July 2021, issue 01 B ELARASA K ITA CARITAS NEWS FROM COMMUNITY AND NETWORK

One of the accompanied community members from the Gejur Gempur Group is processing organic vegetables in the field. Photo mdk/Caritas FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM FOR WOMEN-HEADED FAMILY

aritas Diocese of Ruteng collaborate with Benedict Gaguk, Deputy Director of Caritas Diocese Caritas to develop the Food of Ruteng. CSecurity Program for Women-Headed During the monitoring and evaluation held on 9-11 Families. June 2021, it was found that the assisted communities "This program, which is supported by Development were able to produce local micro-organisms (MOL), and Peace - Caritas Canada, has succeeded in which were then processed into organic fertilizer to transforming the instant (farming) behaviour that grow vegetables organically. uses chemical fertilizers and pesticides to new Donatus Akur (Doni), Office Manager of Caritas behaviour with organic ways, which, although takes Indonesia, said that not only able to meet the a little more time, it's better and healthier," said Fr. needs of organic fertilizer and vegetables for family

Continued to page 6 HOUSING FOR AFFECTED FAMILIES

ogether with Caritas Diocese of Manado, priorities until the end of 2022. Caritas Indonesia on 2-5 June 2021, conducted By the end of 2020, Caritas Indonesia had built Ta series of activities to initiate the Project of a total of 649 shelters, both temporary and semi- Emergency Appeal (EA) 06/2021. This is a project to permanent houses, for 649 affected families in Sigi and provide several semi-permanent shelters with toilets Donggala Regencies and Palu City, Central Sulawesi. for affected families in Donggala Regency, Central The construction of temporary houses was initially Sulawesi, who have not yet a place to live. supported by Caritas in the Java Region, Diocese The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction phase of of Manado, and the Congregation of Daughters of Palu, Sigi and Donggala, which were affected by the Charity (DC), resulted in 132 Temporary Shelters. earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction in September Then, with the support of the Italian Bishops' 2018, has been intensively implemented by local Conference, through Caritas Italiana, 263 temporary governments, supported by the National Government, houses were built, plus 4 prototypes of semi- local and international humanitarian organizations, permanent houses. These prototypes became the and various institutions. model for the construction of another 250 semi- Construction projects, such as roads and safety permanent houses. This project cannot be separated dams in Palu Bay and Gumbasa, permanent houses from the role of Caritas Internationalis (CI) through for thousands of affected families, provision of clean financial support through the Emergency Appeal water facilities, irrigation channels and flood control Project Phase 2 in 2020. embankments in Sigi Regency, Jembatan Kuning/ "Each unit has been handed over to 132 families at Ponulele Bridge/Jembatan IV are government the end of 2019, to 267 families at the end of August

BELARASA KITA 02 2020, and to 250 families in February 2021," said the current rehabilitation and reconstruction. Donatus Akur (Doni), Office Manager of Caritas "The most important thing is that we must always Indonesia. coordinate and communicate so that the activities The need for housing is quite high, especially in we provide are right on target and meet the needs Donggala Regency, and it urges Caritas Indonesia of the affected population, and we have a good to intervene in that area."Funds from the remainder record of what Caritas has done," Ridwan said. (as/ of the EA Phase 1 and 2 projects are still available, so mdk/Caritas Indonesia) Caritas Indonesia and Caritas PSE Manado propose to CI to use these funds to meet the needs in Donggala Regency," said Doni. The CI supported the proposal, and the Phase 3 EA Project then launched on June 5, 2021, in Palu, Central Sulawesi to meet the need for housing in Donggala Regency. "According to the planning, we will build approximately 60 units of Semipermanent Houses located in the Ape Maliko Village and Taripa Village, Sindue District, Donggala Regency" stated Fr. Fredy Rante Taruk, Director of Caritas Indonesia-KARINA. Drs. Ridwan Mumu, M.Si., Head of the Central Sulawesi Provincial Social Service, who attended the launching event, expressed the Government's appreciation for what the Caritas has done since 2018 until now, since the emergency response period to

One of the core houses given to communities affected by the earthquake in the Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Sulawesi. Photo: mdk/Caritas Indonesia

03 BELARASA KITA Delivery of aid to affected communities in Lawalu Village, Malacca Regency, NTT. Photo: Doc. Caritas Indonesia REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN

atural disasters in the forms of flash floods related KWI commissions, such as the Secretariat and landslides have hit East Nusa Tenggara of Gender and Women's Empowerment (SGPP), the NProvince on April 3-5, 2021. According to the Commission for Social Communication (KomSos) and National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the the Commission for Socio-Economic Development disasters caused by the tropical storm Seroja and led (PSE). to a total death of 182 people with the worst affected Aside from distributing humanitarian assistance, areas are , and as one of the founders and members of the Adonara Regency. Humanitarian Forum Indonesia (HFI), Caritas Indonesia Caritas Indonesia quickly responded and touched also conducts JNA-JMA (Join Need Assessment-Join the ground through many emergency response (ER) Market Assessment). The goal of these assessments is volunteers who work directly in the affected areas to obtain accurate field data for the implementation in the Archdiocese of , Diocese of , of the rehabilitation and reconstruction program in Diocese of Larantuka and Diocese of Weetabula. the Diocese of Weetabula, Diocese of Atambua and The Caritas National Network also collaborates with Diocese of Larantuka that will be implemented from

BELARASA KITA 04 June 2021 to June 2022. recovery, WASH, environmental conservation, and One of the collaborative humanitarian aid the improvement of watershed management (DAS). distributions between Caritas Atambua, Caritas Besides Malaka Regency, this program will also be Indonesia and its networks in Malaka Regency, was implemented in the Regencies of East Flores, Lembata, distributing food packages for affected communities and East Sumba. (as/mdk/Caritas Indonesia) in 4 sub-villages (Loosina, Wedare, Natraen and Fahiluka) in the Lawalu Village area. It is part of the rehabilitation and reconstruction program and had given to 321 families on June 20, 2021. The distributed packages were food and non-food packages. The food package consists of 15 kg of rice, biscuits, milk, instant spices, sugar, and cooking oil, while the non- food package consists of blankets, cut cloth, new clothes, and towels. The field team also conducted On- site Distribution Monitoring (ODM) to make sure that the distributed materials answering the needs of the affected communities. The same activity was held by Caritas Indonesia on June 9, 2021, in Lawalu village, Malaka Regency with a total of 154 distributed food packages. It was a starting point of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program in the Diocese of Atambua. The program activities are planned to reach 5,548 affected families. In addition to basic food assistance, the Caritas Indonesia network will also conduct various interventions in the sectors of livelihood

Volunteers are unloading aids items to be given to affected residents.Photo: Doc. Caritas Indonesia

05 BELARASA KITA ABOUT US

Belarasa Kita is a medium for disseminating information regarding programs implemented by Caritas Indonesia - KARINA in collaboration with the Caritas Diocese network as well as with other related institutions. The mandate of Facilitation, Coordination, and Animation is always carried out in collaborative and participatory humanitarian works.

One of the group members show ginger harvested organically Editor: developed by assisted residents. Photo: mdk/Caritas Indonesia Caritas Indonesia - KARINA

Contact us: Food Security... [email protected] From page 1 consumption, but they also earned from the hard work of the facilitators or mail to: Yayasan KARINA income through a group that was built from Caritas Ruteng, the support of Jl. Matraman 31 together, namely the Joint Savings and commissions in the Diocese, and the Kelurahan Kebon Manggis, Business Loans (UBSP). involvement of those at the parish level. Kecamatan Matraman, "The group members can borrow (as/mdk/Caritas Indonesia) Jakarta Timur - 13150 some money from UBSP not only for their daily needs but also to support their children's education," said Doni. In addition, consuming vegetables from organic fertilizers makes for a healthier environment. Communities from villages around the assisted locations have asked the assisted groups to guide them regarding organic farming. Even the local government provides financial support for processing the organic land area. "One group has even earned hundreds of millions of rupiahs from the sale of Sari Herbal Lia Kae which they produced themselves from ginger, turmeric, and other herbal plants," said Doni. Several recommendations for program improvement, then raised in the evaluation meeting held on June 12, 2021, in Ruteng Diocese, such as providing water reservoirs and making greenhouses using para-net to repel the pests. Therefore, the success of this program implementation significantly comes

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