Disaster Response Indonesia Project #44371

Emergency Appeal: Again Flooding Across Jakarta

by Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT Foundation)

Emergency Appeal: Again Flooding Across Jakarta

Project Report | Jul 15, 2020
Food Aid for Flood Survivals

By Mohamad F. Amrullah | Project Leader

Dear our respected donors across the globe,

I am reaching you out again to deliver the updates from the ground team who delivered the humanitarian aid for floods survivors.

The implementation was carried out in 3 locations of refugee flood victims in Lebak, Banten on May 31, 2020. Previously the team prepared a food package on May 29, 2020 at the warehouse center ACT in Sawangan, Depok. The team departed from Jakarta for Lebak on May 30, 2020 afternoon and arrived in Lebak in the evening. The team immediately coordinated with local community leaders to discuss the technical implementation tomorrow.

In the morning May 31st, the team moved to the evacuation site in Seupang Village, Pejagan, Sajira District, Lebak Regency. The amount of assistance provided was 70 food packages. The assistance was distributed to 70 refugee families living in the refugee camps.

After the implementation was finished, the team moved to Sukarame Village, Sajira District, Lebak Regency. At this location there are around 60 families living in the Integrated Community Shelter (ICS), ICS is an integrated building in the form of shelters, toilets and others were built by GlobalGiving donors, and the team distributed 60 food packages to 60 families. Then, around 1 pm, after the implementation at the location was finished, the team moved to Sajira Village, Sajira District, Lebak Regency, Banten. At the location, the team distributed 129 food packages to 129 affected families. The total of 260 food packages hopefully can help them to meet their daily needs for at least one month.

Eni (51) and her husband have been almost 5 months as displaced family since the flash floods in January occurred. Currently, she occupies the ICS in Setu Cibojan, Sukarame Village, Kec. Sajira Kab. Lebak Banten. She doesn't have a job anymore, only her husband works as a farm laborer occasionally.

Harun (85) and his family have been living at refugee camp since the floods that hit Sajira District, Kab. Lebak Banten last January. Amid the disaster and his old age, Harun did not have much strength left to work. So to fulfill their daily needs, they only rely on the help of their children, the majority of whom work as farm laborers and bamboo cutting laborers. He expressed his gratitude for the food package assistance from GlobalGiving donors. This assistance really helped his family and dozens of families who were also homeless and were still displaced in refugee camps.

Indeed, thank you very much for your help and continues support that really helpful for Indonesian people.

Warm regards,

Mohamad F. Amrullah

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Jul 15, 2020
Integrated Community Shelters for Flood Survivors 2

By Mohamad F. Amrullah | Project Leader

Dear Our respected donors,

I hope this email finds you, your family are doing very well.

On behalf of ACT Foundation, I kindly thank you very much for your sincere help for unfortunate families especially floods survivals in Indonesia. Your help is amazing and incredible for the community and directly benefit for the needy.

I am reaching you out today, to deliver the updates from the ground team who always keep the humanitarian mission deliver to the needy in the Covid-19 circumstances. To distribute program activities on the pandemic Covid-19 circumstances face some delays on the ground and it is completely different program distribution compare before the Covid-19 spread to the globe.

The flooding across Jakarta Banten Indonesia that occurred early 2020 left floods survivals who lost their houses. To support their life to live in after the natural disasters ACT Foundation have been built Integrated Community Shelter in Cekdam Village, Lebak, Indonesia. The Integrated Community shelter consists of 52 shelter units, 16 toiltes, 2 water well units and 1 prayer room.

Before implemention program, ACT Foundation coordinated with the local government (village). The village government suggested that construction be carried out on a plot of land near the reservoir in Cekdam village. The land is village-owned land which would initially be used for tourist sites. The distance of Kampung Somang village to the river just about 10 meters, so when a flash flood occurred, most of the houses were swept away. After the flood, some people lived in evacuation place that is uncomfatable to live in.

In early March 2020, the ACT team began conducting land clearing for the construction of the Integrated Community Shelter. There were around 30 workers/craftsmen involved in the construction of the project. After the shelters were accomplished, the floods survivals could stay in shelters that are more comfortable without worrying about being hit by flooding again.

Ms. Yulia, she is from Somang Village, Sukarame Village, Sajira District, Lebak, Banten. Her house was hit by a flash flood on January 26, 2020, and was lost leaving ceramics stuck to the ground. When the flood happened Ms. Yulia was pregnant for 8 months. After her house was gone, Ms. Yulia and her family built a simple hut near the goat pen. In the morning until the evening, she was active there, in the afternoon after her son returned from reciting the Koran, she went to the refugee tent to rest in a shelter with the brothers.

One month later Ms. Yulia gave birth, her baby was born safe and healthy. After the shelter construction was completed, Ms. Yulia and her family got 1 unit of shelter to live in. She is very grateful that she can now live in a shelter and does not need to move from one location to another. No worry about the health of her newborn baby.

Finally, thank you very much for your generousity and please stay safe and healthy.

Warm regards,

Mohamad F. Amrullah

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Apr 21, 2020
Integrated Community Shelters For Floods Survivors

By Mohamad F. Amrullah | Project Leader

Dear our respected donors,

On this occasion please allow me to deliver our deep gratitude to all of your generousity to support Indonesian communities who were affected by floods in early January 2020. The floods caused a lot of casualities and all of you will be remembered in our heart, and all of you are the hero for survivors.

On behalf of ACT Foundation, I really hope that you, your family are doing very well for this uncertain time that almost every country face COVID-19 and in Indonesia the numbers of COVID-19 are increasing significantly. There are 6,760 positive, recovered 747, deaths 590 as of April 21st, 2020 on https://www.covid19.go.id/ official website.

Furthermore, I kindly inform you that ACT Foundation is a non-profit, a non-government-organization, engaged in the handling of humanitarian disasters (natural disasters and social disasters), emergency relief, recovery, renovation of schools, clinics, public facilities, health programs included malnutrition, famine, children, health and sanitation issues, economic empowerment, community development in Indonesia and foreign countries

To deliver updates on the project https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/emergency-response-the-flooding-across-jakarta/ that We have been implemented since January 2020, and now We have been working on recovery phase that directly benefit for floods survivors in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, and Lebak-Banten Indonesia.

The recovery phase is a crucial phase for survivors to continue their daily activities just as before disaster occurred. Most survivors have been lost their valuable belongings such as houses those damaged by flood and most of them are underpreviliege family. Meanwhile, COVID-19 affected Indonesia as well that impact for survivors to continue their daily life.

ACT Foundation have been running the construction on Integrated Community Shelters (ICS) for survivors since early March, 2020 before COVID-19 face Indonesia. At the Integrated Community Shelters (ICS) area, there are 52 unit shelters and each unit will benefit for one household family (5-6 person family members), 20 public restrooms, warehouses, medical-mini-clinic, public kitchens, playground for children who will inhabit at the Integrated Community Shelters (ICS), and the construction will take about 8 weeks.

Hopefully, the construction will not be hampered by the weather and We could reach the target of finishing the Integrated Community Shelters on time. It has been raining, and the road to the construction site has been muddy. Vehicles can only reach the main road. To reach the construction site, the workers must carry the building materials. There’s no difficulties on the stock avaibility of the building materials.

The Somang villagers will inhabit the shelters. Somang village was hit by flood that destroyed houses, it was declared a flood-prone area by the local government. Minggu, the Secretary of Sukarame Village, said that the presence of the Integrated Community Shelters highly anticipated by the residents of Somang Village. The local community leaders / chairman of village has identified the families who will inhabit the Integrated Coummunity Shelters from ACT Foundation. There are no specific criteria or priorities that We set for the beneficiaries, whether they are old or young. We make sure that the villagers whose homes were damaged or washed away by flood will receive a shelter.

Syarif, one of the local residents, felt greatly assisted by the presence of the Integrated Community Sheters for the residents of Somang Village. Syarif's house was damaged by the flood, and he is grateful that the generous people have helped residents to find temporary shelter. We, the Somang villagers, are very grateful to the generous people who have helped us here, who have alleviated our burden here.

Moreover, I kindly inform you that ACT Foundation also response on the COVID-19, at your convenience time please take a look and click https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/emergency-response-coronavirus-aid-distribution/

Finally, thank you very much for your kindness and sincere support for Indonesian community. What an amazing support from all of you! Your hands are very helpful for Indonesian community. Please stay safe and healthy.

Warm regards,

Mohamad F. Amrullah

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