Plan Indonesia’s

On going Urban Safe Schools ProjectLesson learned

“Disaster Risk Reduction Practitioners Workshop” Thailand, 13-14 November 2013

Yusra.tebe@plan-international.org

1.Overview of Plan Indonesia

2. General Overview of Urban Safe School Project 3. Why Jakarta?

4. The Project4.1. Objective, result, and period 4.2. Lesson learned 3.2. Challenges 3.6. What next

5. Q & A

Outline of presentation

We are:- A Child centered organization- Working in Indonesia for more than 44 years- With 333 staffs and annual budget of more than USD 15 million (2012) -Our areas of focus:

- Education, health, and well-being for young children- Inclusive education- Child protection and participation- Water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion- Youth economic empowerment- Disaster risk management-Mainly working in the rural parts of Indonesia, particularly in Central Java and Eastern part of Indonesia

Overview of Plan Indonesia

Over View of Urban Safe School

1.It is an innovative approach due to it focus on schools that situated within a population dense megacity, disaster-prone, and urban poor communities in Jakarta; and promote partnership with local partners

2.It is intention to fill in gaps and works to support schools to adhere to the Indonesia Government’s Guidelines for Implementation of Initiatives for Safe Schools and Madrasah, recently issued in 2012; as well as the Comprehensive School Safety Framework that being used at regional level.

3.To produce valuable findings and lessons learned for the safe school initiative in Indonesia

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1. 9.6 million people population (largest populated city in South East Asia, 13th in the world. Jabodetabek is 2nd largest in the world with popolation 27.9 million). Its Densely populated

2. 2.297.746 are children, with total primary school are 3.006

3. Center of economic and government administration for Indonesia

4. About 40% of the city is below sea level, and 13 natural rivers flow through the city from the south and drain into the Java Sea (UNISDR)

5. It is the most disaster prone area in Indonesia (flood, earthquake/tsunami, Fire, and tidal waves)

6. Poor early warning and emergency response systems (WB, Jakarta Case study)

7. Fun fact: world’s most active Twitter city!

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Why Jakarta ?

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The potential of eartquake 8,2 SR at south of west Java could cause tsunami with 10 meters high with arrival time are 20 after shock. The prediction of area

that affected are: south Java coustal & East Java

Tsunami simulation By National disaster management agency

Pelabuhan Ratu

Hazard: Earthquakes & tsunami

While for for 2012, there is 1.008 fire, and for 2013 are 486While for for 2012, there is 1.008 fire, and for 2013 are 486

The project.. Overall Objective:To increase access to safer school

learning environments for children in disaster prone urban communities

Expected Results:1.Children, teachers, and school

committees contribute to building a culture of school safety

2.Children, parents and community members have greater knowledge of school-based emergency preparedness actions

3.Best practices and learning from urban safe schools initiative are documented and disseminated

Project period is 3 Years starting March 1st 2013 to February 28th 2015

Total amount Budget: USD 491,535. Funded by Prudence Foundation Through Plan Hongkong

At the end of the project, each school will have

• Disaster preparedness teams• Completed risk assessments,

including structural assessment• Teachers trained on how to teach

DRR in school• A DRR action plan (integrated in

the school development planning) and implement it

• Able to organize emergency evacuation simulations

• Children actively advocating for safe schools

• Using child-centered approach

This project also aims to have....• A platform for teachers to share

learning and experiences• Education officials at

municipality level understand and able to apply the national safe school guidelines

• Collaboration with media for public awareness and outreach campaigns

• Research and documentation on urban risk programming in schools

• Structural assessment result on each school

• Learning events on safe schools at the national level

What we have learned so far ...

• Teacher and school principle more busy than rural setting

• Lot of extracurricular activity • The provincial department and disaster management

agency staff have basic knowledge on DRR• Its good to have an MoU between with Education

department at provincial level • Education department at provincial Level are very

supportive in supporting the project, formal and informal

• The provincial Education department has dedicate their staff to support and to get involved in monev

• Need to be more creative in organize the activity of safe school Vs regular activity at school

Total beneficiaries so Far

From Targeted: 20 school with Approximately 6,000 children's, 200 teachers and school administrators, 50 multi stakeholders, 15,000 community members

Challenges• Lack of participation from teacher In some schoool,

such as SDN Rawa Bunga Karang East Jakarta & SDN Kota Bambu 01 Pg Palmerah, West Jakarta. Its maybe because lack of knowledge from them

• Its hard to find suitable time to conduct some activity because school already have regular activity and because of the schedule of exam and final exam

• Changes of 3 school principal , so partners need to re-start the strategy and need to communication

• Few parent are fell afraid to give permission to their child to get involved in the safe school activity if the activity outside the school

What Next?• Organize structural assessments of 6 school for

the first year• Organize regular emergency evacuation simulations for

earthquake, flood, and fire at schools• Facilitate development of child-centered safe

schools action plans with the participation of children

• Adapt and disseminate child-friendly IEC materials on safe schools

• Intensive coordination and advocacy with relevant multi stakeholders

• Completion of trainings for teachers to roll-out curriculum modules on mainstreaming DRR education

• Organize cross learning visits between schools

Terima KasihThank You

Question?