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| IDEP Aceh Recovery Programs > Samatiga |
Recovery Program for Seven Villages in Samatiga, Aceh
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| The Emergency response | Three Inter-Related Community Based Recovery Projects | Organizations involved See Other Aceh Programs : GreenHand Training | Disaster Training |
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Overview of IDEP's work in Samatiga
As of May 2006, IDEP Foundation has completed its work in the sub district of Samatiga, Aceh.
Components of IDEP’s work completed in the area included:
Emergency response in Samatiga
Three Inter-Related Community Based Recovery Projects
- Provision of Health Services & Health Training
- Environmental Restoration & Community Empowerment
- Community Disaster Management Training
IDEP would like to express its sincere gratitude to:
- The project team, both staff and volunteers, who worked tirelessly throughout the duration of the project
- The project donors, who made the wonderful work outlined below possible
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| The Emergency response phase in Samatiga |
The sub district of Samatiga, north of Meulaboh, was devastated by the tsunami.
Starting in mid-January 2005, IDEP staff and volunteers had a continuous presence on the ground in 7 villages. From their base camp at Cot Seulamat, their activities included:
- evacuating corpses
- digging pit latrines
- assessing and clearing wells
- liaising with large agencies for the delivery of food, water and other support
- conducting informal counseling
- training in simple construction techniques
- building a simple bamboo clinic and counseling centre
- training villagers in mapping and proposal writing
- establishing a bamboo treatment centre
- starting an embroidery project for women
- sourcing fruit trees
- planting mangroves and Vetiver grass for coastal rehabilitation
IDEP Built on the infrastructure and relationships created during our initial emergency response and maintained an integrated community-based approach for our disaster recovery work in the sub district of Samatiga. |
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| Three Inter-Related Community Based Recovery Projects undertaken in Samatiga |
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1. Provision of Health Services & Health Training
In conjunction with Yayasan Bumi Sehat, IDEP/AAAI established a modest bamboo clinic and counseling centre at Cot Seulamat, Samatiga. International and Indonesian medical support volunteers have been providing the primary medical care and informal stress counseling in the area since January. Thousands of patients have been treated.
IDEP has purchased to build a Community Centre, which will include a clinic, classroom, library, kitchen, staff quarters, toilets and a children's playground.
In February, a modest bamboo clinic was built by IDEP and continuously staffed by international volunteers from Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a midwifery clinic in Bali. The temporary clinic began to fall apart in June. IDEP then purchased 1100 square meters of land and built a permanent wooden clinic nearby. Local contractors have been employed and local materials are being utilized. French agency Solidarités has provided the bathrooms and a water supply that also serve neighboring villagers. Since the first clinic opened its bamboo door in February, over 17,000 patients have been treated and the new Clinic / Community Centre services seven villages. As part of IDEP's exit strategy from Samatiga, all of the our facilities and key assets have been handed over to the Bumi Sehat Foundation to ensure ongoing project implementation.
As of November 2005, Yayasan Bumi Sehat took over the funding and operation of the new clinic. For more information on Bumi Sehat www.bumisehatbali.org
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2. Environmental Restoration & Community Empowerment
The IDEP Samatiga team worked in partnership with other agencies to repair and protect the environment in Samatiga. Components of this important work included:
- The rehabilitation of 10.5 km of drainage canals that had been severely damaged by the tsunami was supported by Solidarities. This project resulted in a thirty cm decrease of the water level across seven villages, which enabled farmers in the area to begin planting again. This project was completed in March 2006.
- The planting of 5,000 Mangrove trees along the coast was supported by OXFAM, to stabilize one particularly vulnerable area. This project was successfully completed in January 2006.
- The delivery of 3 tons of Vetiver seeds 100 Neem trees was supported by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The seedlings will be planted along the edge of a new road that is currently the main artery of transportation between Meulaboh and the region’s capital, Banda Aceh. This Vetiver will help stabilize the road against erosion, while the neem trees will help reduce mosquito infestation.
- The rehabilitation of rice fields damaged by the tsunami in the village of Suak Pante Breu. In conjunction with 200 local village residents, this program is rehabilitating 50 hectares of rice fields so that local farmers can return to their income generating and food security activities. This project is being supported by UNFAO’s cash-for-work program.
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3. Community Disaster Management Training
Following the first Bali bombing in 2002, IDEP received a grant from USAID to develop a comprehensive community disaster mitigation and management kit. IDEP is currently working with other organizations to disseminate this kit to communities throughout Indonesia. The kit includes detailed information on community-based crisis preparation and prevention, response and recovery. It includes a comprehensive workbook, community awareness posters, an informational brochure and 8 comics on different types of disasters including landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions and tsunami.
A pilot training in Samatiga in July was enthusiastically accepted by the community. UNESCO Jakarta has supported the production of an initial 1,000 kits. Please go to the Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) Kit Program section of this website for more information.
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| About the Organizations involved in this initiative |
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IDEP Foundation
IDEP and its partner organizations in Aceh are currently running several relief and reconstruction projects. These include a midwifery clinic, community rebuilding and sanitation and a model for sustainable development and environmentally friendly reconstruction, which will serve as a training facility for people from throughout Aceh.
WALHI- Friends of the Earth Indonesia
Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) is the biggest forum of NGOs, community organizations and nature groups in Indonesia . WALHI is working to develop movements for social transformation and the establishment of sustainable livelihoods.
Bumi Sehat Foundation
Yayasan Bumi Sehat was formed in 1994 in Ubud, Bali . Led by midwife Robin Lim, this foundation built a clinic in Nyuh Kuning, Ubud, Bali . Yayasan Bumi Sehat is sending dedicated volunteers to help women and children in Aceh. The group focuses on health education, safe birthing, medical needs and immediate survival relief for women and children.
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