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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.