Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka met Raffi Ahmad, an entertainer and Presidential Special Envoy for Youth Development and Creative Workers, and other artists to discuss disaster relief efforts for floodaffected communities in Sumatra.Gibran received Ahmad at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday, joined by musician and Presidential Special Staff for the Creative Economy Yovie Widiyanto, actor Iko Uwais, singer Tompi, and presenter Melaney Ricardo.Ricardo said that Vice President Gibran has urged creative industry workers involved in the relief initiative to ensure all donations are managed responsibly to prevent misappropriation and misinformation.“The Vice President suggested we send assistance in the form of goods and equipment urgently needed by residents there. He considered it important to publicly handling over the aid,” she told reporters.Meanwhile, Tompi noted that the artist delegation briefed the vice president on a range of relief plans for affected communities.“Together with colleagues from the music and film industries, we discussed updates on plans for delivering aid to disaster victims in Sumatra. In short, our talks covered aid delivery to social activities for the affected and mental health issues,” he stated.Tompi reported that under the 100 Musicians Movement, he and fellow creative workers have raised Rp17.2 billion (over US$1 million) in relief funds, kept in a bank account of the Association of University of Indonesia Alumni.“We have delivered several water pumps to affected areas and plan to send heavier aid items next. To address distribution hurdles, we will coordinate with the government,” he said.He added that national artists aim to provide affected communities not only with material assistance but also services to help them cope with trauma after floods and landslides killed at least 1,177 people in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra last November.The musician also highlighted plans to craft a special program for disaster victims during the forthcoming fasting month of Ramadan.