VOLUME 1 APRIL – JUNE 2009 DISASTERS & HOPE

bringing hope and changing lives through disaster risk reduction and relief Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness To Meet the Children’s Needs

Children are more vulnerable than districts in Indonesia, with target adults. Many more children would beneficiaries 5,000 teachers in 1,000 survive disasters if they had more schools and at least 300,000 students information and skills related to disaster will be impacts (estimated 300 students risk reduction and preparedness. per school). Target locations are Initiatives that involve children not only Medan, Batam, Surabaya, Semarang, benefit children themselves, but also North Jakarta, West Jakarta, South benefit families and the wider Jakarta, Manado, Denpasar and community. Jayapura. Inside this issue: Upscaling Disaster Preparedness Teachers are taught the modules using DRR and preparedness to 1 Program in Nias and South Nias, adult learning approach which meet the children needs HOPE worldwide Indonesia started emphasize learning by doing. With ever Community Based Disaster Risk changing world, teachers will benefit FGD in Jakarta 2 Reduction (CBDRR) Program through the trainings immensely. supported by The Ford Foundation. Communities are developed through Discussion Forum 3 This program has been approved and capacity building of education system, implemented in August 2008 by HOPE which materials are encouraged to be Relief Report 4-5 worldwide Indonesia and scheduled to used in schools. Good community be implemented from August 1, 2008 values and cultures are also involved to Community Development 6 until December 31, 2011. share with other community members. This program is designed to be Health Education 7 Focus on teachers training in DRR replicable in the districts to other issues, the overall purpose of the schools and teachers. It is also Malaria Control 7 program is to increase community replicable to other districts as well. Only Story from the field 8 based disaster risk reduction and through the knowledge transfer, such preparedness in highly vulnerable 10 excellent program will be sustained.

Focus Group Discussion – a participatory approach

On October 20, 2008, HOPE worldwide Indonesia held a Focus Group Discussion in Jakarta, with the teachers who will volunteered the program. The participants came from various schools and levels (from Elementary until High School), and also various subject. The discussion is targeted for this group of teacher was so enthusiast with the program. Even some of them offer themselves as a teacher trainer, who will teach other teacher in our teacher training program. Focus Group Discussion in Jakarta Discussion Forums for Teacher with Concern for DRR

In December 2008 to February 2009, started, many participants pessimistic effective way to transfer DRR HOPE worldwide Indonesia supported by about the importance of DRR in Batam. information to the community. Floods 5 District Educational Offices held During discussion, Dra. Rosmala Dewi and landslides are major hazard in Discussion Forums in Surabaya, Batam, M.pd. as Head of Primary Education Office Semarang. Semarang, Medan and North Jakarta. The at Batam District decade, many disaster objective of these discussion forums in like storm with lighting, flood, and land each districts are to build good slide started to effect the community and relationships and partnerships between DRR is children needs, not an optional. Medan, North Sumatera HOPE worldwide Indonesia with Educational Offices in District Level and Schools in DRR Training Program. Total 346 participants was attended the discussion forums.

Surabaya, East Java

Discussion Forum in Medan titled All participants agree to support DRR “Before Disaster Strikes: Teachers & program in Batam. Schools Play a Strategic Role in Disaster Risk Reduction”, on February 4, 2009 Semarang, Central Java was attended by 41 Participants from Medan.

Discussion Forum in Surabaya entitled “Teachers and Schools Role for Disaster North Jakarta Preparedness”, on December 12, 2008 was attended by 57 Participants from Surabaya Educational Office and schools representative. In his speech, Drs. H. Sahudi M.Pd. Head of Education Office at Surabaya District , said about the urgency of giving DRR information to the community and schools are the Discussion Forum in Semarang titled right place to start. “Plan Before Disaster: Teachers & Schools Play a Strategic Role in Disaster Risk Reduction”, on January 30, 2009 was Discussion Forum in North Jakarta Batam, Riau Islands attended by 115 Participants from titled “Plan Before Disaster: Teachers & Discussion Forum in Batam “Disasters Semarang Educational Office and Schools Play a Strategic Role in Disaster can prevented: Teachers & Schools play schools representative. Department of Risk Reduction”, on February 13, 2009 a Strategic Role in Disaster Risk Education at Semarang District Level was attended by 75 Participants from Reduction, December 16, 2008, was represented by Drs. Bunyamin, M.Pd. The North Jakarta Educational Office and attended by 58 participants from participants enthusiastic to discussed schools representative. Batam Educational Office and schools representative. Before discussion DRR Pilot Test in Saint Nicholas School, Available Materials for North Jakarta Disaster Education

Based on our previous program Pilot project was held on January 29, 2009 in Saint Nicholas School, North material, Nias Community Jakarta. Development, we were planning to have a much comprehensive program material for different purposes. Since the program will train the master trainer, teacher trainer and teacher, we were developing the material matched to each target.

Pic: Ms. Tuberta arrange a pre-test to his student about earthquake material.

The pilot project was aimed to find the effectiveness of material to be applied in school, and also to explore the teaching effectiveness that given by teacher. The teacher was involved in the pilot project after had some discussion and briefing from the staffs. The school was located in North Jakarta, near the sea. It has 5 levels, and approximately 1000 people in the building, including students and teachers. The pilot project only covered one classroom, with 17 students in it. From the pilot project, the school understand the importance of risk reduction Posters education for their teachers and students. And also from the pilot project, we need to make sure the teacher really understand and master the material, so the teaching will be effective and creative. It means that the teacher training need to be elaborate and detail, because of different subject the teacher taught when they involved in the training. From the pilot project we got some facts:

 Only 3 from 17 students in the classroom already experienced the earthquake. Others never. Bookmarks  All the students there never had a simulation of how to protect themselves during an earthquake before.

 The school did not have the evacuation rute for earthquake, and the For further information please contact teachers also didn’t know the procedure before the pilot project. Donald at [email protected]  The school had a risky condition, such as near the sea and over an unstable ground. children of year 7-10 age. Bebi like children because she PSYCHO SOCIAL INTERVENTION also active in sunday school. Involvement this local volunteer very helps in giving good influence to the children. Start from early only 10 – 15 childrens get involved, but after a month of the activity there is 130 Nias island are knocked over two-times disaster, first is children from age 3 – 12 year. Children who followed tsunami in district Sirombu,West Nias on 26 Decembers this playterapi activity also frequently changes in they 2004, and second is the earthquake on 28 Marchs characters such like bravely, courtesy, Healthy, this is 2005.The Earthquake that with power of 8,7 SRs has cause of existence of involvement from volunteers Nias destroyed most villages in Nias. Lolomboli is one of people by it self, specially mothers from Lolomboli village struck of the earthquake. After earthquake village, children be able to experience close to its friend punch villages and destroy resident houses, many of the which during the time their relation not closed too. This children in Lolomboli village had traumatic and fear is can we see when children attends to the activity because of the earthquake. where they can play and sing, and also exercise Nias traditional dance called Maena all together.

MANOKWARI Relief for Earthquake Victims

On January 4, 2009 earthquake with power of 7,6 SRs punch sub-province Manokwari and Sorong in Papua islands. HOPE worldwide Indonesia Most of the children did not has bravely to go to their has send a team to school or exit house, may even exist a child scream and conduct survey and frightened if there is a continuation earthquake aid distribution of 200 happened. See this situation, HOPE worldwide packages of hygiene kit to earthquake victim in Indonesia is opening playterapi activity in Lolomboli Manokwari. Survey are conducted in two districts, first village, with the main pupose is to helping children out in district Warmare and other in Masni subdistrict. In from they traumatic and fear because of the distributing hygiene kit, HOPE worldwide Indonesia earthquake. And playterapi activity is conduct two gives mandate to local volunteer from Jasoil. times a week. When offered for performed playterapi activity in Lolomboli village on May 2005, head of village greet it properly and give his house yard for space in conduct activity, although his house fall to pieces cause the earthquake. Even his wife very anthusiastic to invite parents in the village to give permit to their children to follow the playterapi activity, and also always she was there when the activity began. And when the activity is finished, she arrange all mothers who have child involve in the activity to cleared up place so it can be used for tomorrow activity. Mothers in lolomboli village also prepare and arrange for giving nutrition to children who follow playterapi activity. Also there is a mother offered herselve become a volunteer to helps in the activity and teach the children of age three till five year. And there is a volunteer from Gunungsitoli called Bebi Lase, a adolescent class 3 in senior high school , offer herself to involve in this activity as volunteering Reaching the Vulnerables hygiene kit is accepted by head of village from Wekari, Arupi,Saukorem,and Wefiani January 14, 2009 after conducted meeting of team then continued with guidance and admission filling TALAUD explanation or admission filling short course form quick Emergency Shelter Intervention study early by JASOIL to roof relawan, intention of at form this is to water down information or assestment Earthquake with strength 7,4 SRs Talaud in Sulawesi victim. According to agreement at preparation meeting utara.Epicentrum earthquake Talaud it is at 10 kms in and stabilization on January 14, the member the deepness sea, 112 ocean Melonguane south-east kms. HOPE worldwide Indonesia has send emergency respon team to conduct assessment and distribution terpal for earthquake victim in Talaud. According to report that collected by team, 2 villages experience of quite hard damage that is villages Pangeran and Panuruan where there is around 500 HH. Condition is from home reported 85% destroy hard and has been competent dwell. Emergency respon team mobilize the aid of tarpaulin to resident has been competent dwell.

kagof the team gathers in Yayasan Perdu office at 09.00 am, afterwards volunteer coordinators conducts the information returns of volunteer to ascertain amount volunteer that will join in adapted for available vehicle ability, continued by register aid materials that will at one's elbow victim is conducted by coordinator. Later, a few guidance from head of Social province on behalf of Satkorlak release aid team to go to Amberbaken subdistrict. Activity of Jaringan peduli bencana, the local ngo who takes place for 3 day from date January There are 90 tarpaulin (temporary tent) are allocated 15 – 17 , with location 5 village in district Amberbaken, to: 40 Pieces are delivered pass by Satlak (Local that is Wekari and Arupi village on January 15 – 16, government Talaud) 30 direct pieces delivered to where areas Saukorem, Wasarak and Wefiani on district Damau.20 direct pieces delivered to Kabaruan January 16 – 17, but for 2 other village can not be sub district. Division tarpaulin is helped by Mr. Youche conducted because the resources are limitation, time Adang, as Melonguane public figure. and also condition geographical it’s very difficult to going through. Activity that executed for example resident data of earthquake disaster victim by using form quick study early and aid delivery such as package Higiene Kit that rendered by HOPE worldwide Indonesia. One of new matter performed within aid channeling is package hygiene kit aid from HOPE WW that comprising of it-self hygiene supply that alloted to each KK 1 package, consist of 3 toilet soap units, 5 For further information, please contact: toothbrush units, 1 big tooth paste, 1 soap bale washs, 2 packages tissue baby, 8 sachet shampoos, 1 package of Willy Gosal ([email protected]) woman bandage, and 1 face towel unit. Package SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POST DISASTERS

December 26, 2004 is well remembered 20,000 children in early 2006 proved This program is scheduled to be by so many people, the 9.0 earthquake to be a success in education, hygiene implemented from March 1, 2007 until rattled Sumatra immensely. On Nias & nutrition interventions. December 31, 2009. Assessment & Island, 119 people died, 24 people are socialization process conducted were missing (most certain to be dead) and 413 Citibank PEKA sponsored a Building for crucial activities in bringing closer houses destroyed. Over 4,000 people Community Learning Center, set up and relationship and awareness of the benefit were displaced. equip with a computer center (with 5 offer to the communities in Nias for computer unit), a library, and an development better future. Meeting & A second and harder blow took place on auditorium. This CLC serve as a learning Discussion with District officers and local March 28, 2006. 700,000 residents were center in years to come with many community members has brought many further subjected to a horrific earthquake activities and programs planned inside improvements in applying the programs, measuring 8.7 Richter Scale Earthquake the complex. the respects and participations of the shattered Nias Island, killing 850 people, local culture. Parents are tightly involved injured 16,992 and destroying or badly Partnering with United Way International in education programs and have higher damaging 39,142 houses. launched Nias Community Development expectation for their children education program. Program launched on May 8th, and future. 2007 was conducted by the Mr. Martin Zebua, Nias District’s Secretary. Among Four years has passed from the worst the attendance was Lieutenant Colonel natural disaster ever recorded Tsunami on Ferry, Nias District Military Commander, December 2004 and 8.7 richter scale and Mr. Sinaga, Nias Police Deputy. earthquake on March 2005. Staffs’ hard Programs run in Community Learning work in previous years has brought a Center titled “Improving Community good response and cooperation from Based Education, Public Health, and community in present’s works. Children’s Livelihood in the Post-Tsunami & improvement makes parents impressed Earthquake impacted Nias Island, North and socialize NCD program to their After relief works Government and many Sumatera, Indonesia”. neighborhood. Students received training organizations took part to continue in and now willing to help program as reconstruction and rehabilitation works. Nias Community Development Program volunteer. Interest is not only come from Managing recovery from natural disasters designed to upscale the impacts through community, but also from staff of District requires resources for surviving the eight sub-programs: level education office that observed on emergency, building the capabilities & Pre-School NCD 8 programs and said that it will give empowering communities. Health Education benefit to Nias community. Malaria Control Partnering with Citigroup Foundation, Mobile Library HOPE worldwide launched Child Computer Training Protection Program in January 2006. English Training Activities in program helped to reduce Micro Credit additional hazard among 20,000 children Disaster Preparedness after tsunami & earthquake effects in

Nias island and provide sustainable solution for education. The child For further information please contact: Siti Susana ([email protected]) protection/ survival program for IMPROVING HEALTH ACCESS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

HOPE worldwide disaster relief team came to Nias island within 72 hours after the tsunami in December 2004, providing the victims with essential medical attention, humanitarian assistance and psychosocial counseling. Situational analysis also MALARIA INTERVENTION dictated that emergency malaria prevention & treatment programs HOPE worldwide Indonesia’s community were essential to reduce mortality risks to the already frail based approach in disaster relief provced communities. Without proper health education, these little ones are at to be very effective as the Ministry of very high risks to a bigger disaster in the future. According to HOPE Health reported a tremendous drop of worldwide household survey in May 2005, public health is an Malaria incidences in Sirombu sub district unavoidable issue that required assistance to tackle in the from 1,100 cases (total in 2004) before communities. Malaria, diarrhea, as well as other preventable disease the program starts to only 215 cases in are results of poor knowledge, understanding and practice. These 2005. This is a significant drop to 19.5% communities require behavior changing public health approach which brought Sirombu sub district initiatives. considered by MOH as low risk malaria area. Health Education is part of Nias Community Development Program that deliver service for Mother & Child. Health workers in Nias’ primary health clinics are MALARIA CONTROL program is a supportive to Health Education program. District Health Officer for Mother & continue program of previous disaster Child Health, Mrs. Christina, has been supportive to our Health Education relief works, this program is part of Nias program. Health worker knowledge about Mother & Child health is surely better Community Development program. On than our staff’s skill & understanding in practice, these health workers help our june 2008 we provided 50 boxes medicine staff to response on participant / immunization workers’ questions about for 1,000 patients treatment, and 2,000 details/practice that are not stated in KIA book. It brings satisfy to the single packed Rapid diagnostic test to P2P participant/immunization workers, because they are facing such question when Malaria- District Health Officer, as per delivering training to mothers. Beside, health worker & immunization workers requested on January 2008. can have a time to build friendship for better relationship in future. Health Education has delivered service to 215 villages in 19 sub district. Total 1,016 Malaria control program has trained 583 immunization workers trained by our staff are ready to bring impact / to educate Village Malaria Teams in 276 villages (35 over 19,000 families in those villages. sub district) and these trained VMT will reach over 5,000 families educated about malaria prevention and care. She said that she was desperate at that time because she also STORIES FROM FIELDS: A CHILD’S HERO couldn’t afford to buy formulate milk as the price is expensive. Now Menibe pay more attention for every single advises and Mrs. Menibe is a 30 years old mother with a 2 years old child. She direction she received from training and keep reading KIA book lived in Simanaere Village, Botomuzoi sub district. She attended to guide her, she is now doing very well in her 2nd pregnancy. Health Education Training delivered by Nuruani Halawa – a trained immunization worker (kader posyandu). When visited by our staff on July 22, Mrs. Menibe shared about so many knowledge she received and how important is Health Education Mrs. Fatilisa Gea, 42 years old mother for herself and her child. She told us that KIA book she received live in village Dima, Hiliduho sub which content about district. She and her husband attended pregnancy and children training on 30th August held by our below 5 years has been very trained Village Malaria Team. After useful to guide her how to training Mrs. Fatilisa came to our staff take care of her 2nd and said that “I thought my daughter pregnancy now and also for (named Puti) can’t walk because of her 1st child which is almost suffering serious illness like malaria, but 2 years old now. She admit after I learned about malaria now I that she didn’t know about know that she doesn’t suffering malaria like people said” . those knowledge when her 1st pregnancy, that’s why she didn’t take enough rest and nutrition, she also kept working hard as Malaria training can’t help Puti to walk and speak better, but usual, she didn’t realize that it may cause her body not has Mrs. Laoli learned valuable knowledge about Malaria: symptoms, enough nutrition to produce milk for her 1st baby boy. prevention and care.

Disaster Relief and DRR Programs ABOUT US HOPE worldwide Indonesia was established in 1994 which has 70 full-time staff and over 7,000 volunteers from various organizations serving over 130,000 beneficiaries annually through 13 Centers of HOPE worldwide across Indonesia. HOPE worldwide Indonesia’s vision is “a world filled with joyful & grateful people living out of poverty with compassion for others and their lives”. As a relief and development non- profit NGO (non government organization) it has a mission to change lives by harnessing the compassion and commitment of dedicated staff and volunteers to deliver sustainable, high impact services to empower poor and needy communities. Our goal in delivering services through centers of HOPE worldwide in the area of Health, Education, Children, Seniors, Outreach & Employment is “Bringing hope. Changing lives.”

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