Some examples of what donors' money is buying for survivors of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster in Indonesia's Aceh province: $3.50: Daily salary paid by a cash-for-work program repairing fishing boats.

$15: UNICEF family sanitation pack. Items include soap, toothbrushes, two sarongs and about a dozen sanitary napkins.

$200: Red Cross well and hand pump that provides enough water for 110 people.

$266: Children's recreation kit. Items include soccer balls, skittles, flying disc toys, ropes.

$28,000: Machine to make 10 tons of ice per day to keep food fresh.

$30,000: Portable water purification system capable of producing 1,000 gallons an hour of drinking water.

— Associated Press

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