AmCham Indonesia Disaster Response Plan
The Corporate Citizenship Committee initiated and leads AmCham Indonesia's Disaster Response Plan (DRP).
The objective of the DRP is to create a pre-crisis strategic plan that allows AmCham Indonesia to efficiently provide resources to those in need by making use of the American private sector’s desire to provide emergency items, logistical and technological expertise, volunteer support and financial assistance in response to major natural or man-made disasters in Indonesia.
The DRP includes a Management Team of Line Officers including a Lead Communications Officer, Product Officer, Logistics Officer, Financial Donor Officer and a Volunteer Officer. Announcement of the first Management Team will be announced shortly.
Please check back regularly for updates.
May 2009 Update
The
AmCham Indonesia Disaster Response Plan (DRP) continues to move forward
with significant progress under the leadership of the Corporate
Citizenship Committee (CCC).AmCham Indonesia has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Indonesia. The MOU provides a framework for resource collaboration and information exchange in the organization and distribution of emergency supplies provided by AmCham Indonesia following the declaration of a major natural or manmade disaster in Indonesia by the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia.
AmCham Indonesia President Joe Bartlett and USAID Indonesia Mission Director Walter North made the MOU official with a signing at a recent Board of Governor’s meeting.
The DRP continues to receive a growing number of preliminary commitments to participate from founding company members, including the following:
3M, AIG, Amway, BP, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cabot, CastleAsia, Caterpillar, Consolidated Services Int’l, DHL, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Energizer, Ericsson, Ford, GE, Goodyear, Hill & Associates, IBM, IndoPacific Edelman, Marriott, Microsoft, Nike, NOL/APL Pfi zer, Repex Perdana Int’l, Ritz-Carlton, Santa Fe, UPS, Vision-Ease and many more.
AmCham Indonesia encourages and welcomes other member companies to step-up and join the DRP initiative. The Plan is an important initiative in contributing to a prompt and comprehensive response when the next major natural or manmade disaster strikes in Indonesia.
In the near future, the DRP team will be hosting an inaugural meeting for founding DRP member companies. At that time, AmCham Indonesia will announce the DRP Line Officer Management Team, as well as details regarding the program
activation.
Photo: AmCham Indonesian signs MOU for the DRP with USAID Indonesia. (L-R) David Finneren, Co-Chair of Corporate Citizenship Committee; Walter North, Director of USAID Indonesia; and Joe Bartlett, AmCham Indonesia President.