Mentawai Response Lessons Learned

A Spark of Hope to Rebuild Mentawai

Recovery Network United Nations - Office of the Humanitarian / Resident Coordinator (UNRC/HC)

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There are so many things to be learned during responding Mentawai following the earthquake and tsunami. The destruction was massive and the challenge on responding it was enormous. The good thing in responding Mentawai is the agencies responded to West Sumatra Earthquake in 2009 was still in Padang or Padang Pariaman. The relationship between agencies and government which has been developed for months has also given contribution so that response to Mentawai was quite fast. These lessons learned also capture the uniqueness of Mentawai response. The strong joint effort amongst agencies is one of the benchmarks of the response. This can be seen not only in the emergency phase but also in the government early recovery program. The evidence of cooperation amongst agencies can be found in Mentawi Response website http://www.mentawairesponse.org which is the source of this lessons learned document. In this website, Recovery Network UNRC/HC put situation reports, minutes of meetings, maps, 3W, contact directory and other information which needed to understand more on Mentawai response. During 3 months on responding Mentawai, seeing strong cooperation amongst agencies and also with the government is encouraging everyone. The rebuilding of Mentawai would be a long process due to the area’s years of under-development and difficult terrain. But this spirit of joint effort gives a spark of hope in rebuilding Mentawai. January 31, 2011 Arwin Soelaksono Deputy Coordinator Recovery Network United Nations - Office of the Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator (UNRC/HC)

FOREWORD

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Foreword 1 Contents 2 Executive summary 3 Acronym and abbreviation 4 1. Introduction 6

1.1. Background 6 1.2. Damages and losses 7 1.3. Geographical condition 8

Reaching the tsunami affected areas 9 1.4. People of Mentawai 11

From forest people became the coastal people 12 2. Government and agency response during emergency phase 13

2.1. Government response and policy 13

Provision on basic needs 13

Managing transportation in the midst of bad weather 14

Perplexity on agency registration 14 2.2. Government policy on international assistance 16

Government can handle by their own 16

Difficulties on finding international donor 17

Effect of the government policy to the temporary shelter 18 2.3. Agencies Coordination in Padang and Mentawai 19

Provision of trusted and reliable information 19

Promoting joint-effort initiative 20

Activation of working group 21

Handover the working group leadership to local government 3. Supporting the IDP on the relocation area 23

3.1. The IDP location and the relocation 23 3.2. Problem, challenges and solutions 24

Transportation 24

Telecommunication 25

Health service 26

WASH 26 3.3. The strategy to support IDP on the relocation area 27

4. Agencies response on intersecting government early recovery program 29 4.1. Government early recovery program 29 4.2. Agencies response 30

5. Conclusion and recommendation 32 References 33 Figures 34 Further readings 34 Acknowledgment 34 Annex: Agencies response to the early recovery program

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There are some important facts on Mentawai that should be understood if we want to rebuild Mentawai. The geographical condition, the people of Mentawai who actually not fishermen but living in the coastal area. Even after they settled and populated the area near the sea, their livelihood is still as tillers, not changing from what they have been doing 30 to 40 years ago before they were relocated to the coastal area. It is also interesting why such abig number of families are willing to relocate back to the forest. This document also discussed how government and agencies were responding to the Mentawai disaster. Both have commitment to save live as many as they can get. How government and agencies are facing the same challenges in sending their response to Mentawai due to natural caused hindrance. Both government and agencies are working on their best to secure the provision of basic needs. Understanding that everyone has their own role and connect to each other due to the need of support and sharing resource, immediately solve some perplexity such as the sharing transportation support including administrative modality. This document also highlighted the government policy on international aid. What is the implication of it and how agency should respond to this policy. The fact is if Mentawai was open for international donor since the early stage the rebuild would be faster. Joint effort amongst agencies is the benchmark of Mentawai response. This document will analyze this phenomena and the evidence of this strong cooperation spirit. This joint effort made the working group run their program smoothly despite big challenges in the implementation. The joint effort was also proven when supporting the IDP in the relocation area. This joint effort helps the agencies to slowly overcome the huge challenges in health provision, transportation, telecommunication and WASH. When the government launched the first early recovery program in Indonesia, which Mentawai is the pilot project, the agencies who closely work in working groups immediately respond to it. Government and agencies are confidence on the collaboration program when they can find intersecting on their programs.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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BAPPEDA Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (Local Development Planning Agency)

BAPPENAS Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (State Ministry for National Development Planning)

BNPB Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (National Agency for Disaster Management)

BPBD Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (Provincial or District or City Agency for Disaster Management)

BPPT Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (Agency for the Assessments and Application of Technology)

CDRM & CDS The Center for Disaster Risk Management and Community Development Studies HKBP Nommensen University

CFK Cipta Fondasi Komunitas CRS Catholic Relief Services CWS Church World Service DALA Damages and Losses Assessment DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DRRWG Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean GITEWS German Indonesian Tsunami Early-Warning System GKPM Gereja Kristen Protestan Mentawai GMF Green Music Foundation IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee IDP Internally Displaced Person IOM International Organization for Migration JUKNIS Petunjuk Teknis (Technical Guidelines) KBKK Kelompok Bakti Kasih Kemanusiaan KM Kilo Meter MDS Mennonite Diakonia Service PB Penanggulangan Bencana (Disaster Management) PKMT Pemukiman Kembali Masyarakat Terasing (resettlement for isolated

community) PMI Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross) POKMAS Kelompok Masyarakat (A group of community from the same village consists

of 20-25 affected household depending on geographical and local conditions) PU Pekerjaan Umum (Public Works Office) PUSDALOPS PB Pusat Pengendalian Operasi Penanggulangan Bencana (Center of Operational

Control for Disaster Management) RENAKSI Rencana Aksi Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi Pasca Bencana Serta Percepatan

Pembangunan Wilayah Kepulauan Mentawai Provinsi Sumatera Barat tahun 2011 – 2013 (Action Plan for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Post Disaster and Development Acceleration for Mentawai Islands Area in West Sumatra Province 2011-2013)

RN Recovery Network SKPD Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah (Regional Working Unit)

ACRONYM AND ABBREVIATION

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SWG Shelter Working Group TPT Tim Pendamping Teknis (Technical Support Team) UN OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs UNRC/HC United Nations - Office of the Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene WFP World Food Program

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Fig. 1.1 Earthquake and tsunami affected areas at Mentawai Islands

1.1. Background

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake which epicenter located at 3.484°S, 100.114°E struck the Mentawai Islands off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on October 25, 2010 at 9:42:22 PM. The depth of quake's epicenter was on 20.6 km (12.8 miles) pushed tsunami waves of up to 4 meters (12 feet) into the southern part of Mentawai Islands, driving sea water more than a quarter-mile inland in spots. A number of aftershocks measuring 5.0 or more registered in the hours immediately following the first quake.

There were 2 buoys[1] of early warning system of the German Indonesian Tsunami Early-Warning System (GITEWS)[2] program already installed near to Pagai Selatan island. Those 2 buoys, however, were not connected to the Indonesian tsunami early warning system, therefore, no tsunami warning were sent by those 2 buoys after the earthquake, as reported by the Balai Teknologi Survei Kelautan or Institute of Marine Survey Technology from Badan Pengkajian dan

Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT)[1] or Agency for the Assessments and Application of

Technology. But other source reported differently. Allvoices [3] reported that according to the data, tsunami early warning system functioned properly. At 9:47 PM on that night, just 5 minutes after the earthquake recording devices recorded the earthquake, early warning systems based in Jakarta sent tsunami warnings. The problem is, the warning came out 39 minutes after the quake, or just a few moments after the tsunami waves struck the Mentawai Islands. Furthermore, the early warning system has not been very effective since the epicenter of the quake was too close to the beach. Mentawai tsunami struck just minutes after touching early warning buoys.

1. INTRODUCTION

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It was predicted that most victims were still sleeping when the tsunami swept their houses Those who happened to be alert also found difficulties to reach safer area or higher ground due to the darkness as they have no electricity. Mentawai islands are located around 150 km from the Sumatra mainland[4]. The main transportation from Mentawai to the mainland is by ship which usually takes 10 to 12 hours travel time[5]. Being separated by distance and such travel time, Mentawai islands are rather isolated as no information regarding the disaster received in Padang immediately after it took place. People might suspect that a disaster has taken place in Mentawai, but calling to Mentawai to gather the information was difficult. Mobile connecction in Mentawai was also poor and unreliable. It was only around 9 hours after the disaster, or around 7 AM on the next day, that the news finally reached and circulated amongst Padang citizens. Interestingly in that very morning Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) or City Agency for Disaster Management Padang City conducted disaster management simulation for students to develop disaster preparedness among them. This was a monthly event held at the 26th every month. The date of 26 was chosen as a remembrance of the tsunami in Aceh on December 26, 2004 and other big disaster which happened shortly afterwards, like the Yogyakarta 5.9 magnitude earthquake on May 27, 2006.

1.2. Damage and losses

Damage and losses are being reported after the joint assessment team of BNPB, BPBD Pusdalops PB, Bappenas, as well as the Provincial government of West Sumatra and Mentawai District on November 22, 2011. . Below are some information on casualties, damage and losses affected by the earthquake and tsunami based on those assessments. Number of casualties and IDP affected by the earthquake and tsunami are as follows: [6]

No Subdistrict Died Injuries Missing IDP

1 Sipora Selatan 23

1,248

2 Pagai Selatan 184

3 5,495

3 Pagai Utara 292 5 18 2,129

4 Sikakap 10

2,553

5 Evacuated to hospitals in Padang

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Total 509 17 21 11,425

The team also conducted assessment on housing and came out with the findings ofdamaged houses due to the disaster amounted to 879 severely damaged, 116 moderate and 274 lightly damaged, bringing a total of 1,269 houses damaged.[7] The

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most affected area was Pagai Selatan as the number of severely damaged houses were 367 houses[7]. This situation is reflected in the number of IDP as shown in the table above. Based on the disaster valuation using ECLAC methodology conducted on November 22, 2010 the damage and losses were calculated and amounting to USD 38.8 million. The biggest lost was in the economic sector and followed by housing. Below is the table of value of damage and losses in USD.

No Sector Damage Loss Total damage

and losses

1 Housing 11,712,681 1,156,944 12,869,626

2 Infrastructure 1,929,444 200,160 2,129,604

3 Economy 5,935,983 7,155,308 13,091,291

4 Social 1,783,157 68,789 1,851,946

5 Cross-sector 8,845,933 20,889 8,866,822

Total 30,207,199 8,602,090 38,809,289

The government followed up this valuation by producing a more detail recovery plan based on these 5 sectors division. The budgeting will be based on these 5 sectors as well. Later on agencies will integrate their activities to the government program based on the same division. This is to ensure that investations /activities both from the government and non-governments can blend and yield maximum and sustainableimpact. The agencies plan on responding government plan will be discussed later on chapter 6.

1.3. Geographical condition

Mentawai Islands is a Kabupaten (district) of West Sumatra Province. Located at some 130 km to the west of the west coast of central Sumatra and the geographical position is between 0⁰55’00” - 3⁰21’00” South Latitude and 98⁰35’00” - 100⁰32’00” East Longitude. Total area of this district is 6,011 km2 and with 1,402 km of coast line[7]. Mentawai Islands district consists of 4 big islands and around 98 smaller islands. The 4 big islands are Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara and Pagai Selatan. These islands administratively divided in 10 kecamatan (sub-district),43 villages and 202 sub-villages[7]. Amongst those 10 sub-districts, Pagai Selatan sub-district is the largest one with 901 km2 or almost 15% of the total area. This Pagai Selatan sub-district which is on the Pagai Selatan Island was the most affected area as can be seen in the largest affected people live as IDPs. The main transportation connecting Mentawai Islands to Padang – the capital city of West Sumatra province – is ship. The nearest sea port for those ships is at Sikakap

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Fig.1.2 Distance from Padang to the disaster affected area

"Journey from Padang to Sikakap took

13 hours, while the journey return took

32 hours due to bad weather". Nova

Ratnanto (Recovery Network -

UNRC/HC), after he returned back to

Padang October 30, 2011

which is at Pagai Utara Island. However, since the most affected areas are around Pagai Utara and Pagai Selatan, government’s coordination point is set up in Sikakap, Pagai Utara. Relief agencies working in the area are also establishing their operation base in Sikakap. Coordination meetings and also supply and logistics management are conduct in Sikakap.

Reaching the tsunami affected areas Pagai Selatan can be reached from Sikakap by small motorized boat in 5 minutes. This narrow channel can be crossed every day regardless of the weather.

There are 2 sea ports at Pagai Selatan to Sikakap i.e. Polaga and Logpon. Logpon is bigger than Polaga since big ship can land in Logpon port. Therefore if agencies bring their vehicles from Padang using big ships, they will land at Logpon port. Meanwhile the capital city of Mentawai Islands district is Tuapejat. Tuapejat is at Sipora Utara sub-district and it takes 4 to 5 hours from Tuapejat to Sikakap.

Thus, there are 3 important places in Mentawai, namely Tuapejat, Sikakap and Pagai Selatan. All government offices including BPBD Mentawai are in Tuapejat. While the sea port closest to Pagai Selatan is Sikakap with its sea port and NGO offices and the last is Pagai Selatan which is the most affected area. Another means as an alternative on providing emergency assistance to Mentawai is air transportation using helicopter. Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI) or Indonesian Red Cross sent the helicopters from Muko-Muko District at Bengkulu Province, instead of Padang. Muko-Muko was chosen as PMI base to send the helicopter to Mentawai since the flight from Muko-Muka to Pagai Selatan is only around 30 minutes, which is 1 hour shorter if the assistance has to be sent from Padang. PMI already prepared Muko-Muko

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District General Hospital to give proper medication to those who evacuated from Mentawai[11]. The maps of Pagai Selatan and Muko-Muko District are shown in below and the next page. In Figure 1.3 shows the distance of Pagai Selatan Island to Padang and to Muko-Muko at Bengkulu Province. In Figure 1.4 shows the location of the most affected tsunami area in Pagai Selatan Island and Posko Bantuan PMI or PMI aid post at Muko-Muko.

Fig.1.3 Distance of Pagai Selatan Island to Padang and to Muko-Muko

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1.4. People of Mentawai

In the casualties report it is mentioned that 509 people died to earthquake and tsunami. It is due to their settlement in the coastal line. One might asked then, do they ive at the coastal area because they are fishermen? Interestingly the main livelihood of the Mentawai people is not fishermen but tiller. Many of them have to walk around 1 to 3 hours daily to get to their farm. Questions raised on why they are not work as fishermen instead of tiller or why they have to live far away from their farm. To answer this question we have to understand their origin; where they are from and what their livelihood was. It is told that all Mentawai people now inhabiting Sipora, Pagai Utara and Pagai Selatan were originally from Simatalu at Siberut Utara. According to the history due to tribal war some of the clans have to move from Simatalu, migrated to other islands and opened a new settlement at Sipora, Pagai Utara and Pagai Selatan. In the new settlements they still maintained their social life system in their tribe called uma. Literally uma is a big house, but in daily practice the uma, where the head of the clan lives, is the place for all members of the tribe to conducts meetings and ceremonies [8]. Hung on the uma wall and loft are dozens of skulls wild boar and monkeys and tortoise shells, indicating how many times the party or ceremony was held[9].

Fig. 1.4 Location of the most affected tsunami area and PMI aid post at Muko-Muko

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"Actually we are river upper-stream

people, but the government relocated

many of our community to the coastal

area." Yosep Sarogdog. (Yayasan Citra

Mandiri).[13]

As social structure was quite strong in their communities as it can be seen from the way they live in a communal system. They live closely with their clan and they still maintain their original livelihood which they had already known for many years that is tiller and gatherer.

From forest people became the coastal people... Therefore it is clearly understood why the Mentawai people have highly dependencycy to the land. As gatherers and tillers they managed to find the land which is suitable to their crop or plantation. Women also work as tillers so they work to cultivate taro, bananas and other crops as food. They cultivate other plants as sago as their main food since their earlier day in Siberut which flourished in swampy areas. In the marshy land they cultivate crops such as coconut, durian, jackfruit and other fruit. On Sipora, Pagai Utara and Pagai Selatan islands, grows fruit trees and commodity crops such as rattan, clove, patchouli and cocoa; and therefore the need for the land are even bigger. In the livestock area, the majority of the Mentawai people still raise pigs and chickens in separate locations, but relatively not far from their settlement [12]. If the Mentawai people are so adhere to their land due to their livelihood as mentioned above, it is quite interesting to understand why they then settle along the coastal area. They moved from forest areas which usually located around the upper-stream to the coastal area during 1970’s and 1980's. During that time, the Mentawai people especially in the island of Siberut have been relocated several times through government program known as Pemukiman Kembali Masyarakat Terasing (PKMT) or resettlement for isolated community. In general PKMT was put into motion under the idea that the government can serve better the isolated community by giving them more access to government services and public welfare. To achieve the goal the government concentrated the communities who lived scattered in the forest and relocated them in the coastal area. Each household, through PKMT project, received a house and 1 hectare of land for farming or agriculture. But some studies reported that PKMT project only changed the traditional settlement pattern of the Mentawai uma system to individual settlement. The program also changed the previous settlement pattern (in the forest, and near to water source)to the coastal area, but with no significant change in their welfare{13] . ….. and become forest people again Then it is interesting to get a more thorough understanding of why the government issued a decree [14] to relocate the tsunami affected people to a safer area[15]. A safer area in this respect is interpreted as returning to the forest. The relocation will be discussed further in Chapter 3.

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“Government agencies have managed

providing basic needs to all IDP sites, there

is no areas unreached and unassisted

although more assistances remain

hampered by bad weather”. Sutrisno

(BNPB) on General Coordination Meeting

in Padang November 2, 2010.

2.1. Government response and policy

Soon after discovering that tsunami had struck Mentawai islands, West Sumatra BPBD activated the Pusat Pengendalian Operasi Penanggulangan Bencana (PUSDALOPS PB) or Center of Operational Control for Disaster Management. From the national level, Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) or National Agency for Disaster Management came on the same day and worked closely with local government institution developing strategy and policy to support Mentawai.

Provision on basic needs Government worked fast on mobilizing their resources for search and rescue. Governor, local government and BNPB prioritized to secure the basic needs of the tsunami survivor as can be seen on the 4 agreed points to be carried out during the emergency phase. Those 4 agreed approaches are, secure food provision, proper medication for wounded people, finding the missing person and temporary shelter provision. The weather was a challenge to everyone since raining and billows during the early weeks on emergency phase. On general coordination meeting in Padang, 1 week after the disaster, BNPB declared that the government succeed on providing basic needs for the IDPs.

Managing transportation in the midst of bad weather Transportation was a big challenge during the emergency phase. Despite the limited sea transportation due to small number of ships and boats belong to the government and also which belong to the local people whose swept by the tsunami; the bad weather obstructed the logistic distribution. The weather was really bad which port authority allowed only selected ship may sail. By the end of October 2 boats were reported flipped due to rough sea. Fortunately there were no casualties. Several times helicopters had to return due to strong winds. The government gathered their resources to transport the logistics, agencies and volunteers as well. The government provided 2 ships that departed everyday from Teluk Bayur and Bungus seaports in Padang to Sikakap. The government also provided 8

2. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES

RESPONSE DURING EMERGENCY PHASE

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speedboats, 15 long boats, 7 helicopters to support the logistic distribution. To add more boats, government provided free fuel for local agencies that have boats for distributing the logistic support. Government through Pertamina - state-owned oil company - provided free fuel for 2 weeks to some local agencies. Some of those local agencies such as Yayasan Citra Mandiri (YCM), CDRM & CDS got fuel for their boat or local church’s boat, to distribute logistic support to their working area. During the emergency phase, questions raised on why the transportation mostly by the sea and not maximizing the land transportation. As everyone understood that many times the distribution could not be done until the sea is safe and the weather is clear. There are some problems on using the road such as muddy area which difficult to be passed and some broken bridges which blocking the traffic. Some anecdotal information was mentioned that to use the road in Pagai Selatan should have permit from PT Minas Pagai Lumber which have concession rights on the forest and including the road. Local government had made agreement with company to use the road for logistic transportation. Furthermore government also reached agreement with the company that the IDP camp at KM 37 to be located at the concession area.

Perplexity on agency registration Around the first week of emergency phase, agencies felt uncomfortable situation with the West Sumatra BPBD due to the modality of agencies registration. This situation was caused mostly because of miscommunication and misunderstanding of on the system which already in place since the West Sumatra Earthquake response in 2009. Many agencies responding to Mentawai were already registered in Tim Pendamping Teknis (TPT) Technical Support Team. Details of those agencies already share to the BPBD as soon as they just established on March 2010. But at the time mentioned above, the situation was difficult for BPBD. They got many phone calls from embassies whose citizen was in Mentawai when the tsunami struck. Most of them were tourists and surfers as Mentawai are famous with its surfing resort. The tension getting bigger when humanitarian workers from Mercy Malaysia has been reported missing after they left Sikakap seaport for logistic distribution. When journalist knew this, the news spread out wider. This gave more tension to PUSDALOPS PB as they are fully in-charge of traffic of people and logistics of those who will go to and from Mentawai. This situation became worse which just less than a week following the disaster the government found out that the volunteer in Mentawai were too many. There were 1,500 [16] volunteers had been departed from Teluk Bayur Seaport in Padang off to Mentawai. This is not including military personnel and police officers. The number of volunteers definitely was look big since the number of total IDP in Mentawai is 11,425 or it means 1 volunteer for 8 IDPs. Many of those volunteers eventually became a burden to the government since the government had to provide daily food for them. . The volunteers instead of buying individual logistics such as food and drinking water which available in many shops around there, they prefer to get it from the government. It was very difficult for BPBD to distinguish between volunteers and NGO staffs.

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Fig. 2.1 NGO staffs and volunteers queuing to board the ship to Mentawai at Teluk

Bayur Padang seaport, 40 hours following the disaster.

Therefore PUSDALOPS PB tightened the permit in order to prevent that kind of volunteer come to Mentawai. Then PUSDALOPS PB asked a letter from each organizations present in Padang, listing the names of staff and items of relief aid that would go to Mentawai. Then the confusion started. This requirement would not be applicable to all local, national and international agencies and UN agencies who already registered even a year ago. Almost all of these organizations already work more than a year with West Sumatra government and BNPB. They have already known also by the BPBD since some projects already carried out as a joint program with BPBD. The requirement will be applicable to such volunteers mentioned above. To solve to problem Recovery Network UNRC/HC in close coordination with UNOCHA discussed this issue with BPBD. Later on BPBD agreed to simplify the process. All local, national and international agencies that will mobilize their personnel to Mentawai both through sea and air, only need to register their personnel by filling the travel form and show their organization ID Card (with pass-photo on it) in the seaport/airport. The travel form canb be acquired at West Sumatra BPBD office or by download at http://www.mentawairesponse.org . After the personnel fill in the form and make 2 copies of it, they can submit 1 copy to BPBD or email it to mentawairesponse@gmail.com then Recovery Network UNRC/HC will pass the copy to BPBD. The other copy should be submitted to Teluk Bayur Seaport or Minangkabau International Airport officer by showing their organization ID Card. This system was eventually well proven to prevent unprepared or unequipped volunteer to come to Mentawai but on the other hand no hindrance for agencies personnel.

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“Disaster is an attractive stage, if we open,

everyone will come and bring their own

interest. We will try to limit and select

everyone including their agenda” Sutopo

Purwo Nugroho, BNPB, November 1, 2010[18]

2.1. Government policy on international assistance

Indonesia suffered due to insistently disasters. During last October 2010 at least 3 big disasters struck Indonesia. Started at October 4, Wasior swept by flash flood, then at October 25, the tsunami struck Mentawai. And the last in October was on the 26th, when Mount Merapi erupted. The news on these disasters reached many countries through newspapers and television. It was clearly understood that some country were moved to give their assistance. Mentawai Islands district has been in an under developed condition as for a long time, evident in the condition of its people’s welfare, degree of education and poor condition on public infrastructure. It is a huge gap if the district is compare to its province in the Sumatra mainland. The sea, separated the district for around 10 hours from the mainland, seems to separate Mentawai for a few years in term of development. . When disaster struck, causing more than 500 people died and more than 11,000 people became homeless, this condition brought some international donors committed to support. Countries such as Australia, Aljazair and USA offered their assistance to BNPB[17].

Government can handle by their own Even West Sumatra Governor and BNPB had been offered for international assistance during the emergency phase, they still believe they can handle Mentawai with their own resource. Therefore no international aid needed[18]. BNPB is confidence that there is no need for international volunteers since local volunteers are more skilled and work faster during the emergency, especially for Mentawai Islands. West Sumatra Governor also confidence that local government can handle the IDPs[17]. From the BNPB point of view many international donors put their own interest in their aid, therefore BNPB have to carefully select which international aid can be accepted[18]. Even though government still open for assistance during the emergency phase in other form such as food aid. Government will distribute it to the affected people. Government prefers to receive international aid during the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase. In responding Mentawai disaster, during the emergency phase the Government of Indonesia will not asking for international aid. But on the other hand will not reject international assistance if the aid is in-line with the government rules. This policy on not asking and not rejecting have other consequences will be discussed in the next paragraphs below. Also the policy to receive international assistance only during the rehabilitation and reconstruction will create difficulties for agencies as can be mentioned below.

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Difficulties on finding international donor One of the success key in finding donor is the momentum. In this case is the donor for the humanitarian operations for responding the disaster. The momentum has to be created soon as the disaster struck. As a nature of humanitarian operations the initiative should be commenced very early just after the disaster. This is important to save and help as many affected people as possible and in the same time to secure the continuity of the operations. It can be seen as in Mentawai response around 50 NGOs rushed to Mentawai for assessment. The number is excluded with agencies who came without coordination with local authorities and Recovery Network UNRC/HC. This assessment is important for the basis of the proposal the target and its activities will be relevant and applicable during the implementation. It always took time to process the proposal until the funding can be received. Some organizations can receive it as soon as they send the proposal while other agency has to wait for several months. But the key is timing. As we know that so many disaster nowadays there are so many agencies sending their proposal to request funding support. When the government declared that Mentawai can be handled directly by the provincial government, agencies pleading for international funding suddenly lost their relevance for intervention. Donors will look for other disaster where the government declaring that supporting response is needed and required. Soon after the Government of Indonesia stated that local resource was sufficient for responding the Mentawai disaster, Mentawai was immediately out of the donor’s radar. The agencies lost their timing also when the government declared that they will likely need the international donor in Mentawai later on in the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase. This approach will be difficult for many agencies since they need time until the program implementation on the field. There are some steps which agencies naturally have to follow i.e. assessment, proposal development and submission, donor approval, Memorandum of Understanding with the local government, recruiting of field staffs, selecting beneficiaries and then the program implementation. By understanding this long process prospective donors should be approached immediately after the disaster struck. Another momentum which should be considered on this effort is developing proposal before December. It is common in USA or in the European countries that agencies looking for funding around Christmas. To catch the Christmas spirit on giving, many agencies sending appeals to give for thousands of good causes[20]. Mentawai tsunami struck on October 25, 2010 and definitely it was a good timing to produce a proposal to be sent on November. As the result of the government policy, the agencies found difficulties on finding international aid. Another identified problem is that apparently some critical needs cannot be addressed properly. For one example is the construction of temporary shelter as will be mentioned below.

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“Perhaps PMI should reconsider and rethink

about the methods / approach used. Again,

should PMI feel difficult to meet the initial

target in the given time-frame and in the light

of the situation, the BNPB will take over the

work.” Harmensyah (West Sumatra BPBD)

January 19, 2011

Effect on government policy to the temporary shelter As earlier mentioned in Chapter 2.1, the Governor, local government and BNPB prioritized to secure the basic needs in 4 areas. One of the areas of intervention is temporary shelter. The temporary shelters are currently under construction. As per October 2010, total temporary shelters needed are 1,297 unit and BNPB committed to build 512 units in Pagai Utara and Sipora Selatan while PMI committed to build 516 units in Pagai Selatan. BNPB and PMI are confident to complete the construction before Christmas 2010. BNPB through PT Waskita Karya and supported by the TNI - Den Zeni Tempur-2 Korem 032/Wirabraja already finished 450 unit. Meanwhile PMI, confident with their proven success method in Padang Pariaman following the 2009 earthquake disaster in West Sumatra, is using the same approach in Mentawai. In Padang Pariaman,PMI and IFRC completed their commitment of building more than 13,000 unit temporary shelter, which makes the 516 unit looks very small. Therefore the temporary shelter target in Mentawai during the emergency phase looks achievable; and from the government point of view no international aid needed. But the actual progress by the timethis report is written on late January 2011, PMI has only completed 23 units of temporary shelter while roughly another 325 units are still under construction. During the general coordination meeting in Padang on January 19, 2011 BPBD invited agency to be prepared to take over the job if PMI cannot deliver their commitment by end of February 2011. It is important to understand why PMI progress was very slow compared to their earlier project which is 25 times bigger. And also it is important to understand why the government changed their policy in January 2011 by requesting international aid intervention even before the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase. In the Padang Pariaman project, PMI was not alone as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) led their temporary shelter team. IFRC with their long term experience and strong infrastructure had proven their ability to complete more than 13,000 temporary shelters as per agreed schedule. But in this project IFRC is not supporting the PMI Mentawai team. PMI is in-line with the government policy of not asking support from international donor , while on the other hand IFRC cannot support if there is no request for assistance. On October 2010, Catholic Relief Service (CRS) came to Mentawai and willing to support the temporary shelter work. CRS had completed 11,319 temporary shelters in Padang Pariaman District and Agam District. Knowing that international support was not welcomed, CRS then withdrew their plan. Other agencies also cancelled their plan due to the same reason.

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“All local and international agencies can

directly coordinate with local government but

it should be under coordination of UN and

using cluster system. For the time being

agencies will be led by UNRC/HC until UN

OCHA come to Padang”. Ade Edward

(PUSDALOPS PB) on the first coordination

meeting in Padang.

On the January 19, 2011 coordination meeting the current progress of the completed temporary shelter just achieved 5 % from the previous commitment to be completed before December 25, 2010. This condition gave immense pressure to BPBD which then turned to the BNPB take over the unfinished job.

2.3. Agencies Coordination in Padang and

Mentawai

Coordination in Padang and in Sikakap initiated on October 28, 2010, when agencies, facilitated by Recovery Network UNRC/HC, conducted the first meeting with BPBD. The coordination carried out by Recovery Network UNRC/HC was only temporary until UN OCHA came to Padang and Sikakap to taketheir role. Coordination in Padang is simpler than in Sikakap since in Padang the regular coordination is already in place. At that time there was still more than 50 agencies in Padang supporting the 2009 earthquake. While in Sikakap Recovery Network UNRC/HC team has set up coordination structure and mechanism with BPBD Mentawai. West Sumatra BPBD Province asked for assistance to handle the needs of agencies for coordination. Recovery Network UNRC/HC then supported BPBD to conduct coordination, as BPBD was overwhelmed with all efforts on search and rescue, logistic distribution, situation update and formulation on recovery strategy with the governor office. West Sumatra BPBD provided their office for UN OCHA to conduct coordination. This office was for general coordination meetings, working group meetings and provides any kind information on Mentawai status. Through this office, agencies can have the facilitation to connect PUSDALOPS PB and for administrative needs on mobilization to Mentawai. Those are some important initiatives and activities which were carried out during the emergency phase and early recovery phase as will be mentioned below. The initiatives and activities are provision of trusted and reliable information, promoting joint-effort initiative, activation on working group, and handover the working group leadership to local government.

Provision of trusted and reliable information In every emergency and relief phase, valid and trusted information is always very important to be provided. There should be a way that the government and agencies can have trusted, up-to-date situation from the affected area. During moment like this,

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information will be plenty but to choose on its validity is always a challenge. The information should be easy to access and can be used for information exchange as well. Therefore to address these needs Recovery Network UNRC/HC supported BPBD by providing a website for collecting and sharing all information regarding the Mentawai response. Every stakeholder can share information about resource and needs in www.mentawairesponse.org This website just created 5 days following the disaster, and in this website everyone can download maps, minutes of meetings, situation reports, contact list and other important information needed by all stakeholders. This information provided in bilingual i.e. in Bahasa Indonesia and in English. Following the website another communication tools i.e. the http://groups.google.com/group/mentawairesponse mailing list was created. Maintaining the website and the mailing list is a strenuous work since it is not only just uploading the information. The process starts from collection of information, checking its validity, analyzes and after it is confirmed then the uploading or sharing can be done. As a result of this by the end of November 2010, visitor from 42 countries, mainly Indonesia, Singapore and USA have sought information from the website. While for the mailing list more than 300 people find this mailing list is beneficial to their work and sees it as a reliable platform to sharing information. Maintaining this website and mailing list does not meant to hinder other to provide such information system like this. But it is merely to provide trusted and reliable information, and can be use for coordination tools. Therefore it is important to provide such communication tools as soon as possible that every stakeholder can rely on.

Promoting joint-effort initiative Most agencies already work in West Sumatra following the 2009 earthquake disaster have generally understood the government system, local resource and also have the experience in working together with other agencies. The cooperation has been started in working groups months back. One of the uniqueness of West Sumatra recovery is the joint effort and combined strategic program. It is beyond on just avoiding competition amongst agencies or overlapping program but it is more on how agencies can interact and maximizing their relationship to produce better program. Way back to a year ago these initiatives started from the Shelter Cluster then continued with the Shelter Working group. The joint effort initiative then replicated to other working group and other programs. For instance is the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group. In September 2010 DRR Working Group carried out a training program. The “Training for Facilitators” program was carried out and with collaboration of 11 organizations; some of them are Save the Children, Mercy Corps, Jamari Sakato and IDEA.

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This time on responding Mentawai, the joint efforts again become an important issue for most of the agencies involved. This initiative was discussed in the coordination and working group meetings and clearly seen on the program implementation. For example, the spirit of joint effort can be seen in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Working Group, 6 agencies have worked together: Church World Service (CWS), Arche NoVa, Surfaid, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mercy Corps, and Plan International to provide water supply and latrine construction at various Internally Displaced Person (IDP) concentrations in Pagai Selatan. Per 15 December 2010, Arche Nova has completed the construction of 18 latrines in KM37, while CWS and Surfaid have provided bladders and water tanks for water storage and IOM supported by providing truck for water distribution. On other sector, cooperation and the spirit of working together is also evident. In health and psychosocial working group, communication and cooperation between members is also very good, organizations willing to cooperate and support each other[21]. As shown above those agencies are reducing their labors by combining their resource to deliver the program. This joint effort should be developed even in the very beginning of the work. The needs of joint effort will bigger in the larger program such the rehabilitation and the reconstruction, as the challenge will be bigger and complex. The joint effort formation is one of the parameter to see the effectiveness of the coordination. Again, in the chapter 4, the joint effort will be discussed especially in relating to intersect the government program.

Activation of working groups In the field level, at Sikakap, the joint effort amongst various humanitarian agencies has shown significant improvement. Most organizations showed cooperation and willingness to work together. By the end of 2010, 7 working groups have been established[22]. Those working groups are:

Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) consists of Arche NoVa (focal point), Mercy Corps, Surfaid, , CWS, IOM, Mercy Corps, and Plan International.

Health consists of Surfaid (focal point) Caritas Kelompok Bakti Kasih Kemanusiaan(KBKK), MDS, Puskesmas Sikakap, Aksi Cepat Tanggap, Cipta Fondasi Komunitas (CFK), Ibu Foundation, Posko Gereja Kristen Protestan Mentawai (GKPM),

Psychosocial consist of Ibu Foundation, CFK, MDS and Plan International

Logistic/Transportation IOM (focal point), World Food Program (WFP), Green Music Foundation (GMF) and Surfaid

Telecommunication consists of WFP, Surfaid, Yayasan Air Putih, and Telecomm Sans Frontier (TSF)

Livelihood Cluster consists of CDRM & CDS, READY - Mercy Corps, YCM, and Plan Indonesia - Yayasan Tanggul Bencana Indonesia (YTBI

Education Cluster consists of Plan International, CDRM & CDS.

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“SKPD is expected to start performing its role

leading coordination which has been initiated

by the humanitarian agencies” Harmensyah

(West Sumatra BPBD) January 19, 2011

The role of Recovery Network UNRC/HC was to facilitate the establishment of these working groups. By understanding the need for cooperation these working groups were formed. Agencies choose their focal points and focal point lead the regular coordination to discuss identified problems and conduct cooperation to address the issues.

Handover the working group leadership to local government All working group members are aware that their presence in Mentawai is only temporary. Their support to the local government is not meant to replace the role and the responsibility of the local government. Soon the local government will take over all initiatives and effort to continue the program. Therefore the transfer of leadership has to be carried out from agency led to the government led. In every working groups meeting in Mentawai, the local government always invited. Ideally the condition should be the other way around that the local government invited agencies for coordination activities. Though it has been requested frequently for the government to provide a focal point to lead agencies working group, almost none ever attended meeting and discussion with the agencies. Except on the end of January 2011, the District Education Office in Sikakap, Mentawai, has initiated and invited agencies for a coordination meeting in the Education Sector[22]. During the coordination meeting in Padang, the agencies requested the local government on more involvement. This is to ensure smooth transfer on the ownership and responsibility to the local government.

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3.1. The IDP and the relocation

The affected people whose houses were swept away due to tsunami are now living in tents. The location of their tents are near to the temporary shelter which currently under construction. According to the Decree of the Bupati of Mentawai number 188.45-320/2010 regarding the establishment of the relocation area for temporary shelter for the tsunami affected household, there are 2,072 families to be relocated. Those number are including families who were not directly affected by the disaster but willing to relocate. Below are the relocation area and the number of families who will inhabit the new area according to the Bupati’s decree mentioned above.

Sub-district Relocation area Household

Pagai Selatan

KM 27 Jl. Poros Pagai Selatan 290

KM 2-7 Logpon Lakkau 285

KM 37 - 40 and 41-46 Jl. Poros Pagai Selatan 361

Pagai Utara

KM 4 Trans Kaikako Jalur 8 141

KM 17 Jl. Poros Pagai Utara 217

KM 2 Logpon Lakkau and behind previous settlement 89

Sikakap

KM 5 and behind previous settlement 76

Sipora Selatan KM 4-9 Berilou 613

2,072

According to the Rencana Aksi Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi Pasca Bencana Serta Percepatan Pembangunan Wilayah Kepulauan Mentawai Provinsi Sumatera Barat tahun 2011 – 2013 (RENAKSI)[7] those IDP should not live in tents any longer than 2 months. It means that the temporary shelter should be completed by December 2010. Meanwhile the permanent shelter should be completed within 2 years. The permanent shelter will be located near to the temporary shelter. In the field level there are still some negotiations between the local government and the community and with the contractor on the exact relocation area for the temporary

3. SUPPORTING THE IDP ON THE

RELOCATION AREA

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Fig. 3.1 IDP tents at KM 37 Pagai Selatan

shelter. For instance, in Sipora Selatan, relocation at KM 4 has not been socialized because the communities suggested to slightly shifted the site in regard to some aspects, like proximity to water resources. While in Pagai Utara, at KM 17, PT Waskita Karya informed that the area should be shifted because of the narrow roadbed, but the government still suggested to remain at KM 17.

But now the affected households already living in tents for more than 3 months; therefore IDPs’ problems and the condition of the relocation sites become the major issues and they need to be managed rapidly. In the section below, problem and challenges will be discussed including how the agencies

trying to support the government and the affected households. Some initiatives and efforts already carried out by the agencies. These efforts should be continued by the local government since the presence of the agencies is only temporary.

3.2. Problems, challenges and solutions

The Vice Bupati of Mentawai mentioned that there are 4 major issues that should be addressed very soon to support the IDPs. The local government, as mentioned by the Vice Bupati, is overwhelmed with the situation and need support from agencies. The problems which have to be addressed very soon are: transportation, telecommunication, health service (medical team and health service management) and WASH. Below are those problems and also some efforts already carried out by agencies addressing those challenges.

Transportation Prior to earthquake and tsunami, Mentawai has been an isolated area. There is no proper road constructed in Mentawai, the people mainly use sea access by using speed boats. Due to the fact that the coastal populations were relocated to areas on higher

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Fig. 3.2 IBU foundation staffs crossing the channel from Polaga to Sikakap

location, lines of transportation have shifted from the sea to land transportation. However, the road is not accessible; the condition even gets worse when it rains. Nowadays there is no dedicated road transportation for passengers in Pagai Selatan. There are 6 dangerous points to pass by any vehicle on the land on Pagai Selatan KM 0 – KM 44. It causes the distribution plan could not be carried out on time and endanger anyone who is using the road transportation. All efforts on supporting the IDPs such as distribution of logistic and relief materials as well as medical evacuation are frequently hampered due to the road condition. This is also happening in Pagai Utara. Those agencies supporting the transportation are willing to add more cars in their fleet. But due to the poor condition of the road some agencies found difficulties to rent vehicles. The vendor would not allow their car to be used in a road with such condition.

Transportation by sea also has its challenges. Other than bad weather, minimum transport-ation means also one of the big issues. For instance, no proper pontoon boat available to cross from Polaga (Pagai Selatan) to Sikakap. If agencies want go to Pagai

Selatan to work in IDP camps and

depart from their office in Sikakap they have to use small boats. In the general coordination meeting, BPBD was suggested to advise local government to provide proper pontoon boat since in the future the traffic would be higher.

Telecommunication There is lack of communication equipments so that it restrains coordination: if the local government needs to coordinate with agencies, it should be conducted on-site because the communication lines do not function well; there is no signal in a distance of 5 miles away. The communication lines just cover Sikakap and its surrounding areas. The communication equipments are significant to support coordination in Mentawai. Recovery Network UNRC/HC and Vice Bupati of Mentawai had requested Telkomsel to install more repeater so all working area can be covered. For the internet connection, Yayasan Air Putih, supported by IndosatM2 has installed 2 internet connections. The terminals are at Sikakap and at CWS and Arche Nova base camp at KM 37. Recovery Network UNRC/HC had requested BPBD to provide internet

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Fig. 3.3 KM44 refugees are washing

and bathing in the nearby pond

connection which needed by all agencies to work during early recovery program and the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase. The service of Yayasan Air Putih will be ended by the end of February 2011.

Health service On early December 2010, there has been identified some contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, measles, and diarrhea. Agencies also found acute respiratory infection and skin problems especially among children. Vice Bupati of Mentawai needs support from Province Health Office so that some doctors and nurses are available at Puskesmas. Some patients at some relocation points are recommended to Puskesmas, but there is no doctor and sufficient medical equipments there. The existing doctors are from agencies who are working on IDP camps. For instance:

Caritas team established a medication post at KM37 and make regular visits to KM39 and KM41.

CFK has 2 doctors and 1 nurse and carry out some activities in Pagai Utara, KM 4 Trans Taikako and surrounding areas.

GKPM have 4 doctors, 2 doctors in Pagai Utara/Trans Taikako and 2 doctors at KM 27 and surrounding areas.

Surfaid medical team focuses their activities largely in Sipora Selatan, they found significant case of acute respiratory infection, severe acute malnutrition and diarrhea.

(perhaps date and duration of service of the above-mentioned health support should be mentioned, since there has been no committment of medical staffs/health service made beyond December 2010—to date as far as we know only 1 doctor stays in Sikakap from IBU Foundation; duration of service unknown)

WASH On early December 2010, the IDPs have stayed for quite a long time at the relocation sites, while WASH facilities were not adequate. This condition potentially causes serious diseases, like typhus, diarrhea, dengue fever, and so forth. For instance, in areas around the relocation sites of Muntei Baru Pagai Utara communities, diarrhea is found especially among children and the number of the case is quite significant. It is suspected that this problem arises due to lack of WASH facilities at the site. The other problem is the unavailable of fresh water as happens at KM 37 and KM 27 Pagai Selatan. Therefore to address those problems, agencies carry out some activities as follows:

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Construction of latrine, for instance is under progress at KM 39 – KM 44 by Mercy Corps. While Arche NoVa built 2 simple latrines with the capacity of 8 rooms at KM 37 near the camp of Asahan communities. But the progress was not satisfactory due to less participation with the community.

Rain water harvesting, Arche NoVa has built some rain water harvesting system and also has distributed the materials to IDPs at KM 37 (Asahan and Purorogat).

Provision of fresh water, Arche Nova dan CWS decided to distribute two kinds of water: fresh water and drinking water. Water tank (supported by Surfaid) will be used for drinking water, and bladder (CWS properties) will be used for fresh water. The initial operation will serve two distribution points, i.e. KM37 and KM 32. Meanwhile dug well will be build at KM 44 by Mercy Corps.

Provision of water tanks, Plan International and CWS on their joint program are planning to provide 2 water trucks in Pagai Selatan. Arche Nova supply water tanks as well.

(plan cancelled, all machines are used in Pariaman instead; the organization is planning to sent 2 more machines in the future for Mentawai, but still not fixed yet)

Clean water installation, Public Works/PDAM already developed master plan for clean water system for all concentration point of relocation area. They will share the plan to all agencies.--> already shared during the WASH coordination meeting on December 15 in Sikakap where PDAM representative guaranteed that 1 week after the completion of T-Shelters in Pagai Utara (which at that time is already around 80%), government’s work on latrines and water piping system will be started. No evident of such promise up until this day since IDPs in Pagai Utara are still without proper sanitation support up to this moment.

This WASH program still have challenge which has to be addressed i.e. the community participation. The community has requested to construct pedestal for water tank and bladder also to build rain water harvesting. Based on Arche NoVa experience there was no people at KM 37 worked on it even what has been built was lost. Agencies have to find way to encourage community participation.

3.3. The strategy to support IDP on the relocation

area

To support the IDP on those relocation sites Recovery Network UNRC/HC draw strategy which communicate to all agencies to gain support. This strategy mainly based the activities which agencies can carry out and in the same time can save their well being. This is to ensure the health and safety of all agencies staff will be fulfilled when they are working in the relocation camp. Firstly, agencies are encouraged to collaborate and focus their operation in KM 37 considering the access that is easier than other locations and that the area is already

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open and no need of further land clearing work. Other urgent location is KM 44 and 27 of Pagai Selatan. Secondly, provision of latrine and fresh water will be the priority. This is to ensure the IDP locations have sufficient sanitation system to protect them from contagious diseases. This is to protect agencies staff from potential illness which might be already occurred in the camp. Provision of communication system i.e. internet connection will be the next priority. UNRC/HC had requested Yayasan Air Putih to provide internet connection at KM 37. This is to ensure communication will work well since some agencies already planned to be posted in KM 37. Those are 3 priorities that Recovery Network UNRC/HC shared to all agencies and as mentioned on the chapter 3.2 above these initiatives have been implemented. Other needs on mobile communication already discussed with Telkomsel while the need for better transportation already discussed with BPBD. Cellular phone network and road transportation are clearly outside of agencies work in Mentawai. The strategies mentioned above have to be carried out as soon as possible. Beside to provide better living condition for the IDP, it can be a foundation for government so they may continue this effort.

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4.1. Government early recovery program

Government (BNPB) early recovery program in Mentawai is the first early recovery program which carries out by Government of Indonesia. Currently other early recovery program is still on the development i.e. Merapi, Central Java. This program was presented for the first time in Padang was on January 4, 2011. This program will be carried out from January to February 2011, but it is likely will be extended until April 2011. The budget for this early recovery program is amounting USD 1,554,000. This program covers 4 sectors i.e.: Shelter, Social, Economy and Cross-sector. The outline of the program is as follows:

Shelter sector o Facilitation for temporary shelter management o Discussion for the socialization of resettlement o Training skills for house, clean water facility and latrine construction

Social sector o Education

Support on school fee and education equipment for affected elementary/Junior high/ Senior high school

School based risk analysis

School based disaster risk reduction o Health

Provision of health service for affected people

Provision of aditional food for toddler

Revitalization of village clinic

Community empowerment for healthy environtment

Formulation of contingency plan for Health officials o Religion / agama

Recovery on community religious activities o Social institution

Stimulus for family food security

Advocacy for gender mainstreaming

Productive economy sector o Agriculture: Empowerment of farmer group o Fishery: Empowerment of fishermen enterprise o Industry and commerce: Empowerment for small and medium industry o Cooperative: Empowerment for kiosk

4. AGENCIES RESPONSE ON INTERSECTING

GOVERNMENT EARLY RECOVERY PROGRAM

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Cross-sector o Governance

Revitalization of government basic service function through coordination meeting

Revitalization of demographic data and

Contingency Plan for governance

Formulation, capacity building and implementation of local disaster management

o Environment

Post-disaster environment friendly life style education Most of the programs are capacity development and education. BNPB wants to ensure that Mentawai BPBD and local government offices are ready when BNPB initiate the rehabilitation and reconstruction program. Moreover, Government of Indonesia is planning to continue the effort to the acceleration for Mentawai development. Nowadays Mentawai it looks like an isolated area which its development is considerably left behind if compare to their neighbor in West Sumatra province. The total budget for whole program from early recovery up to the acceleration is amounting USD 122,000,000. The program will be until 2013.

4.2. Agencies response

When this early recovery program launched on the beginning of January, agencies already developed joint effort program in Mentawai. UNRC/HC had communicated to the BNPB and BPBD that it would be better if agencies can find the opportunities to intersect this program, since some of the agencies already have resources for trainers and some training materials are available from the previous program in West Sumatra. Agencies currently in the field can also have the benefit from stronger interaction with the local government and the community through this early recovery program. The joint effort, which previously only amongst agencies, now will find a new platform to work together with the local government. Therefore Recovery Network UNRC/HC shared this opportunity to every agency and if there are organizations interested to support this program they can fill their plan in the simple matrix circulated by Recovery Network UNRC/HC. This idea also have been discussed to local government that there will be a lot of benefit if agencies can support the early recovery program. The benefits are that local government can be strengthened through joint effort support from agencies, while on the other hand smooth transition on coordination for relief work which currently led by agencies to the government-led recovery and development activities can be carried out. Agency response on government’s early recovery program for Mentawai is intended to integrated humanitarian organization’s plans with government programs in order to

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maximize impact and reveal opportunities on long-term development program. In the integrated program each party can fill its core strength. For instance in training program, agencies can provide facilitators and trainers, while local government can provide logistic and facilities. Then when the program turns to be successful, it can be replicated in other area with the same module. The agency response also intended to minimizing gaps and finding synergy among agencies’ program. After this opportunity has been shared to agencies, the response was encouraging. There were 13 agencies sent their plan on intersecting the government plan. West Sumatra BPBD encouraged Mentawai BPBD and all local government office to integrated those agencies’ programs in their plan. Moreover West Sumatra BPBD requested local government to provide operation center for agencies provided with internet connection. The detail program of agencies can be seen at the annex, Agencies response to early recovery program.

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Every agency and also government offices put enormous effort on responding the Mentawai disaster. No one realized before that so many obstacles hampered the progress in helping the affected household in Mentawai. The challenges came from the weather, the geographical condition and poor infrastructure several times which was blocking the emergency effort. There are some encouraging aspects on the 3 months following the disaster. Firstly is the well proven solidity of agencies, resulted in strong joint effort. The challenge was considerably big, but agencies share the burden and share their resource to achieve their program. Moreover agencies are agreed on strategic direction on how addressing the challenges to help the IDPs. The joint effort amongst agencies is the fruit of coordination and good relationship which was started few months back when agencies are working on West Sumatra recovery following the 2009 earthquake. Second, in developing early recovery program there is a strong mutual respect and spirit of cooperation amongst agencies and the provincial and the district government. This spirit is the result of understanding everyone’s competence and the needs to get support and share the resource. Rebuilding Mentawai would be very difficult if the link and interaction between stakeholders is loose. By maintaining this cooperation everyone can hope that their program can work well and for agencies can serve more people due to support from partners and government. There is important part which unclear during this document being written i.e. the permanent shelter. What will be the agencies and communities participation still a big question. As a humanitarian or development organization, every agency put their concern on the impact of permanent shelter provision. The affected households should not just receive only the infrastructure but they should develop their capacity and their life. Therefore it is important for every agency to anticipate on this program and work together to provide advocacy to the government and to the community.

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

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[12] Puailiggoubat,“Sejarah Relokasi di Mentawai” Desember,2010, http://www.puailiggoubat.com/?kanal=berita&id=6747

[13] Kompas, "Suku Mentawai: Hak Komunal yang Hilang" November 11, 2010 [14] Keputusan Bupati Kepulauan Mentawai Nomor: 188.45-320 Tahun 2010 [15] Tempo interaktif, "Pemerintah Akan Relokasi Penduduk Mentawai", Oktober 30, 2010. [16] Singgalang, Relawan Mentawai Mulai Ditarik, November 3, 2010 [17] Okezone, Pemerintah Tolak Bantuan Asing untuk Mentawai

Oktober, 27 2010 http://news.okezone.com/read/2010/10/27/340/386962/pemerintah-tolak-bantuan-asing-untuk-mentawai

[18] Detiknews, BNPB Nilai Bantuan Asing Belum Perlu di Mentawai November 1, 2010, http://www.detiknews.com/read/2010/11/01/184637/1481904/10/bnpb-nilai-

bantuan-asing-belum-perlu-di-mentawai [19] BNPB: Bantuan Relawan Asing Tidak Perlu, November 2, 2010

http://www.metrotvnews.com/read/newsvideo/2010/11/02/116147/BNPB-Bantuan-Relawan-Asing-Tidak-Perlu

[20] Gani Aldashev, "How to organise an alms bazaar" July 10, 2007, http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/366

[21] Andreas Saragih. UNRC/HC. Mission report, November 30, 2010 [22] Andreas saragih, UNRC/HC, January 2011 report.

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Fig. 1.1 Earthquake and tsunami affected areas at Mentawai Islands

Source: Bappenas and BNPB, “Rencana Aksi Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi Pasca Bencana Serta Percepatan Pembangunan Wilayah Kepulauan Mentawai Provinsi Sumatera Barat tahun 2011 – 2013”. December 2010

Fig.1.2 Distance from Padang to disaster affected area Source: Bappenas and BNPB, “Rencana Aksi Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi Pasca Bencana Serta Percepatan Pembangunan Wilayah Kepulauan Mentawai Provinsi Sumatera Barat tahun 2011 – 2013”. December 2010

Fig.1.3 Distance of Pagai Selatan Island to Padang and to Muko-Muko Source: http://lentrasystems.blogspot.com

Fig.1.4 Location of the most affected tsunami area and PMI aid post at Muko-Muko Source: http://lentrasystems.blogspot.com Fig.2.1 NGO staffs and volunteers queuing to board the ship to Mentawai at Teluk

Bayur Padang seaport 40 hours following the disaster. Source: Arwin Soelaksono

Fig. 3.1 IDP tents at KM 37 Pagai Selatan Courtesy of Madrina Mazhar

Fig. 3.2 IBU foundation staffs crossing the channel from Polaga to Sikakap Courtesy of Bambang Febriandi Wibowo

Fig. 3.3 KM44 refugees are washing and bathing in the nearby pond Courtesy of Andreas Saragih

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1. Disaster Response and reConstruction http://www.disaster-response.cc 2. Humanitarian Papers http://humanitarianpapers.blogspot.com 3. Mentawai Response http://www.mentawairesponse.org I would like to acknowledge the inputs and support from my colleagues in Recovery Network UNRC/HC, Zulfa Ermiza and Andreas Saragih so this lessons learned can be produced.

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FURTHER READINGS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

ANNEX

Agency Response for Mentawai on

Government Early Recovery Program

No Activities / Uraian KegiatanType of support / jenis

dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

1 Shelter sector /sektor perumahan

aFacilitation for temporary shelter management (Fasilitasi

untuk pengelolaan hunian sementara)

DIAN INSANIHammer, saw, chisel

(Martil, gergaji, pahat)68 HH Sioban 17-21 Jan 2011

SURFAID

Provision of shelter

materials and assistance

(penyediaan material dan

assistensi untuk masyarakat

dalam perencanaan dan

pembangunan hunian

mereka sendiri)

1511Berilou, Bosua, Masokut,

Gobik

November 2010 -

May 2011

Community based

approach (Pendekatan

berbasis masyarakat)

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Provision of equipments:

Genset, Ketam, Circular Saw

for woodworking. Those

equipments are not for

personal but for village. For

each family, HFH provides

constrcution amterial such

23 HH

Dusun Gobik, Desa

Bosua, Kec. Sipora

Selatan

January-March

2011

Habitat shoulder the

operating cost for

gasoline, lubricants for 2

monts until March 2011

b

Discussion for the socialization of resettlement (Musyawarah

untuk sosialisasi rencana pemukiman kembali penduduk

/relokasi)

SURFAID

Facilitation and

accompaniment (fasilitasi

dan pendampingan)

1511Berilou, Bosua, Masokut,

Gobik

November 2010 -

December 2010

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Build evacuation road to tne

new location as community

plan

23 HH

Dusun Gobik, Desa

Bosua, Kec. Sipora

Selatan

January-March

2011

c

Training skills for house, clean water facility and latrine

construction (Pelatihan ketrampilan membangun rumah,

fasilitasi air bersih dan jamban)

ARCHE NOVA

Construction of clean water

facilities and latrine

(pembangunan fasilitas

latrine dan supply air)

Still under

assessment

(Masih dalam

assessment)

Maurau, Muntei kecil,

Muntei besar, Sabiret,

Eruparabuat, and other

locations still under

assessment

January - Mid April

2011

CWS

Training for well diggers

and concrete well-ring

(Pelatihan tukang pembuat

sumur gali dan pembuatan

buis beton)

150Pagai Utara & Pagai

SelatanFebruary 2011

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

Page 1

No Activities / Uraian KegiatanType of support / jenis

dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

MERCY CORPS

Water storage, shallow

wells and latrine

construction (Pembangunan

penampungan air, sumur

dangkal dan latrine)

5497Pagai Utara, Pagai

Selatan, Sipora Selatan

January-October

2011

HABITAT FOR HUMANITYBuilding house construction

training23 HH

Dusun Gobik, Desa

Bosua, Kec. Sipora

Selatan

January-March

2011

MITRA PEDULI

Provision of facilitator for

hygiene promotion and

appropriate technology

(Fasilitator/training kesling

dan teknologi tepat guna)

diwakili tiap

Ruhan/50 Orang

Sipora, Pagai Utara dan

Selatan

Januari - Februari

2011

Operational cost from the

government (Biaya

pelaksanaan dari PEMDA)

11 units of temporary

Public Toilet in Relocation

Camps (11 unit MCK

sementara di titik relokasi

IDP)

360 Households/

1257 people

PAGAI SELATAN: Muntei

Besar, Sabbiret,

Eruparaboat, Asahan,

and Purorogat (target

planning)

January-March

2011

Partner implementation is

Arche noVa/Final

Preparation (Berpartner

dengan Arche Nova--

dalam proses finalisasi)

Provision of water through

water trucking activity in

tsunami relocation sites

(Penyediaan air melalui

"water-trucking" di titik

relokasi IDP)

549

Households/2027

people

PAGAI SELATAN : KM-

27, KM-37, KM-39, KM-

41, KM-44

December 2010-

February 2011

Partner Implementation

is CWS (Berpartner

dengan CWS)

Training for earthquake

resistant construction,

hygiene education to be

provided by SAI Health

program (Pelatihan tentang

bangunan tahan gempa,

pendidikan promkes akan

diberikan oleh program

kesehatan SAI)

1511Berilou, Bosua, Masokut,

Gobik

March - August

2011

SURFAID

PLAN

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No Activities / Uraian KegiatanType of support / jenis

dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

Provsion of clean water

facilities and hygiene

education (Penyediaan

sarana air bersih serta

pendidikan promosi

kesehatan)

5000

Sipora Selatan and Pagai

Selatan (limosua,

maonai, dan sekitarnya)

May 2011- Feb

2012

2 Social sector / sektor sosial

a Education / Pendidikan

i

Support on school fee and education equipment for affected

elementary/Junior high/ Senior high school (Bantuan biaya

sekolah dan peralatan untuk siswa SD/SMP/SMA terdampak)

PLAN

5 Temporary Schools for

Primary School (SD) and

Psychosocial Activities (5

unit sekolah dasar

sementara dan kegiatan

psikososial)

719 pupils and 22

teachers

PAGAI SELATAN: SDN 13

Bulasat, SDN 31 Bulasat,

SDN 04 Sabeugunggung

dan SDN 24 Malakopa;

PAGAI UTARA : SDN 33

Muntei Baru-Baru

January-March

2011

Partner implementation is

YTBI (Berpartner dengan

YTBI)

CDRM & CDRS

construction of a bamboo

school and provision of

school supplies (SDN 27

Filial Silabu), provision of

textbooks for students and

teachers (SDN 10, SDN 33,

SDN 26, SDN 27)

500 students and

teachers

Tumalei, Saumanganya,

Betumonga, Malakopak,

Limu, Purorogat

January - February

2011

iiSchool based risk analysis (Analisis risiko bencana berbasis

sekolah)

PLAN

Child Friendly Space

Activities (Tempat bermain

ramah anak)

254 children age 6-

16 years old in

Relocation Camps

(254 anak usia 6-

16 tahun di titik

relokasi IDP)

PAGAI SELATAN: KM-

27, KM-37, KM-41, KM-

44

January-March

2011

Partner implementation is

IBU Foundation

(Berpartner dengan IBU

Foundation)

SURFAID

Implementation of

community based disaster

risk reduction program

which will include targeting

schools (Implementasi

program mitigasi bencana,

termasuk didalamnya

keterlibatan sekolah)

various locations in

Mentawai (berbagai

lokasi di Mentawai)

March - November

2011

SURFAID

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

YEU Pemetaan ancaman,

kerentanan dan kapasitas

5 schools (5

sekolah)

5 villages (Taikako,

Betumonga, Bulasat,

Silabu, malakopa)

Up to Feb 2011

Preliminary activitiy to

support the school-based-

DRR program to be

implemented in the next

6 months (kegiatan awal

yang akan mendukung

program Pengurangan

Risiko Bencana berbasis

sekolah yang akan

dilaksanakan selama 6

bulan mendatang)

YAYASAN FIELD INDONESIAvulnerability action research

(riset kerentanan)100 jiwa

2 sekolah di (1) Dusun

Maonai Desa Bulasat

Kec. (2) Dusun Tumalai

Desa Silabu di Kec. Pagai

Selatan

Feb - June 2011

iiiSchool based disaster risk reduction /Pengurangan risiko

bencana berbasis sekolah (pemberdayaan)

SURFAID

implementation of

community based disaster

risk reduction program

which will include targeting

schools (Program

pengurangan resiko

bencana berbasis

masyarakat yang juga akan

menargetkan sekolah)

various locations in

Mentawai (berbagai

lokasi di Mentawai)

March - November

2011

YAYASAN FIELD INDONESIA

School preparedness on

disaster risk reduction

(Sekolah siaga bencana)

100 Jiwa

2 sekolah di (1) Dusun

Maonai Desa Bulasat

Kec. (2) Dusun Tumalai

Desa Silabu di Kec. Pagai

Selatan

Feb - June 2011

b Health / Kesehatan

i

Provision of health service for affected people (Penyediaan

layanan kesehatan umum utk masyarakat terdampak)

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No Activities / Uraian KegiatanType of support / jenis

dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

MITRA PEDULI

Preparing health, medical

as well as non-medical

staffs (Menyiapkan tenaga

medis, paramedis dan non-

medis)

Semua

masyarakat

Sipora, Pagai Utara dan

Selatan

Januari - Februari

2011

Operational, stipend,

accomodation and

transportaion cost for

participants are provided

by the government

(Operasional, honor,

akomodasi dan

transportasi ditanggung

PEMDA)

SURFAID

Surveillance, monitoring,

health education,

Distribution of mozzie nets

and supplementary food for

under 5s (Monitoring dan

pengamatan serta

pendidikan kesehatan,

distribusi kelambu serta

makanan tambahan untuk

balita)

5178

Sipora Selatan and Pagai

Selatan (limosua,

maonai, dan sekitarnya)

November 2010 -

November 2011

YEUMobile clinic (klinik

berjalan)46 patients Taikako Trans KM8

Sampai dengan

March 2011

Medical Assistance 1600 beneficiaries Mentawai Island

November 2010-

January 2011 (three

months)

Psychosocial First Aid

Training

172 participants

(nurses,midwives,

kaders,village and

church leaders)

Sikakap, KM. 37,

Saumanganyak

PFA I: 30 Dec, 1-2 Jan,

PFA II: 20-21 Jan, PFA

III: 10-11 Jan 2011

Safe Medical Evacuation

30 medical staff from

all 7 Puskesmas from

the three islands in

Mentawai who in turn

will establish the

Mentawai Crisis

30 participants from all the 7

Puskesmas in Mentawai

Islands were brought to Padang

for training

January 18-21,2011

Surya Palace, Padang

West Sumatra

iiProvision of aditional food for toddler (Penyediaan makanan

tambahan untuk balita)

IOM

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

MITRA PEDULI

Production of local-

ingredients-based

Supplementary food

(Pembuatan PMT berbasis

makanan lokal )

600 balitaSipora, Pagai Utara dan

Selatan

Januari - Februari

2011

Biaya pelaksanaan dari

PEMDA (Operational cost

from the Government)

SURFAID

Breastmilk substitute,

multivitamins and mung

beans (MP ASI,

multivitamin dan kacang

hijau)

5178

Sipora Selatan and Pagai

Selatan (limosua,

maonai, dan sekitarnya)

iii Revitalization of village clinic (Revitalisasi posyandu)

SURFAID

Trainings for POSYANDU

Cadres (Pelatihan bagi

kader POSYANDU)

200

Sipora Selatan and Pagai

Selatan (limosua,

maonai, dan sekitarnya)

Nov 2010 - Nov

2011

YEU

Risk, vulnerability and

capacity mapping

(Pemetaan ancaman,

kerentanan dan kapasitas)

5 units of

community health

center (5 pusat

kesehatan)

5 Villages (Taikako,

Betumonga, Bulasat,

Silabu, malakopa)

January-February

2011

Preliminary activitiy to

support health-

institutions-based-DRR

program to be

implemented in the next

6 months (kegiatan awal

yang akan mendukung

program Pengurangan

Risiko Bencana berbasis

institusi kesehatan yang

akan dilaksanakan pada 6

bulan mendatang)

ivCommunity empowerment for healthy environtment

(Pemberdayaan masyarakat untuk lingkungan sehat)

CWS

Hygiene promotion training

for health volunteers

(Pelatihan PHBS/Perilaku

Hidup Bersih dan Sehat

untuk Kader)

150Pagai Utara & Pagai

SelatanMarch - April 2011

DIAN INSANI

Distribution of toothbrush,

towel, soap and toothpaste

(Distribusi sikat gigi,

handuk, odol, sabun mandi)

68HH Sioban 17-21 Jan 2011

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

IBU FOUNDATION

Hygiene Promotion for

children and family

(Promkes/PHBS untuk anak

dan keluarga)

Still under

assessment

(Masih dalam

assessment)

Km 27 (sabiret) Km 37

(purourogat and

asahan/maurau), Km 39

(tapak/bake),km 41

(bulasat) and Km 44

(kinumbuk)

15 January - 31

January 2011

MERCY CORPSHygiene Promotion

(Promosi Kesehatan)4000

Pagai Utara, Pagai

Selatan, Sipora Selatan,

Sikakap

January-October

2011

MITRA PEDULI

Providing facilitators in

facilitating training for

health cadres (Fasilitator

untuk training bagi kader

kesehatan)

50 kader wakil

Ruhan

Sipora, Pagai Utara &

Selatan

Januari - Februari

2011

Operational cost from the

government (Biaya

pelaksanaan dari PEMDA)

SURFAID

Sanitation via CLTS (STBM)

approach (Program sanitasi

CLTS/Sanitasi Total Berbasis

Masyarakat)

5178

Sipora Selatan and

Pagai Selatan (limosua,

maonai, dan sekitarnya)

Nov 2010 - Nov

2011

YEU

Encouraging community

cooperation in cleaning the

neighborhood (gotong

royong warga untuk

membersihkan lingkungan)

150 Taikako Trans KM 8whenever needed

(bila dibutuhkan)

already conducted on

January 10, 2011 and will

be conducted again if

needed by the community

(kegiatan sudah

dilaksanakan pada

10/01/2011 dan bisa

dilakukan lagi bila

dibutuhkan masyarakat)

YAYASAN FIELD INDONESIA

Research on community

base health planning (riset

perencanaan kesehatan

berbasis masyarakat)

83 KK /326 jiwa

(1) Dusun Maonai Desa

Bulasat Kec. (2) Dusun

Tumalai Desa Silabu di

Kec. Pagai Selatan

Feb - June 2011

vFormulation of contingency plan for Health officials

(Penyusunan rencana kontingensi dinas kesehatan)

PLAN

Provision of Hygiene Kits

for Households (Penyediaan

perangkat kesehatan untuk

keluarga)

801 Households/

4025 People

Mapinang Utara, Muntei,

Pasapuat,

Pinairuk,Tumalei ,

Sabeugunggung;

Purorogat dan Sabiret

February 2011

logistic preparation

(dalam tahap persiapan

logistik)

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

SURFAID

Health officials are

welcomed to participate in

available related trainings

(Staff dinas kesehatan

dipersilakan mengikuti

pelatihan yang diadakan)

various locations around

Mentawai (berbagai

lokasi di Mentawai)

Nov 2010 - Nov

2011

Vi PSYCHOSOCIAL ACTIVITIES (PSA)

IBU FOUNDATION

Establish 6 CFS/children

friendly space, capacity

building local cadre for PSA,

PSA for children

(Membangun 6 CFS,

pengembangan kapasitas

bagi kader lokal dalam

bidang Psikosial; psikosial

anak)

659 children (3-16

years old)

KM 27 (Sabiret) KM 37

(Purourogat and

Asahan/Maurau), KM 39

(Tapak/Bake), KM 41

(Bulasat) and KM 44

(Kinumbuk)

11 January 2011 -

31 March 2011

SURFAID

Trauma healing, counselling

(Terapi trauma dan

konseling)

Targeted

beneficiaries : 3 -

12 year olds and

adults (Penerima

manfaat: anak

usia 3-13 tahun

serta orang

dewasa)

Sipora SelatanNov 2010 - 31 May

2011

YEU

Psychosocial activities for

children (Aktivitias

psikososial untuk anak)

125 children Taikako Trans KM 8January-February

2011

c Religion / agama

iRecovery on community religious activities (Pemulihan

kegiatan keagamaan masyarakat)

CWS

Psychosocial First Aid

training for GKPM Priests

(Pelatihan Psychosocial First

Aid untuk Pendeta GKPM)

30Pagai Utara & Pagai

Selatan40575

MITRA PEDULI

Providing facilitators for

spritual training and music

training (Fasilitator untuk

pelatihan spiritual/pelatihan

musik)

50 (semua rahan

terwakili)

Sipora, Pagai Utara &

Selatan

Januari - Februari

2011

Operational cost from the

government (Biaya

operasional dari PEMDA)

d Social institution / lembaga sosial

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

iStimulus for family food securit y (Stimulan untuk ketahanan

pangan keluarga)

DIAN INSANI

Distribution of rice, cooking

oil, milk, sugar, bread, and

eating utentsils (Distribusi

Beras, Minyak Goreng,

Garam, susu, Gula, Roti,

Kuali, Periuk, Gelas, Piring,

Cerek)

68HH Sioban 17-21 Jan 2011

MITRA PEDULI

Training on food technology

(Pelatihan teknologi

pangan)

50 (diwakili semua

rahan)

Sipora, Pagai Utara &

Selatan

Januari - Februari

2011

Operational cost from the

government (Biaya

pelaksanaan dari PEMDA)

YAYASAN FIELD INDONESIA

Research on family food

bank (Riset lumbung

pangan keluarga)

83 KK /326 jiwa

(1) Dusun Maonai Desa

Bulasat Kec. (2) Dusun

Tumalai Desa Silabu di

Kec. Pagai Selatan

Feb - June 2011

iiAdvocacy for gender mainstreaming (Penyuluhan

Pengarisutamaan gender)

KELOMPOK KERJA GENDERTraining and worskhop

(Lokakarya & pelatihan)

All related

governmental

offices (Seluruh

SKPD terkait)

Kab. Kep. Mentawai Feb - Maret 2011

3Productive economy sector / Sektor ekonomi

produktif

a

Agriculture: Empowerment of farmer group {livestock,

plantation, agriculure} (Pertanian: Pemberdayaan Kelompok

tani {Perternakan,Perkebunan,dan Pertanian})

DIAN INSANI

Distribution of hoe and

boots (Cangkul, Sepatu

Bot)

68HH Sioban 17-21 Jan 2011

MERCY CORPS

Cooking oil production,

Cacao Nursery and seedling

distribution, agriculture

input, agriculture kits, boat

distribution, training

(Produksi mnyak goreng,

pembibitan kelapa,

distribusi perahu, pelatihan

dan distribusi alat-alat

pertanian)

7000

Pagai Utara, Pagai

Selatan, Sipora Selatan,

Sikakap

January-June 2011

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

YAYASAN FIELD INDONESIA Food bank Field School 83KK/ 326 jiwa

(1) Dusun Maonai Desa

Bulasat Kec. (2) Dusun

Tumalai Desa Silabu di

Kec. Pagai Selatan

Feb - June 2011

CDRM & CDRS

Provide trainings on

sustainable agriculture for

women affected by tsunami,

provision of tools and seeds

for agriculture, facilitate

community on cacao and

patchouli oil farming,

150HH

Malakopak, Bulasat,

Ruamonga and

Bulakmonga

January - June

2011

bFishery: Empowerment of fishermen enterprise

(Pemberdayaan Usaha nelayan)

DIAN INSANI

Distribution of nylon, fishing

lines, hook (Distribusi

nilon, Tali Pancing, Mata

Pancing)

68HH Sioban 17-21 Jan 2011

c

Industry and commerce: Empowerment for small and

medium industry (Perindustiran dan Perdagangan:

Pemberdayaan Industri kecil menengah)

dCooperative: Empowerment for kiosk (Koperasi

Pemberdayaan usaha Perdagangan [Kios})

4 Cross-sector (lintas sektor)

a Governance (Pemerintahan)

i

Revitalization of government basic service function through

coordination meeting (Revitalisasi fungsi layanan dasar

pemerintah melalui rapat koordinasi)

MERCY CORPS

Coordination Meeting inter

Department (Rapat

koordinasi inter-

departemen)

200

Pagai Utara, Pagai

Selatan, Sipora Selatan,

Sikakap

January-June 2011

ii Revitalization of demographic data and system (Revitalisasi

sistem dan data kependudukan {pendataan ulang})

iiiContingency Plan for governance sector (Penyusunan

rencana kontingensi sektor pemerintahan)

MERCY CORPSTraining, workshop,

simulation (Pelatihan,

lokakarya dan simulasi)

200Pagai Utara, Pagai

Selatan, Sipora Selatan,

Sikakap

January-June 2011

iv

Formulation, capacity building and implementation of local

disaster management (Penyusunan, penguatan dan

penyelenggaraan PB Daerah)

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dukungan

Number of

people served /

jumlah orang

dilayani

Location / lokasiTimeline /

jangka waktuRemarks / komentar

Agency response for Mentawai Early Recovery phase January-February 2011 / Dukungan

NGO untuk fase Pemulihan Dini Mentawai Januari-Februari 2011

MERCY CORPSTraining and workshop

(Pelatihan dan lokakarya)100

Pagai Utara, Pagai

Selatan, Sipora Selatan,

Sikakap

January-June 2011

b Environtment (lingkungan hidup)

i Post-disaster environtment friendly life style education

(Pendidikan pola hidup ramah lingkungan pasca bencana)

YAYASAN FIELD INDONESIA

Research on environmental

friendly life style (Riset pola

hidup ramah lingkungan)

83 KK/326 jiwa

(1) Dusun Maonai Desa

Bulasat (2) Dusun

Tumalai Desa Silabu

Feb - June 2011

IOM

Providing transportation to

organizations and

government to distribute

relief items from Padang to

Mentawai, and within

Mentawai island. Up to date

IOM has provided 374

trucks and 114 cargo vessel

both from Padang and

Sikakap with total tonnage

1593MT goods.

61 organizations

Padang and Sikakap,

and all affected areas in

Mentawai

November to

March

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