Home Photos South East Asia Disasters Yogyakarta 2006 Earthquake Yogyakarta 2006 EarthquakeReconstruction Besides reconstructing schools, AMURT also provided them with some basic learning materials. Childrens were very happy and eager to help carrying the goods. Here we see how UNITY CREATE POWER. After witnessing the effect of the earthquake which killed more than 6,000 people, AMURT decided to reconstruct several kindergartens with a higher standard than the normal one, as we understand that each life is precious and worth more than anything. AMURT held a ground breaking ceremony to start the construction of the school. Here we engaged the community and also promoting bamboo as an alternative construction materials. The kindergarten students had some art performance during the ceremony and shook our hands to show their gratitude. Before starting to build the schools, AMURT always consults with the local community and also the school committee about the design and any other aspects related to the construction. A nice architectural view of bamboo combine with concrete material From inside you can see the beauty of bamboo as a construction material. AMURT reconstructed three kindergarten following the earthquake on 2006. All of them are built using combination of bamboo and concrete materials. They offer strength, beauty, cultural appropriateness and also environmental friendliness.