MARTINAH was walking back and forth at the quake relief aid post on Jalan Hiu, Pasir Ulak Karang subdistrict, Padang. In the tent, she found nothing but a carton of bottled water. Several post tenders were sitting under shady ketapang trees at the roadside.

At home on Jalan Bahari, also in Pasir Ulak Karang, 300 meters from the post, 10 people needed food. The 41-year-old woman lived with two children and five grandchildren. “We as adults can