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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