their own food, women are aided in building cooperatives to start their own small businesses.

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Watching

Watching

This boy is from the village of Yogyakarta in the Klaten District. His village was one to receive a...

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Clean-up

Clean-up

A village in the Klaten District where water tanks have been built to provide access to clean water....

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Ash river

Ash river

What was once a 30-meter deep river that supplied water to local villages is now a dry and ash-filled...

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RIKUZENTAKADA, IWATE PREFECTURE

RIKUZENTAKADA, IWATE PREFECTURE

People are checking the beached ships to see if they are still usable. If it is, they will lift it back into the ocean.

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RIKUZENTAKADA, IWATE PREFECTURE

RIKUZENTAKADA, IWATE PREFECTURE

Some local NGOs, such as NICCO, are conducting pest control projects in Kesennuma, Miyaga and...

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