Allianz and GTZ (Germany Technical Assistance) building school in Aceh after tsunami.
The elementary school name SDN 81 Tibang Aceh and the reopening ceremony was presided over by Dr Werner Zedelius, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz responsible for Growth Markets, and was attended by 70 students and their parents and teachers in 25 January 2006.
SDN 81 Tibang is build by Allianz employees of Germany donation 210.000 Euro and Allianz Indonesia as a facilitator. In the wake of the disaster, Allianz also provided initial relief for victims via the Indonesian National Commission for Child Protection, and initiated a water purifying project in partnership with some local and international NGOs.
With six classrooms, a library, a prayer house (Musholla), a ritual cleaning place and a
school guardian house, the school provides basic community support. Two of the
classrooms are linked and can be used as a community assembly room, and in the event of extreme weather conditions, the second storey can be used as a shelter for up to 900 people.
Employees of Allianz Indonesia have volunteered to sponsor the students’ school
fees and equipment such as textbooks and uniforms, and the teachers and educational programs will be provided by the Indonesian Ministry of Education, in association with the local government.
These are some pictures from Tibang Aceh:
Opening ceremony:
3-D school images:
School development images:
Allianz Emergency School images: