150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Appeal Tel: 41 22 791 6033 Fax: 41 22 791 6506 E-mail: [email protected] Indonesia Coordinating Office Capacity Building & Disaster Risk Reduction / Management ASID82 – Revision 1 Appeal Target: US$ 1,377,168 Balance Requested: US$ 1,247,053 Geneva, 8 January 2009 Dear Colleagues, Since a devastating earthquake struck Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces in May 2006, members of the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, Church World Service (CWS), Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU), and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI) in Indonesia have been providing relief and rehabilitation assistance to people in affected villages through ACT appeal programme (ASID 61), which closed at the end of November 2007. While assistance provided to date has saved lives and enabled many people to advance on the long road to full recovery, the external ACT evaluation of the ASID61 programme and the members’ own re-assessment of the situation in the affected communities, revealed gaps in assistance in some geographical areas, sectors and to some vulnerable affected communities. This region faces a high level of environmental hazards, including floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought, leaving many people’s livelihoods in the earthquake-affected areas uncertain or highly vulnerable. Complementary assistance is needed, with a focus on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), to ensure the sustainability of livelihood recovery, and to strengthen the community preparedness and longer-term resilience. ACT members have identified further needs in some of the villages for adequate water supplies, sanitation and hygiene promotion. Also identified as areas in need of support are: the further development and strengthening of community-based organizations; health posts providing village-level health services, livelihood activities and disaster preparedness; and the involvement of local schools, teachers, children and government to strengthen local networks for better community-based preparedness and management of disasters. This appeal is being revised to include slight changes to the YEU projects under ASID82. In order to ensure transparency, accountability and also facilitate administration of the projects, YEU has been requested by a back donor and auditors to separate the back donor funded activities that are taking place in parallel with other ASID82 activities and treat these activities as being funded bilaterally (outside the appeal). Consequently, the number of villages under the YEU project is reduced from 17 to 14. As there are still some important activities in the other three villages that are not covered by the back donor funds, the budget for these villages had been adjusted to ensure there is no risk of double funding. This is mainly work in schools and puskesmas (programmes 2 and 3 in the YEU proposal). ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland. Indonesia – CBDRM 2 ASID82 Appeal Revision 1 Activities under this appeal have not yet started due to slow funding. Consequently, it has been decided to give an extension of 6 months for each member to allow for new funding possibilities and carrying out activities as planned. Project Completion Date: CWSI - 31 January 2010 YEU - 31 January 2010 YTBI - 31 January 2010 Reporting schedule: Reports due ACT CO CWSI YEU YTBI Interim narrative & financial 31 August 2009 31 August 2009 31 August 2009 Final narrative & financial 28 February 2010 28 February 2010 28 February 2010 Audit 31 March 2010 31 March 2010 31 March 2010 Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested CWSI YEU YTBI Total Target US$ Appeal Targets 650,559 421,643 304,966 1,377,168 Less: Pledges/Contr Recd 84,639 26,183 19,293 130,115 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance 565,920 395,460 285,673 1,247,053 Note: Balances from ASID61 have yet to be verified - audit reports are still awaited at the CO. Once the balances have been verified, donors will be notified of their unspent funds and contacted individually to approve transfer to this follow-on appeal or to redirect further. Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number - 240-432629.60A IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A Euro Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira ([email protected]) and the Programme Officer, Michelle Yonetani ([email protected]), of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT Director, John Nduna (phone +41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone + 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Program Officer, Michelle Yonetani (phone +41 22 791 6035 or mobile phone +41 79 285 2916) John Nduna Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office Indonesia – CBDRM 3 ASID82 Appeal Revision 1 I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION The three requesting members for this appeal are: - Church World Service Indonesia (CWSI) - Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU) - Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI) II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER AND PARTNER INFORMATION • CHURCH WORLD SERVICE (CWS) Indonesia: CWS has been operational with relief and development programs in Indonesia since 1964. CWS/ACT works through and with both faith based and secular organisations in the areas of disaster response, capacity building and social development, enhancing the access of the poorest to basic needs. CWS/ACT has offices in Jakarta, Makassar, Tentena, Poso, Soe, Banda Aceh, Meulaboh and Nias, as well as Medan (joint office with the two other ACT implementing members: Yakkum Emergency Unit [YEU] and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana [YTBI]). For this appeal, CWS/ ACT will be partnering with the following organizations: Implementing partners: Yayasan Kembang (local NGO); is based in Yogyakarta and conducts training and outreach work to increase migrant worker’s access to information on the immigration process, procedures on overseas job application, workers contracts, workers rights, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. Yayasan Kembang also works in establishing co-operation and networking with migrant workers organisations abroad to protect the interests of Indonesian migrant workers. As part of ASID61 this partner implemented livelihood and HIV and AIDS related programs. Mitra Alam (local NGO), is based in Sukoharjo and working in community development in the sectors of agriculture and environment, micro-credit and reproductive health, including HIV&AIDS. As part of livelihood intervention in ASID61, Mitra Alam managed a small grants distribution program through Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that Mitra Alam helped establish. Yayasan InterAksi (local NGO); is based in Solo, Central Java, and works to advocate for the equal rights of the disabled (people with different abilities), with a focus on capacity building, with advocacy and micro- credit as supporting programs. Their goal is to increase the welfare of the disabled through income-generating activities and economic rights advocacy. InterAksi provides outreach and technical assistance for monitoring the development of beneficiaries and has achieved the establishment of an association for small entrepreneurs. Bina Swadaya Magelang (local NGO); is based in Magelang and working in community development. Bina Swadaya promotes economic empowerment of the poor and vulnerable people through forming, assisting and developing CBOs. As part of ASID61, this partner worked with CWS in the livelihood sector, implementing capacity building for small-scale businesses as well as a small grants program for groups of farmers. KYPA Foundation (local NGO); is based in Yogya and working in emergency and community development project with four main sectors: education, economic recovery, advocacy and legal, social and culture. KYPA has experience in livelihood recovery activities focusing on empowering village economic institutions. KYPA partnered with CWS for livelihood activities under ASID61. LPASKA (local NGO); is based in Solo Central Java and works in community development. Their program’s orientation is mostly towards community empowerment and environmental conservation through both group and individual approaches. Under ASID61 LPASKA assisted a number of CBOs with capacity building for small-scale business management and through a small grants program. INGOs: Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) NCA staff will be seconded to CWS/ACT for certain activities in the appeal, however, if needed these staff members will be of support to other ACT implementing members as well. For capacity building activities and commemoration days such as National Children Day, World AIDS Day, World Disabled Day, Health Day, CWS also supported other local NGOs in Yogyakarta such as Yayasan Lestari Indonesia – CBDRM 4 ASID82 Appeal Revision 1 Indonesia, Yayasan Lingkar, MPGI, Yayasan