Rapid Response Payment No. 03/2007

Funds Sent To: Yayasan Tanggul Bencana de Indonesia (YTBI), Yakkum Emergency Aid (YEU), Church World Service Indonesia (CWSI)

Amount Sent: US$ 43,084

Date: 9 February 2007

Details of Payment

Emergency: Jakarta Floods

Date of Emergency: 1 February 2007

Implementing Partners: Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI), Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU), Church World Service Indonesia (CWSI) with Yayasan Rumah Kita

Details of the Emergency: Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is experiencing the worst flooding for more than five years following torrential rains that have been falling since 1 February. Rivers and streams have broken their banks and some areas are inundated to a depth of four metres. Thousands of houses, buildings and roads have been inundated. Telephone lines and electricity networks have been cut off in some parts of the city. Floodwaters have blocked some major roads and paralysed transportation in the city. People are trapped on the roofs of their houses while evacuation and distribution of relief items has been hampered by the limited number of available rubber boats. With the heavily polluted water and a recent outbreak of dengue fever, there is also great concern about the spread of more diseases.

Government agencies are now busy organising emergency relief for the estimated 287,498 people severely affected. According to UNOCHA the Government of Indonesia has mobilised additional police and military from surrounding provinces. Currently the flooding is affecting 26 out of 43 sub-districts in DKI Jakarta Province, with East Jakarta the worst hit. In addition, 11 sub-districts in Bekasi District, West Java Province and 7 sub-districts in Tangerang District, Banten Province are also inundated.

Displaced people are temporarily sheltering in neighborhood cluster halls, mosques, churches, and local government offices while some are with neighbours/relatives who are not affected by the flood.

The relief items which are most needed in priority order are: cooked meals, potable water, evacuation, shelter, blankets, mats, clean water and sanitation facilities.

ACT members Response:

ACT members CWSI, YEU and YTBI are assisting the most affected and vulnerable people by providing urgently needed food and non-food items such as hygiene kits and water storage containers.

YAKKUM EMERGENCY UNIT is:

 providing health services to 3,000 patients (estimated 20% of total IDPs served by joint YEU/YTBI team along with the churches) through 2 mobile health teams.

 ensuring that among the patients attended, mothers and babies have sufficient intake of nutritious food.

 ensuring that there is access to clean water - through providing water filter installations (in co-operation with DMGF Canada) for affected communities.

YAYASAN TANGGUL BENCANA DI INDONESIA has:

 been assisting the STT Jakarta public kitchen since 2 February and helping set up a public kitchen for GPIB Koinonia.

 Followed up on relief requests and co-ordination from PGIW DKI Jakarta and PGIW Banten.

 Facilitated health services by PELKESI to the displaced

 Co-ordinated with NGOs in order to find relief support for flood evacuees

 Relief items were received from Church World Service (CWS) and Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU). CWS distributed 100 blankets and 2 tents to the GPIB Koinonia command post while YEU placed 1 medical doctor and 1 nurse to back up the health services at the YTBI partner command posts.

 Provided food and non-food items to the value of Rp 40,000,000 to implementing partners for distribution.

YTBI is providing food and non-food items to 6,255 displaced persons in 7 areas as follows: Koinonia Church Jatinegara, East Jakarta 1,500displaced; Kelurahan Manggarai 400; Cileduk, Banten, 1,400; Cengkareng, Jakarta Barat 417; GOR, Marunda, Kelapa Gading, Tanjung Priu, North Jakarta 1,800; GKP Cawang, East Jakarta and Pulo Gebang, Bekasi 320 displaced.

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE has been providing assistance to 4,464 households (13,314 persons) in Cipinang BesarUtara - Jatinegara, East Jakarta, a CWS operational area which is heavily affected by the flooding. CWS is currently assisting a partner in the SCORE program, Yayasan Setia Kawan Mandiri (SEKAM) and their community. 144 SCORE children (among whom 20 boys who stay in the SCORE house permanently and 124 who stay there temporarily) are affected by the floods. The flood affected people have received medical assistance (first aid and provision of medical supplies), mineral water, instant noodles and emergency lamps. CWS is providing first aid for those who are sick and whose access to assistance is limited.

CWS also plans to distribute hygiene kit packages to 1,310 flood affected persons and their families - each kit contains a towel and dish-washing liquid as well as bath soap; water storage containers (jerry cans and buckets) and sanitary napkins for the female beneficiaries.

Implementation Period:

One month for both YEU and YTBI; CWS: 10 days.

BUDGET YTBI: US$ 17,493

BUDGET YEU: US$ 13,681

BUDGET CWS: US$ 11,910

TOTAL: US$ 43,084

Exchange Rate: US$ 1 = 9,000

(FOR THE DETAILED BUDGETS, KINDLY VISIT THE ACT SITE. THANK YOU.)

ACTION

The ACT Co-ordinating Office has approved the use of US$ 43,084 ( CWS - US$ 11,910; YEU - US$ 13,681; YTB - US$ 17,493) towards the budget from its Rapid Response Fund. This amount will be covered by donations from Diakonie-Emergency Aid and Interchurch Organisation for Development Co-operation (ICCO)/Kerkinactie. The ACT CO does not envisage a follow-up appeal at this stage.

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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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