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Lhok kruet Market, Built by CHF in Partnership with the American Red Cross, Open in Aceh Jaya |
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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The communities of Sampoiniet sub district – Aceh Jaya welcomed the Lhok Kruet Fish and Vegetable Market in Lhok Kruet Village, Thursdays, 7 August 2008. The market is a new building, relocated from the original market site that was destroyed by the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami.
CHF International handed over the market to the community in a ceremony attended by Government Officials, representative of the American Red Cross (the donor), vendors and community leaders. Speaking at the ceremony were Paul Drossou, CHF International-Indonesia’s Healthy Market Program Manager, Dr.Ayham Alomari’of Head of Program of American Red Cross, and the Official Government of Aceh Jaya District.
The Lhok Kruet market is the 14th market CHF has built in Aceh and the 11th built with funding from ARC. A total of between 20 and 30 vendors will work at the market, and are now organized into a market management committee dedicated to a well kept and prosperous market facility. Lhok Kruet Market is the third market CHF has completed in Aceh Jaya. The other two are Rigah Market and Kreung Sabee Market, both are near Calang- Aceh Jaya.
The construction completion marks the “end of the beginning” with the market, but heralds in now a phase of collaboration with vendors and the community to ensure that the market is vibrant and a productive asset for the area. CHF is looking forward to moving ahead in collaboration with the various market stakeholders. CHF ‘s Paul Drossou said, “We hope that the market vendors, local government and people of Lhok Kruet will work together to make the new market a clean and healthy success.”
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