Geutanyoe Foundation

Urgent Solidarity Appeal for the Aceh Flood Emergency

Severe floods and landslides have swept across Aceh. Entire villages have disappeared, families are displaced, roads and bridges are cut off, and communities struggling to survive.

For Geutanyoe Malaysia, this is not just another crisis.
Aceh is where our story began.

In 1998, our co-founder .fan first started working with local Acehnese humanitarians during the conflict years. Other Geutanyoe co-founders were then leading local responses to support IDPs displaced by conflict. In 2015 Geutanyoe Malaysia Co-Founder and Co-Director was rescued in Aceh by local fishermen.

It was in Aceh, in humanity, courage, and hardship that the spirit of the Geutanyoe movement — “we are all one family” — was born.

We witnessed Aceh rise from conflict.
We witnessed Aceh rise again from the 2004 tsunami.
We witnessed the boundless compassion of the Acehnese, who opened their doors to Rohingya and other refugees even when they themselves had so little.

And now, Aceh needs us.

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🌿 Why Local Responders Matter

Our co-founders have always believed in one principle:

Those closest to the crisis are best placed to lead the response.

Local organisations and volunteers are already on the ground, reaching families first. Our role is to support, strengthen, and stand in solidarity with them.

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❤️ Some Local Responders You Can Support

Yayasan Geutanyoe (Aceh)
BSI 2300230094 • +62 852-7571-7871 (Rahma)foundation

S.O.S Aceh
BSI 7209501354 • +62 852-6269-9880 (Apis)


WWF Aceh / WWF Indonesia
bit.ly/Darurat-ACEH

Waqeefa Global Kharisma Foundation
MANDIRI 158-00-0119247-5 • SWIFT BMRIIDJA
+62 821-6552-0607 (Shadia)

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🇲🇾 Malaysian Partners Mobilising Aid for Local Partners

MAPIM / I-REACH • GPM • Ansar Global Relief

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🌺 As we say in Acehnese, “Geutanyoe sabee, geutanyoe meusaboh — only together can we heal, only together can we rise.”

Let us rise together now for Aceh

Video Credit: S.O.S Aceh

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