Appeal
Indonesia
Capacity Building & Disaster Risk Reduction / Management - ASID82
Appeal Target: US$ 1,398,910
Geneva, 23 July 2008
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.y 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. Additionally, it has been proposed that work needs to continue in promoting the rights of physically disabled, men and women, through advocacy and community-awareness campaigns and activities.
Proposals for response have now been received by the ACT Coordinating Office and a follow-on appeal is hereby submitted for your consideration.
Project Completion Dates:
CWSI - 31 July 2009
YEU - 31 July 2009
YTBI - 31 July 2009
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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 (jkg@act-intl.org) and the Programme Officer, Michelle Yonetani (myo@act-intl.org), 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.
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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.
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