Indonesia orders foreign aid workers helping with tsunami effort to leave

The Guardian UK ^ | 09 Oct 2018 | Kate Lyons

[blueplum]

Foreign aid workers who rallied to the island of Sulawesi after the devastating earthquake and tsunami more than a week ago have been asked to leave the country by the Indonesian government...

Clancy said international NGOs had to walk a careful line of not acting paternalistically and taking over aid operations. “There’s pushback against the international community who come flooding in days or weeks later, taking over the response. It’s about taking back that power and saying local organisations have significant capacity.”

The Indonesian government, the Indonesian Red Cross and other Indonesian NGOs all have “significant capacity” for providing humanitarian assistance, said Clancy.

[blueplum]

alrighty then

[the_individual2014]

Yup their nation ,their laws, they said leave, leave.

[Zhang Fei]

Indonesian officials want money in their pockets, not aid for the afflicted. That’s the problem with a lot of Third World countries. They are poor because the officials are corrupt to the bone. Unfortunately, the fish rots from the head down.

[thoughtomator]

They don’t want the Clintons’ friends coming in and kidnapping their children.

[taxesareforever]

Must be taking a lesson from Haiti.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Moslems strike again!

[Notthereyet]

“They don’t want the Clintons’ friends coming in and kidnapping their children.”
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thoughomator, that’s the first thought that ran through my mind.

[Dr. Pritchett]

“There’s pushback against the international community who come flooding in days or weeks later, taking over the response. It’s about taking back that power and saying local organisations have significant capacity.”

In short, they have cut off their nose to spite their face.

[ZULU]

Weten’t they complaining a while ago about needing aid?

[blueplum]

as a matter of fact, they were complaining it wasn’t getting to them fast enough (2 days in)

[Zhang Fei]

[as a matter of fact, they were complaining it wasn’t getting to them fast enough (2 days in)]

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Foreign aid organizations distribute aid directly to the afflicted. Hard for Indonesian officials to steal the aid to resell if it’s being handed out to local inhabitants.

[jerod]

As of late there have been many stories regarding these ‘humanitarian’ organizations and the pertinacity of individuals associated with them in taking advantage of young people and children at every opportunity that presents itself... Haiti in particular comes to mind. Apparently they were running a brothel down there for the ‘aid’ workers.

The last thing they need in Indonesia is more foreigners taking advantage of their youth.

[null and void]

[knighthawk]

We do not want infidel dogs helping us...

[trebb]

Probably some that we don't know - might be that the help was trying to undermine the government .... sometimes folks providing help have more hubris than compassion in their hearts....times like this, it's best to just provide the assistance and then "march for reform" afterwards.

Not saying that's what actually happened, just providing a possibility.

[Flintlock]

Us moslems don’t want no steeeeenkinnng Christian (or other) help.

[Roccus]

The Indonesian government, the Indonesian Red Cross and other Indonesian NGOs all have “significant capacity” for providing humanitarian assistance.....

....but don't forget to send $$$$$$