CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM
INITIAL EMERGENCY APPEAL UPDATE: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE
June 13, 2006


SITUATION: Relief and recovery efforts continue in the wake of the May 
27 earthquake that killed more than 5,800 persons on the Indonesian 
island of Java.


RESPONSE: Church World Service issued an appeal for its work in 
Indonesia on May 30. The preliminary appeal outlined work Church World 
Service plans during the initial response of up to six months, focusing 
on relief and immediate rehabilitation needs. Church World Service is 
working as a member of a team of Action by Churches Together (ACT) 
International implementing partners that also includes YAKKUM (Yayasan 
Kristen untuk Kesehatan Umum - Christian Foundation for Public Health) 
Emergency Unit (YEU) and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia ( YTBI).

The CWS response includes food and non-food items, shelter, potable 
water, sanitation, health and medical services, psycho-social 
assistance, disaster preparedness and advocacy.

Since that appeal was issued, the following work has been completed.

++ On June 11, CWS Indonesia distributed food packages in Sindet hamlet, 
Wukirsari village, Imogiri sub-district, Bantul to 322 households. The 
packages contained canned fish, vegetable oil, sugar and beans. Some 
packages contained biscuits for infants.

++ On June 9, CWS Indonesia distributed hygiene kits and baby kits in 
two sub-districts in Klaten district. Five hamlets in Gantiwarno 
sub-district, Ceporan village, received 950 hygiene kits and 50 baby 
kits, while seven villages in Karangnongkp received 1,065 hygiene kits 
and 160 baby kits.

++ Between May 27 and June 8, CWS Indonesia had distributed aid for 
20,065 households of quake survivors in Bantul, Sleman, Boyolali, Klaten 
and Yogyakarta as follows:

    Mineral water:    650 cartons
    Biscuits:         218 packs
    Instant Noodle:    25 cartons
    Blankets:       7,305 sheets
    Hygiene kits:  11,354 packs
    Baby Kits:        444 packs
    Family tents:     218 units
    Jerry cans:       950 units


In addition, the CWS psychosocial team has conducted psychological first 
aid in Jokotirto village in the Brebah sub-district and Wukirsari 
village in the Imogiri sub-district. Further assessments have been 
conducted at both villages for a more intensive psychosocial assistance.

As well:  Initial activities of the CWS Indonesia water and sanitation 
program have begun in Sindet hamlet (Trimulyo village, Jetis 
sub-district) dan Nogosari II hamlet (Wukirsari village, Imogiri 
sub-district). CWS has started its focus group discussion with the 
community for an agreed plan of semi-permanent latrine construction. A 
total of 1130 semi-permanent latrines will be constructed in the two 
hamlets.

For further details on the CWS Indonesia response see: 
http://www.cwsindonesia.or.id/qjogja

Contributions to support these efforts may be sent to your denomination 
or directly to:

    Church World Service
    Indonesia Earthquake #6980
    P.O. Box 968
    Elkhart, IN 46515


For further information about disasters to which Church World Service is 
responding please visit us online or call the CWS Hotline, (800) 
297-1516.

CWS Emergency Response Program special contacts: (212) 870-3151

Program Director: donnajderr@churchworldservice.org
Domestic: lreedbrown@churchworldservice.org
International: flumeya@churchworldservice.org


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