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ACT Situation ReportSouth and south east Asia/Indonesia 29/05 November 11, 2005 Indonesia Information provided by ACT members in Indonesia: Yayasan Tanggul Benkana Indonesia (YTBI), Church World Service Indonesia (CWS) and CD Bethesda/YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU). Activities cover the period of October 16-30, 2005. Information compiled by the information officers of the ACT coordination offices in Jakarta and Medan. GENERAL ISSUES ARRA study on rehabilitation and reconstruction process An Aceh Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Appraisal (ARRA) study reveals that poor coordination is the reason for the slow rehabilitation and reconstruction process in Aceh, particularly in the areas of housing and economic recovery. In the housing and clean-water sector, the study found that there was too wide a variety of styles and types of housing, ranging from 27 to 70 square meters, such that communities did not know the minimum standards set by the Aceh and Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR) for housing construction. In the area of economic recovery, the research found that many of the economic recovery programs being provided comprised only partial assistance that was not accompanied by appropriate, intensive guidance. For example, capital is provided to start production businesses, but with no information about marketing. The ARRA survey’s findings indicate that many services provided do not take into consideration the most vulnerable groups such as women, children and the disabled. Many service providers have not provided space for community involvement, whether in planning, implementation, or monitoring and evaluation of the services being provided. ARRA recommends that the BRR disseminate information on the minimum standards that must be met in house construction. In addition, ARRA recommends that service providers also provide support in the form of guidance, business capital, and provision of market access for the products that are produced. The research was conducted by non-governmental organizations and universities in five regencies/cities in Aceh between June and August and is aimed at giving an up-to-date picture of the current status of the rehabilitation and reconstruction process in Aceh. The views gathered in the study were collected from survivors and service providers, governmental and non-governmental and national and international organizations. The team designed and executed the research in cooperation with the Asia Foundation and with support from Give2Asia and the Royal Netherlands Embassy (The Jakarta Post, October 28, 2005). ACT MEMBERS' ACTIVITIES Material aid CWS Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar: CWS continued to distribute 1,403 health kits, 169 school kits, and 66 baby kits to a total of 1,403 people (385 households) in three locations in Aceh Besar District. Meulaboh: CWS distributed jerry cans and kerosene coupons to a total of 2,396 people (556 households) in two sub-districts. Nias: CWS distributed 10 baby kits, 160 mattresses, 54 non-food items, 177 school kits and 238 mosquito nets to a total of 1,299 beneficiaries in three locations in two sub-districts, Gunung Sitoli and Mandrehe. YTBI Banda Aceh: YTBI implementing partner L-PeKa HKBP distributed relief to people in four locations of GPBI, HKBP, Kampong Mulia Village and Kampong Keuramat Village. The relief was food (rice, green beans, dry fish, children’s formula, soya sauce, mineral water, vegetable oil, sugar) and non-food items (women’s hygiene items and hygiene kits). Meulaboh: The YTBI working group distributed Ramadan relief packages to 1,178 IDPs (522 heads of households/758 men/420 women/10 babies) to support activities during the Ramadan season and to welcome the Idul Fitri celebration in four villages of Samatiga sub-district. The items consisted food items (rice, instant noodles, sardines, vegetable oil, milk, sugar, soya sauce, baby formula, small anchovies, margarine, korma, rice flour, wheat flour, palm sugar, and syrup) and non-food items (hygiene kits, medicine, women’s hygiene items, kitchen utensils and baby kits). Aceh Jaya: The YTBI working group distributed Ramadan packages to eight villages (Babah Nipah, Blang Dalam, Cot Langsat, Kuala Bakong, Kuala Ligan, Mata Ie, Padang Lageun, and Patek Village). The packages included food items (rice, instant noodles, vegetable oil, sugar, soya sauce, sweet curdled milk, margarine, korma, rice flour, wheat flour, palm sugar, and syrup) and non-food items (hygiene kits). Health and nutrition CWS Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar: CWS has distributed more Vitalita (a multi-micronutrients supplement for children under 5) and fortified soy sauce (provided by Helen Keller International) in three locations in Pidie, covering 704 children aged 6 months to 12 years for Vitalita and 2,261 people (640 households) for the fortified soy sauce. Reproductive health education has been conducted in three locations in Aceh Besar District for around 75 teenagers. Nias: CWS has conducted health and sanitation education in three villages in Gunung Sitoli for around 186 children and 109 mothers in total. CWS has distributed another six Interchurch Medical Assistance medicine boxes to be used by the community health center in Mandrehe sub-district. YEU Banda Aceh: YEU provided health services to 586 patients and found the top illnesses were upper respiratory tract infections and joint pain. In addition, YEU held Posyandu (children’s comprehensive post clinic) in Lampanah and Beureunet for 83 children. Meulaboh: Besides providing routine health services for 225 patients in hospitals and fixed clinics and for 62 patients at mobile clinics, YEU facilitated a women’s reproduction health” elucidation attended by 200 participants. Lhokseumawe: YEU provided health services to 218 patients in Cot Seurani, Lhook Puuk, Tanah Pasir (top three ailments were upper respiratory tract infections, skin irritation and stomach pains). There were 260 patients treated in Muara Batu, Cot Baada and Tanah Anoe (top three ailments were upper respiratory tract infections, stomach pains and RA). In addition, due to the end of the 15-month TNI duty in NAD, YEU, together with TNI (Yonkav 8), provided health services for the last time. Nias: YEU found difficulties in providing health services in Sirombu because beneficiaries have not been informed yet about the new health post. YEU provided medical services to 125 patients (top three ailments were upper respiratory tract infections, musculoskeletal problems and skin diseases). YEU also distributed supplementary feeding in the form of biscuits, eggs, milk and green peas to 784 children. In Lahewa, YEU provided health services to 113 patients with the same top three diseases. In addition, YEU distributed supplementary feeding to 297 infants and children in Tureloto I, II and III and Moawo villages. Livelihood recovery CWS Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar: The furniture business group under CWS’s assistance has started working on its first orders of window frames. Based on the market’s demand, the women’s group is focusing on making cakes to sell instead of biscuits during the Ramadan/fasting month. Nias: CWS formed a farmers’ group of 20 people in Mandrehe sub-district as well as a group of 12 people in Gunung Sitoli with spinach, string beans, legumes and red peppers as vegetables to be cultivated) and tools (hoes, grinding stones, buckets, shovels, sprayers) supplied to them. Four horticulture groups have been formed in three sub-districts in Nias. A group of 10 people has also been formed in Gunung Sitoli for home gardening activities. YTBI Banda Aceh: YTBI implementing partner L-PeKa HKBP continues its sewing course. It runs morning classes with eight students and afternoon classes with 12 students. YEU Banda Aceh. YEU held meetings with Malahayati villagers about environmental cleanliness, as there were some broken water pipes that caused flooding in the neighborhood. Lhoksumawe. YEU monitored and supervised a group at a boat factory in Muenasah Baro which has produced five boats. Two craft groups producing hand bags have received many orders from both local markets and from outside Lhokseumawe. A women’s ice cream production group has temporarily stopped its production due to the month of fasting. Meanwhile, the “Pukat Teri” and “Muge” fishing groups in Tana Anoe have run into difficulties because their earnings could not cover gasoline expenses. Nias: YEU monitored payments from four fishing groups in Lahewa and found the “Yakin Utama” group faced difficulties in paying its installments because of structural changes. The other groups have had no significant problems. The “Sabar Mas” fishing group in Sirombu has paid the total of its first seed fund allowance. YEU has also facilitated the production process of solid organic fertilizer for four farmer groups. In Gunung Sitoli, YEU held meetings with the “Tunas Muda” fishing group to offer personnel guidance. Water and sanitation (WatSan) CWS Meulaboh. Routine water production continues with approximately 140 cubic meters of clean water being produced per day by the CWS/Norwegian Church Aid water purification unit in Rantau Panjang. In coordination with the water distribution working group, CWS has extended water distribution points to three new locations in Nagan Raya sub-district and one location in Johan Pahlawan, covering a total of 13,535 people from 32 points of distribution each day. CWS has completed 20 family latrines in Nagan Raya sub-district. Nias: CWS has started the construction of a public hydrant in Madula village, Gunung Sitoli. YEU Banda Aceh: YEU monitored the building of latrines in Tanah Merah and Kayu Jati. In Ujung Lancang the building of latrines is complete. In Malahayati, the latrines and water cover establishment for the mosque were scheduled to be completed this week. Meulaboh: YEU has finished digging two wells in Kuala Tadu and drilling one well in Kuala Bubon, while the drilling of one well in Cot Seumereng is still ongoing. Lhoksumawe. In Tanah Pasir and Kuala Kerto Timor, YEU supervised and monitored workshops which have reached 90 percent capacity; it is doing the same with sewing groups in Tana Anoe. Nias: YEU has completed a latrine project in Tiga Serangkai Village, Sirombu and has completed 90 percent of a latrine construction project. In Gunung Sitoli, besides building four more latrines, YEU will drill new wells at new locations near the camp. For providing electricity, YEU has helped to provide a generator. Psychosocial activities CWS Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar: CWS has been conducting FEAT (fun and educational activities in tents) in five locations in Aceh Besar District for 228 children with activities such as creative handicraft work and drawing. Snacks are also provided. ECD (early childhood development) has also been conducted in four locations in Aceh Besar for 106 children with reading, drawing and origami activities. Meulaboh: CWS conducted FEAT and ECD activities one location in Johan Pahlawan, participated by 45 children and 54 children respectively. Nias: CWS conducted ECD activities in three locations in Gunung Sitoli for 102 children with activities such as recognizing colors and story telling. FEAT was conducted in two locations in Gunung Sitoli for 186 children with creative handicraft work and cooperative games activities. CWS conducted hand-washing education for children in three villages in Gunung Sitoli. YEU Banda Aceh: YEU continued to facilitate Koran readings in Blang Ulam, Kayu Jati and Tanah Merah, attended by 50 people. Due to the month of fasting, a team held a short-term Koran course in Beureneut elementary school, attended by 38 students. A team also held a camping program in Beureneut for two days about religion and the fasting month. Lhoksuemawe: YEU facilitated the production of uniforms for students in Tanah Pasir Barracks. In Lhok Puuk, YEU held a psycho-motorist game for children there. In order to support sporting activities in Menasah Batu, YEU distributed two soccer balls and a set of uniforms. In addition, YEU coordinated with the headmaster of Tanah Anoe kindergarten about a second-stage kindergarten establishment and also monitored it. For a farewell party with TNI personnel, YEU coordinated with a dancing teacher to prepare for the event. YEU rechecked clients in Cot Seurani and found that their condition was getting better with less psychological and mental complaints. Nias: YEU held a program presentation, discussed holistic programs and made an action plan for this sector. YEU staff attended a pastoral training, which was facilitated by YAKKUM, in BNKP. YTBI Banda Aceh: YTBI L-PeKa HKBP temporarily closed its play group during Ramadan, following the local government’s policy. L-PeKa HKBP held a community gathering, attended by 34 people representing 13 groups, to discuss preparations for Halal bi halal, a Muslim tradition to gather after Ramadan. Meulaboh: During Ramadan, all children join in studies of the Koran held by their schools. Children in Suak Seunebok Village are also in a psychosocial program. Nias: YTBI implementing partner Handal Mahardika continues to run a mental recovery program and local capacity program in Teluk Dalam, South of Nias. Shelter CWS CWS provided 48 people (11 households) from Johan Pahlawan with materials for their raised tent platform which will improve their shelter conditions, especially during the rainy season. Meanwhile, CWS continues house construction in Meue village, Pidie district, in Madula village Nias. YEU Banda Aceh: YEU supervised the construction of foundations for four houses and ladder installments in Blang Ulam. Based on the assessment, 31 houses and four kiosks have been built. Meulaboh: YEU collected wood materials for the finishing process of a transit place for Samatiga fisherman in Kuala Bubon Village and arranged a shelter proposal for 50 fishing families. Lhoksumawe: YEU held meetings with people who will receive houses for the third stage of its shelter program. Lhok Puuk: It was agreed that beneficiaries receiving houses will be more involved in buying and distributing materials, hiring workers and overseeing some of the work. Education YTBI YTBI implementing partner Handal Mahardika Foundation continues to run educational programs in Teluk Dalam, South Nias. The education program consists of extracurricular activities for elementary and junior high school students, dropouts and children who cannot read and write. The activities include puzzles, halma (game similar to Chinese checkers), and dice as teaching tools, while traditional games outdoors are also used, as well as watching educational VCDs followed by discussion. Capacity building CWS CWS has also conducted a two-day training for the farmer groups in Nias in coordination with the Vocational School on Agriculture. The topics were vegetable planting techniques, organic fertilizers and pesticide production. The training included the distribution of seeds (legumes, red chili and spinach) and tools (hoes, grinding stones, buckets, shovels, sprayers) to the groups. The groups are currently in the land-clearing phase. YTBI YTBI implementing partner BPB PGID Nias conducted a community-based living initiative (CBLI) training for community organizers (COs). The topics covered were: Introduction to the Rehabilitation Program, the CBLI Program, basic rules and bylaws, and tasks and functions of CO. YEU YEU held psychosocial training in Meulaboh for three days (16-18 October) attended by psychosocial team members from Banda, Lhoksumawe, Nias and Meulaboh. The training discussed implemented programs, upgrading programs and an action plan for the psychosocial sector. NETWORKING AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS CWS attended a psychosocial working group meeting facilitated by UNORC at its office, also attended by all NGOs working in psychosocial support programs. YTBI attended a coordination meeting of UN-OCHA in its Satkorlak office. YTBI attended a meeting held by the governor of North Sumatra at the BAPPEDA office to discuss coordination with the secretariat of the North Sumatra Province. ACT INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION Simon Sengkerij, ACT international Indonesia coordinator and Jannerson Girsang, ACT International information officer, visited Aceh October 26-28. They visited implementing members’ programs in Banda Aceh, Lamreh and Pidie. In addition, they also visited all members’ offices and discussed with staff the progress of programs as well as shelter construction, health services, livelihood recovery and coordination issues. ACT International, in cooperation with the ACT implementing members (CWS, YEU, YTBI), continue moving to their new offices in Medan. The move to the new office will be slower than previously scheduled, due to the Idul Fitri holy day. The ACT information manager in the Jakarta office met with Islamic Relief’s chief of mission, Mr. Seifeldin Abdulrahman, participating in an ACT coordination meeting at Wisma PGI Jakarta. He also met with Mr. Rozy Munir, Nahdatul Ulama (NU). Nahdatul Ulama is currently managing more than 300 pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in Aceh, including more than 100 where children orphaned by the tsunami live. They take a religious approach to trauma healing as a part of their curriculum. They are willing to work with ACT members in their work with these children. In addition, the ACT coordinating office at STT building has moved to the YTBI office in Jakarta. VISITORS A Lutheran World Relief team visited the ACT members’ programs in Aceh and Nias. A Christian Aid communicators team visited ACT members’ programs in Aceh and Nias.
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