Indonesia: Earthquake - CWS: 20-Jun-06

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE REVISED APPEAL 20 June 2006

(This revised appeal has an increased number of target beneficiaries and outlines activities in both the crisis phase and post-crisis phase of the CWS response). SITUATION UPDATE: The latest death toll from the May 27 earthquake that rocked the ancient city of Yogyakarta, on the Indonesian island of Java is just over 5,700, and more than 30,000 injured. At least 154,000 homes were destroyed, with an estimated 600,000 displaced -- many living in shacks near the ruins of their homes. Some 4.5 million people live in the affected region -- one of the most densely populated areas of the world. The districts of Bantul located in Yogyakarta Province and Klaten in Central Java Province sustained almost 70 percent of the damage. Economic and communal infrastructures have been crippled, with an estimated loss of 30,000 income-generating enterprises crucial to the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of families. Health and sanitation issues for those living in makeshift shelters are a concern among aid workers. EMERGENCY APPEAL: This revised appeal outlines the work of Church World Service in the crisis phase of response up to two months thru July 2006, and the post-crisis phase (3 -10 months thru February 2007). The CWS response includes provision of food and non-food items, shelter and communal infrastructure rehabilitation, water and sanitation, health and medical services, psychosocial assistance, and livelihood recovery for a targeted 17,643 households (up from the 16,100 cited in the initial appeal). CWS work will be concentrated in the Bantul and Slelan districts in Yogyakarta; and Klaten; and Boyolali in Java Central. More than 32 villages will be assisted. Church World Service is working as a team with other Action by Churches Together (ACT) International implementing partners YAKKUM (Yayasan Kristen untuk Kesehatan Umum - Christian Foundation for Public Health) Emergency Unit and Yayasan Tanggul Bencana di Indonesia (YTBI). Also, a livelihood recovery program including distribution of small grants in collaboration with local groups such as CWS partner Kembang. Water and sanitation activities are being conducted in coordination with ACT member Norwegian Church Aid (NCA). RESPONSE: Since May 27, CWS Indonesia has distributed more than 20,000 emergency relief packages to quake-affected households and provided some 215 families with tents in the Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces. Crisis-phase (assistance thru July targeting a total of 17,643 households): - Food aid packages: biscuits, vegetable oil, canned fish, noodles, and salt - Non-food items (health kits, sheets and blankets, baby kits, mosquito nets, school kits, and kitchen utensils) - In addition to the food and non-food items distribution: - 500 family-size tents sheltering at least 2,500 persons - Communal water supply and storage for 5,875 households (more than 25,000 people) - Construction of 272 public latrines, 150 showers, and rehabilitation of 40 sites of water pipe - installation Post-Crisis Phase - 10 months CWS will continue projects and activities during the post-crisis phase in the areas of: Water and Sanitation - Construction of 535 latrines and bathrooms (continuation from crisis phase) Shelter and Communal Infrastructure - Repair/reconstruction of 50 units -- both housing and communal infrastructure - Family tents to 500 families (continued from crisis phase) - Provision of 130 packages of shelter/tool kits Psychosocial Support - In partnership with local universities, CWS will organize support groups for women, youth, early childhood, teenagers, and elderly that will each meet monthly throughout the post-crisis phase. Health - In depth assessments will be conducted in 32 villages. Educational and capacity building workshops will be held. Livelihood Recovery - CWS will provide financial grants to at least six local partners to help rebuild disabled economic structures. REVISED BUDGET $2,036,035 in direct assistance, includes on going provision of food aid and non-food items; water and sanitation; shelter; psychosocial support; livelihood recovery, and capacity building; $300,261 in transport, storage, handling, personnel and operational costs. TOTAL BUDGET: $2,336,296. 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. 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