OCHA Situation Report No. 27
Indonesia: Earthquake
9 November 2006


This report is based on information received from the UN 
Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta and the UN team in 
Yogyakarta.

UPDATE

Early Recovery:

Shelter and Reconstruction Cluster

The cluster has constructed 26,800 roof structures to date and 
additionally plans to deliver 57,700.  This represents 31% delivery of 
the total commitment.

The Shelter cluster continues negotiating with the Donor Community for 
additional funding, i.e., the multi-donor "Java Reconstruction Fund" to 
meet the gap in shelter needs.  AusAID plans to include funds for safety 
net tarpaulins and longer-term shelter assistance into their programme.

IOM, UNDP and Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have developed three training 
modules:  two on "Roof First" structures, and one on earthquake proof 
construction.  These modules have been incorporated into trainings for 
facilitators in Central Java province and similar training support is 
planned for Yogyakarta province.

To fill gaps and provide a contingency supply for the coming rainy 
season, stocks of tarpaulins will form a "safety net".  AusAID is 
purchasing 30,000 tarpaulins through their Community Assistance 
Programme to address under covered areas.  PMI has procured 5,000 
tarpaulins and Oxfam has 50 rolls of tarpaulins material for safety net 
distribution.

Yogyakarta Province

The Yogyakarta Provincial Government has started to disburse housing 
funds to those community groups that have submitted the required 
documents (Memorandum of Understanding between Head of Villages and 
community groups, and verification of bank accounts).  As of 6 November, 
approximately 40% of the community groups have received an initial 
allocation of funds.

The Province is validating data of damaged houses.  The updated data 
indicates that there are 140,000 households (206,000 before the 
validation) with destroyed or heavily damaged houses.  The validation 
will be finalized around 15 November.

Facilitators advising local communities on housing reconstruction, 
planning and budgeting, started their work on 16 October.  In Bantul, 
1,715 facilitators out of the needed 2,184 have been recruited for 8,739 
community groups (out of a total 10,905 planned).  Bantul community 
groups consist of one technical and one non-technical facilitator.  In 
the other Yogyakarta districts, the facilitation team consists of three 
persons (two technical and one non-technical).

Central Java

The Central Java Provincial Government launched the disbursement of 
housing funds on 7 November.

1,522 facilitators have been recruited, out of 1,806 planned (82%), for 
Central Java.  One team consists of seven facilitators (one senior, one 
technical, one empowerment and four junior facilitators).  The 
facilitators will be deployed to the villages shortly to assist 
community groups in developing proposals.

Livelihoods Cluster

The cluster has developed a detailed framework for the economic 
rehabilitation of key sub-sectors.  The framework was designed to 
maximize economic impact on the affected area, by making the best use of 
limited resources.  The strategy will focus on supporting the GoI 
economic recovery program through complementary activities.  GoI 
selected key sub-sectors in each province, and GOI funds are being 
disbursed to support the rehabilitation of these sectors.

UNDP conducted a survey on small scale industries in both provinces to 
develop a strategy and identify key sub-sectors for assistance.  The 
report will be completed by mid November.

UNDP conducted another survey on construction-related issues.  A 
shortage of building materials, especially bricks and roof tiles was 
identified to benefit from increased construction activities and to 
reduce the supply gap.  Local production units need support.  The report 
will be issued shortly.

Health:

In 2006, 32 sub-districts in Kulonprogo, Gunungkidul and Bantul (8 out 
of 12 sub-districts in Kulonprogo, ten out of 18 sub-districts in 
Gunungkidul, and 14 out of 17 sub-districts in Bantul) have been 
affected by death poultry cases due to H5N1.  The Poultry Department, 
under the Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, provided 
vaccinations to workers in poultry farms and bird markets, and conducted 
bio-security programmes in high risk areas to prevent from Avian 
Influenza (AI) outbreaks.  The government and various organizations are 
disseminating messages to increase community awareness on AI 
transmission to humans.

The second round of the tetanus immunization campaign in Yogyakarta 
Province will continue until the end of 2006.  The current coverage is 
at approximately 33%.  In Central Java, the campaign was completed on 20 
September.  In order to increase the coverage, Provincial Health Offices 
and District Health Offices are participating in the community meetings 
to encourage community leaders and people to vaccinate, and providing 
services after working hours.

The current coverage of measles immunization is 89% in Yogyakarta 
Province.

Water and Sanitation (Watsan):

UNICEF has handed over coordination to the District governments but will 
continue to provide secretariat and other support.

12,017 (120% of the original cluster target) wells and 7,580 (50%) 
household latrines have been repaired or constructed.

In support of the government's efforts to address the large-scale gap 
between the ERP target and the actual needs as identified in an AusAID 
assessment, some organizations plan to extend their programmes of 
well-cleaning and latrine rehabilitation/construction beyond November.

Protection:

The cluster has phased out and the overall role of coordination has been 
taken over by relevant government authorities, with UNICEF technical 
support.

The key findings of the Inter-Agency Child Protection Assessment 
indicate a number of important child protection trends in earthquake 
affected areas including:

a) Increased levels of violence against children within households and 
communities stemming from loss of livelihoods and continued poor living 
conditions resulting in a sense of disempowerment, anger, frustration 
and lowered tolerance.

b) Increased number of children engaging in wage labor such as domestic 
help, or being recruited to scavenge recyclable materials, again 
attributed to loss of livelihoods and the need to supplement household 
income.

c) Less time afforded to protect children in communities in light of the 
demands of reconstruction.

d) Limited capacity within the National child protection sector, i.e., 
no consistent and disaggregated data, and monitoring system or holistic 
approach to prevention and response.  Furthermore, few NGOs are working 
specifically on child protection issues, with a handful of local NGOs 
addressing limited thematic areas.

e) The high number of institutions/ orphanages points to the limited 
range of response to child protection issues.

To follow up on the assessment findings, the Child Protection Working 
Group is developing a strategy, which includes capacity building efforts 
at the community level, within the social welfare system and in the 
relevant authorities, to strengthen monitoring and response to child 
protection. Strengthening the linkages between key stakeholders and 
actors at various levels will be a key component of capacity building 
efforts.

UNICEF Child Protection is working closely with relevant authorities and 
Working Groups to identify vulnerable households to be prioritized in 
ongoing shelter and livelihoods relief efforts, including female and 
child headed households, households caring for additional children, 
families with children with disability, and extremely poor households.

Education:

The cluster has been closed, and ongoing needs will be coordinated by 
local government with support provided by UNICEF.

UNICEF and its implementing partners (AAI, AMURT, ASB, CARDI, Relief 
International and Save the Children-UK) plan to build 163 temporary 
schools during November, 44 of which will be completed by the end of 
November.

A training of trainers for teachers on psychosocial support and 
emergency preparedness was completed in Bantul and Klaten.  300 primary 
school teachers and headmasters were trained.  The master trainers are 
monitoring the activities with local technical NGOs.

Agriculture:

Since the beginning of October, FAO through its implementing partner 
OISCA, has distributed nearly 100 tonnes of rice seeds, over 230 tonnes 
of NPK fertilizers, and approximately 400 tonnes of urea fertilizer in 
Bantul and Klaten to more than 130 farmer groups (more than 10,000 
faming household beneficiaries).  Distribution of the nearly 600 tonnes 
of remaining NPK fertilizers for Bantul will finalize in mid November. 
These agriculture inputs will enable beneficiaries to produce about 
22,000 tonnes of paddy (equal to approximately 13,200 tonnes of rice) in 
this rainy season.  This production represents approximately 20 % of the 
total paddy lost in the recent year.

FAO and the Agriculture Sector Group (ASG) members, in close 
coordination with Bantul and Klaten district agriculture offices, are 
introducing revolving systems to facilitate paddy production for the 
next season. Overall, farmer groups have agreed to repay 50% of the 
total input value, which will be directly used by their members in the 
next planting season.

The ASG members, lead by FAO, conducted a follow up Rapid Livelihoods 
Assessment to quantify the current livelihoods situation of vulnerable 
farmers.  An Agriculture Livelihoods Strategic Plan will be developed 
based on these results, which once completed will be presented to donors 
and other stakeholders.

COORDINATION

OCHA is coordinating the closing process of UN presence in Yogyakarta in 
collaboration with other UN agencies.  The UN Coordination Center 
currently located in Gamping, Yogyakarta Province, will close by the end 
of November.

UNICEF will maintain a small unit in the Yogyakarta Bappeda Office to 
follow up programmes with governmental and non-governmental partners 
until mid 2007.  The UNICEF office in Semerang will continue providing 
support to Klaten.  WHO will have a small team in the Yogyakarta Public 
Health Office after November to follow up ongoing programmes, which have 
been implemented by partners, including Yogyakarta and Central Java 
Provinces, and UGM. UNDP will move to a new office after November to 
continue Early Recovery Assistance (ERA) activities and to support 
shelter construction and livelihoods coordination.  FAO has established 
a presence since October within the Yogyakarta Agriculture Office and 
will continue its programmes until the end of December.

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