JAKARTA, Indonesia  - The first shipment of relief materials from one group of young Catholic aid workers to earthquake survivors in Sumatra was expected to leave the capital on 6 October.

'We will keep this aid post for two weeks,' said Katharina Kristie Rahmawani who is coordinating the relief efforts of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Parish of Pademangan in North Jakarta. She, together with other young people, have so far collected 28 million rupiah (about £1,500) since 2 October. Some of the money will be sent to Jakarta archdiocese office which will in turn send it to the Padang diocese to be channelled to needy survivors.