COVID-19 Indonesia Project #45288

Emergency Response: Coronavirus Aid Distribution

by Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT Foundation)

Project Report | Dec 7, 2020
Big Smiles from the Beneficiaries

By Mohamad F. Amrullah | Project Leader

Dear
Our respected donors across the globe,

I hope this letter finds you, your family are doing very well.
I am reaching you today to kindly update on the aid distribution in Indonesia. After the ground team have been completed the 412 food packages aid distribution in Surabaya and Malang, East Java Province, then the ground team move forward to Special Region of Yogyakarta to deliver 205 food aid packages.

Yogyakarta is a central region on the Indonesian island of Java. Its capital, also called Yogyakarta, is a cultural hub known for its traditional crafts and performing arts. The city is home to the 18th-century royal complex, or kraton, known for its still-inhabited Sultan’s Palace as well as open-air pavilions that host events like gamelan concerts and Javanese dance performances

The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa (D.I.) Yogyakarta, is a provincial-level autonomous region of Indonesia in the southern Java. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south, as well as sharing all the land borders to the province of Central Java. Ruled by the Yogyakarta Sultanate, the region is the only officially recognised monarchy within the government of Indonesia. The city of Yogyakarta is a popular tourist destination and cultural centre of the region.

The Yogyakarta Sultanate has been established since 1755 and provided an unwavering support for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949). As a first-level division in Indonesia, Yogyakarta is governed by Sultan Hamengkubuwono as the governor and Prince Paku Alam as the vice governor. With a land area of 3,185.8 km², it is the second-smallest province of Indonesia after Jakarta.

As of today, total cases Covid-19 in Special Region of Yogyakarta 6.384 positive, 4.573 recovered, 148 deaths and affected for vulnerable families. Then, it was Saturday, November 7th, 2020 at 7am, the ground team started drive to Kulonprogo city which is 30 kilometers away from the downtown to deliver the aid distribution for vulnerable families, widows and senior citizen. It takes about 1 hour to drive to the location, then the team distribute the food aid and one of beneficiaries who 85 years of age cried while receive the aid from GlobalGiving donors, and the ground team visited her house that made by woods, no floors, and the roofs are leaking during the rainy.

After completed at Kulonprogo city, the team drove the car on Sunday, November 8th, 2020 at 7 am in the morning to deliver the aid to several villages called Ngawen and Tepus south-mountain (gunung kidul) villages which are 40 kilometers away from the city or two hours driving by car. The beneficiaries are vulnerable families and senior citizen who are living in rural areas and who can not afford for their daily life. For daily life, most of them are hoping the aid from the neigbourhood where their live in.

Finally, all the benefiaciries huge thanks to GlobalGiving donors across the globe. Your generousity is very helpful for Indonesian people and please stay safe and healthy.

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Dec 3, 2020
Your Happiness Received by the Needy Families

By Mohamad F. Amrullah | Project Leader

Dear
Our respected donors across the globe

I hope this letter finds you and your family are doing very well.

It's almost one year that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It was initially reported to the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, its first such designation since declaring H1N1 influenza a pandemic in 2009.

Till today, the situation across the globe still at uncertain time and the Covid-19 has been affected to all sectors especially in Indonesia which has 34 provinces. Earlier November 2020, we have distributed the aid packages in Surabaya City -the second city after Jakarta- East Java Province and the distribution continued in Malang City, East Java Provice.

Malang City is a city located in the province of East Java , Indonesia, the second largest city in East Java after Surabaya , and the 12th largest city in Indonesia . The city was founded during the Kanjuruhan Kingdom era and is situated on a plateau covering an area of 145.28 km 2 located in the middle of Malang Regency . Together with Batu City and Malang Regency, Malang City is part of a regional unit known as Malang Raya .

Malang City has various kinds of people from various ethnic groups and cultures . The population of Malang city reaches 895,387 people with the majority ethnic Javanese, followed by Madurese . The Malang Metropolitan Area ( Malang Raya ) is the second largest metropolitan area in East Java after Gerbangkertosusila . When viewed from a cultural perspective , Malang City is included in the Arek Cultural Area.

The Covid-19 case in Malang, East Java are 2304 positive, 2060 recovered, 237 deaths. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is still being felt today by inhabitants in Malang East Java. The aid distributon delivered on November 9th, 2020 to 150 vulnerable families are (a) Senior citizen who does not have any income anymore; (b) Employee who got laid-off from factory; (c) Women as head household. To supply the basic needs are the most important and valuable aid for the community who affected by Covid-19. The supply could last for 2 weeks for family (5 family-members).

Indeed, the community delivered warm greets to all donors across the globe, and your donation will always remembered by communities in Indonesia. Please stay safe and healthy.

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Nov 11, 2020
Covid-19 Aid Distribution Phase 5

By Mohamad F. Amrullah | Project Leader

Dear
Our respected donors across the globe,

I hope this letter finds you, your family members, your loves ones are doing very well at this uncertain time.

It was almost four months ago when our last updates on the Covid-19 aid distribution in Indonesia. I kindly inform you that, since July, 2020 Indonesia has been facing the second wave of Covid-19 and put the country on 21st place (Nov 10th) and shows that total cases 444,348, new cases 3,779, deaths 14,761, recovered 375,741. This uncertain time is affecting us on the aid distribution as well, semi lock-down, social distance have been applied in Indonesia and the humanitarian assistance for the needy can not be stopped.

The Covid-19 is really affecting on the economic sector in Indoenesia as developing countries in South East Asia. The poverty rate in Indonesia increased in March 2020 to 9.78% from 9.41% in September 2019, primarily in urban areas. An additional 1.63 million people fell into poverty, returning the poverty rate close to the September 2018 level (9.82%). The Government predicts the poverty rate to reach around 10.6% in 2020 with an estimated additional 4 million people falling below the poverty line. The World Bank projected the poverty rate to increase to 10.7% (mild scenario) or increase to 11.6% (severe scenario).

Rising unemployment among formal and informal workers has led reduced purchasing power. A World Bank mobile survey in May 2020 reported that 38% of respondent households consumed less than previously due to lack of financial resources.

Moreover, East Java, Indonesia's second most populous province, surpassed Jakarta as the nation's COVID-19 epicenter on June 26th, 2020 with the highest record of confirmed cases and deaths. The province has a cumulative total of 11,482 cases, 866 deaths and 3,891 recovered cases as of Monday morning. It also has the second highest case-fatality rate (CFR) – the percentage of deaths among confirmed cases -- at 7.5 percent, higher than the national CFR of 5.1 percent.

To continue on the Covid-19 aid distribution in Indonesia. ACT Foundation has been delivered food package into several cities in Indonesia and for the first round the aid distribution is for families who can not fulfill their basic need (food package) in Surabaya, East Java Province that surpassed Jakarta as the nation's Covid-19 epicenter. The beneficiaries are (a) families who are living under "the highway road bridge" which is very common place in Indonesia for unfortunate families to live in, their daily activities are pick the recyle-garbages up from the trash bin; (b) dissable people and (c) widows, the food package will last up to for two weeks, for 624 families members. The beneficiaries were very happy to receive the aid distribution from the GlobalGiving donors and the food package as basic need is very important for their daily life.

Thank you very much for your sincere help, continues support and please stay safe and healthy.

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