Shortly after the earthquake in Java on 26th May, the Indonesia Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA) requested JOICFP's support in reconstruction efforts. JOICFP had been selected by the Shinnyo-en group to deliver \5 million (approx. US$42,000) in assistance, and JOICFP utilized the funds through IPPA and YKB, one of Indonesia's largest national NGOs. Shinnyo-en had previously supported JOICFP projects in Vietnam and Sumatra.

A father holds the body of his child killed in the earthquake

JOICFP supported the delivery of sanitary goods and medicinal supplies, especially for mothers and children, and also sent two, 40-foot containers of relief clothing to Java, with the support of JRCC and NYK shipping line. JOICFP supporters, members of the public, donated generously as well.

With JOICFP's support, IPPA has set up two mobile clinics in Java and will draw on its experience from the Asian tsunami of December 2004.