JAKARTA - Batak-blooded musician Viky Sianipar was present as one of the performers in the charity concert titled "100 Musicians Heal Sumatra" which was held in Kemang, South Jakarta on Tuesday, December 16.
Viky expressed his appreciation for the organization of the concert, which was intended to raise funds for the people affected by the Sumatra floods, but he highlighted the difficulty of distributing the right assistance in the field.
"In Jakarta, making something like this - fundraising - is easy. People who are kind to donate are very many. Collect 10 billion or 20 billion is easy. The problem is after that, how is the delivery? There are technical problems that are not much noticed," said Viky, when met after appearing.
"So, there is an imbalance between the proportion of volunteers, who provide assistance, and those who do the technical work in the field," he added.
Based on his experience directly monitoring conditions in North Sumatra, he is worried that the abundant donations will pile up without direction, because of the lack of coordination in the field.
He highlighted how logistical assistance is often hampered by uneven post-bureaucracy, where transparency in distribution is still a major challenge that must be solved.
"The problem is that now we want to give the help, we can't, we can't, we have to collect it at the Post, because (the condition) is chaotic," he said. "Meanwhile, at the post, it is not even, the families who are close to this post are prioritized. It's all wrong. Anyway, it's really chaotic, really scary."
Furthermore, Viky reminded that the assistance collected at this time is likely to only be able to support the needs of residents for the next two to three months.
The real challenge is the survival of the victims after the emergency response period ends, given the massive destruction of infrastructure in three provinces at once.
Through the "100 Musicians Heal Sumatra" concert, Viky hopes that policymakers and their colleagues will not only focus on the numbers that have been collected, but also start to design smarter distribution strategies so that the good intentions of donors are not wasted in the midst of a field condition that is still uncertain.
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