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Rich Ormond is Director of Programs for Mercy Corps Indonesia.
Location:
Jakarta, Indonesia
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Indonesia July 11, 2011 8:42AM
Pushing Back the Sea
Rich Ormond
Director of Programs, Indonesia
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In October 2010, a tsunami struck Indonesia's remote Mentawai Islands — killing hundreds, displacing thousands and changing the way of life for affected communities and families. Mercy Corps Indonesia Director of Programs Rich Ormond reports on what happened and how we're helping people in the Mentwais recover and rebuild.
Indonesia July 11, 2011 2:58AM
A video blog from Indonesia's remote Mentawai Islands
Rich Ormond
Director of Programs, Indonesia
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Rich Ormond on his way to the far-flung Mentawai Islands. Photo: Mercy Corps Indonesia
I recently spent a week in the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia, where I work as Director of Programs. The Mentawais are a group of islands in the Indian Ocean and accessible from Sumatra only once a week by overnight boat. It's about as close to the end of the Earth as most people care to get.
Mercy Corps has been active in this far flung location since October 2010. Rather than write about my experience here, I tapped into my love of photography and video to put together this video blog of my time there: http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/indonesia/24978
