CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
EMERGENCY APPEAL: INDONESIA (Tamiang, Sumatra) FLOODS
April 24, 2007


SITUATION: Massive floods following torrential rains during the final
weeks of December 2006 devastated Langkat District in Indonesia's North
Sumatra Province as well as several districts in Aceh Province.

One of the worst affected areas, which accounts for a large proportion
of those affected and displaced, is Aceh Tamiang District.

According to data from the local government disaster response
co-ordination office in the Aceh Tamiang District, a total of 200,000
people in 12 sub-districts (Karang Baru, Kota Kuala Simpang, Kejuruan
Muda, Rantau, Tamiang Hulu, Manyak Payed, Bendahara, Seruway, Sekerak,
Tenggulun, Bandar Pusaka and Banda Mulia) had been affected by the
flooding. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) earlier this
year stood at 53,116 people (12,337 households) dispersed in 178
temporary shelters / settlements.


At least 24 were killed in the flooding.

The floods washed away 2,264 houses and severely damaged another 7,245,
with 14,078 houses lightly damaged. One-hundred fifty three schools (98
primary schools, 36 junior high schools and 19 high schools) were
damaged, as were around 15,749 hectares of rice fields and 1,940
hectares of horticulture plantations.  Sixty mosques, 491 kilometers of
roadway and 1,348 bridges in all 12 sub-districts were heavily damaged.

Church World Service Indonesia (CWSI) and two of its partners and fellow
members of the Action by Churches Together (ACT) International alliance,
Yakkum Emergency Aid (YEU) and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia
(YTBI), received $50,000 from the ACT Rapid Response Fund to provide the
most urgent relief items in the first weeks following the disaster. CWS
has also received a $60,000 pledge from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) for
longer-term water and sanitation and shelter programs.


BACKGROUND: To date, CWS has distributed various non-food items (1,000
blankets, 1,000 hygiene kits, 896 baby kits and 1,000 school kits) as
well as tools such as spades and wheel barrows to help with clearing the
mud and debris. With support from NCA, CWS has been constructing
emergency latrines, cleaning wells, installing a water purification unit
(WPU) and water bladders, and tankering water in four sub-districts,
supplying around 50,000 liters of water a day through 19 distribution
points - assisting some 6,500 beneficiaries in all. CWS has also
constructed 269 emergency latrines and cleaned 261 wells in 14 villages
and distributed 418 tents and 582 tarpaulins.

While the flood waters have receded and the economic and government
activities are starting to recover, many internally displaced persons
(IDPs) remain in camps unable or too scared to return home. Further
support is still needed, CWS Indonesia reports, especially in the areas
of water and sanitation and shelter.

While in some sub-districts the local / municipal water network (PDAM)
still functions, assistance is also needed to provide clean water and
clean the wells which are the main water source for many. Access to
latrines is also limited.

The floods have also swept away people's livelihoods - their tools,
their food stocks, their household assets and, in some cases, their
homes and belongings.  With their fields covered in mud and all their
possessions gone, the flood-affected people in Aceh Tamiang face an
uphill battle.

This proposal comprises longer-term water and sanitation and shelter
activities being implemented by CWS Indonesia.


RESPONSE: In this response, CWS is assisting 10,325 direct beneficiaries
in five sub-districts in Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh Province with the
following objectives:

1): To provide access to water supply and sanitation facilities for
4,500 direct beneficiaries in 14 villages in Sekerak, Bandar Pusaka,
Kuala Simpang, Kejuruan Muda and Karang Baru sub-districts, Aceh Tamiang
District.

2) To provide shelter materials and tents to 953 direct beneficiaries in
Sekerak, Tamiang Hulu and Bandar Pusaka sub-districts, Aceh Tamiang
District

3) To provide non-food items such as hygiene kits, baby kits, school
kits and blankets to 4,872 direct beneficiaries in Sekerak, Rantau and
Bandar Pusaka sub-districts, Aceh Tamiang District.

In implementing the activities, the target beneficiaries are involved in
the process. CWS believes that by involving the target beneficiaries in
the program it will enhance their dignity, sense of belonging to the
program, build confidence and self-esteem. The target beneficiaries will
be involved in the response's implementation, monitoring and evaluation.


BUDGET: Total budget is $288,960; this includes $109,918 in direct
assistance, including health, school and baby kits, during the relief
phase; and $265,738 in total direct assistance during the post-crisis
phase, which includes water and sanitation projects. Please note:
because of the $60,000 pledge from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) for water
and sanitation and shelter, the amount being sought for this appeal is
$228,960

Church World Service INDONESIA (Tamiang, Sumatra) FLOODS, Account #6986,
P.O. Box 968 Elkhart, IN 46515


CWS Emergency Response Program special contacts: (212) 870-3151
Program Director: dderr@churchworldservice.org
International: flumeya@churchworldservice.org
Domestic: lreedbrown@churchworldservice.org

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