Press Review for August 2007

(Baca Versi Bahasa Indonesia)

Although the tension is no longer as high as the early appearance, avian influenza still appears in some occasion. In Purbalingga, 2.270 chickens died with the indication of AI. The same indication appears in Sukabumi. In Bali, 3 people died as AI suspect. They are later on confirmed to be affected by AI. In Tangerang, one person died of AI. Bali is predicted to be next AI endemic area. Eight sub district in have been affected by this virus. Numbers of patient as AI suspect are now in the treatment of Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar.

Drought starts to affect several areas in Indonesia. Kekeringan mulai melanda beberapa wilayah. Farmers in Cirebon, Indramayu are worrying crop failed, if they plant cannot receive water in time. Drought has also happened in 22 districts of Central Java. The same problem is faced by farmers in Blitar, East Java. Aside from the weather, the reduction of water catchments area is the source of problem.

Still on weather effect, storm has damaged at least 600 hundreds houses and buildings in 6 villages in Bogor. Meanwhile, another storm hits coastal area in West Sumatera. Another disaster, flood, strike Halmahera district, North Maluku, destroying at least 176 houses. The total number of Morowali flood victims has reached 81 people. Evacuation will be held up to August 9th. The evacuation activity was obstructed by geographical difficulties, the same difficulties faced by health and sanitation aid distribution.

Earthquake still occurs in several areas in Indonesia. Bengkulu was facing a tectonic earthquake of 5.7 RS on Friday, August 3rd 2007, no casualties reported. Panic was felt on Jakarta and Bandung area due to an earthquake happened on Thursday midnight August 9th 2007. The same earthquake causing even bigger panic in Pangandaran area, people were worrying the possibility of tsunami as it happened last year. A 5.4 RS earthquake in Halsel has injured a child an damaged 41 houses.

Tuesday (14/8) Soputan Mountain in Minahasa erupted and spread dust. Houses and farm were covered by dust up to 2 cm high. In North Sulawesi Utara, as the alert level has increased. More than eight hundred people were evacuated to a safer area. Alert level in Gamalama Mountain in Ternate was also increased to Alert II.

International news, a 6.4 RS earthquake shake Shakalin, Rusia. Two people were dead. In Sudan, a number of 365.000 people have been affected by the flood happened for a month. The situation is predicted to be worse in the future because there is no indication that rain will stop nowadays. A 5.7 RS earthquake shake Taiwan, Thursday (9/8), no casualties reported. A short storm and torrential rain in New York has flooded the area and paralyzing transportation system in the city. Another storm and torrential rain happened Thursday (9/8) in China and Philippine, killed one person and evacuating hundreds of thousand people. Tens people were reported to be dead or missing in India and Bangladesh due to a big flood. Wednesday (1/8). India and Bangladesh government giving their best effort to distribute food and medicine aid in order to minimize the number of victims. Also caused by flood, North Korea is reported to plead for international assistance. The flood has killed hundreds of people, damaging plenty of houses and buildings.

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Satlinmas Penjaringan's Workshop

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As a follow up of the Governor Decree of DKI Jakarta number 96 year 2002, Lurah Penjaringan has appointed people who are becoming the member of Community Protection Unit (Satlinmas). These people will become the front liner in disaster preparedness in Kelurahan Penjaringan. In term of institutional strengthening of Satlinmas, ACF sees the importance to gather Satlinmas members in a workshop named Satlinmas Workshop of Penjaringan. Through the workshop, they are expected to increase the level of understanding and therefore be able to develop a fixed procedure (Protap) for disaster management in Kelurahan Penjaringan.

The workshop took place in Rudian Hotel, West Java, on July 20th – 22nd 2007.

The objectives of the workshop are to give more understanding on the legal base of disaster management activity, to introduce disaster and vulnerability concept in Penjariangan area, to give wider perspective on how disaster management in kelurahan level works, and to develop a fixed procedure for disaster management in Penjaringan.Fourty participants, coming from various organization (kelurahan staff, Satpol PP, Linmas, Kelruahan Board, Karang Taruna, PKK, and RT RW representative) join the workshop.

The agenda were:

• Participant’s deliverance in Kelurahan office
• Opening
• Introduction to disaster
• Legal base on the establishment of Satlinmas
• Discussion on Satlinmas’ issue
• The structure of Satlinmas
• Development of disaster management fixed procedure
• Follow up plan

Finishing all the agenda, participants proposed several actions as follow up:

• Continuation training for each division
• Replenishment of Satlinmas’ equipment
• Establishing regular meetings

Writer: Arde Wisben
Editor : Erma Maghfiroh
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh

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Press Review for July 2007

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News about flood gains a lot of attention. Happened on the last week of June, the intensity on number of victims has made mass media reported widely. On July 25th 2007, Kompas reported torrential rain in some parts of Kalimantan, Sumatera, and Sulawesi has caused flood and landslide Flood in Bungku Utara sub distict, Morowali, Central Sulawesi has collapsed 2 bridges, isolating 4 villages and forced thousand of people flee from their houses.The number of victims keeps increasing. The Jakarta Post July 24th 2007 reported 32 death and 5000 people displaced on this particular flood. Bakornas PB have sent aid consist od 4 units of rubber boat, 6 units of satellite phone, and 4 units of command tent. Social Department have sent 3000 sarong to disaster area. Difficult location has lead to a lack of medical officials in Flood Post. Aid distribution was also facing difficulties. The number of death toll has reached 70 people as July 26th 2007. Not only in Morowali, had flood also happened in Tapanuli Selatan sub district, killed 3 people. Flood in Agam and Pasaman Barat, West Sumatera has caused 150 people flee from their houses. Another floods happened in Poso – Central Sulawesi, Jorong sub district – South Kalimantan, City of Tolitoli - Central Sulawesi. Meanwhile, 1000 flood victims on Aceh tamiang sub district, NAD on late 2006, were still living in evacuation tent.

Increased activity of Gamhonara Mountain was seen. As of Tuesday (10/7) 15 low explosions recorded. Up to 844 people from 8 villages in mountain hill has been evacuated. Up to Saturday (14/7) all evacuee remained in the evacuation zone even though the mountain activity has seen to be decrease mean while, 5.8 RS earthquake shakes Aceh Singkil Tuesday (24/7) night. Frightened people run out of their houses. Earthquake was also happened in Ternate Sea, on 6.6 RS.

Avian Influenza appears again. AZ, six year old boy from Cilegon, died infected by AI. Other disease, Chikunguya, attack Cilegon. Twenty Eight 28 citizen of Sumampir Timur village, Purwakarta affected. Five families in Ceger Kaum village, Cikarang Timur, were also affected by Chikunguya. In Jambi, 24 citizens on Mendalolaut village were positively infected by Chikunguya. Mean while, people in West Java are asked to be alert of TBC, because in 2005 this disease has hilled 429 orang, with 44.000 new patients every year. Muntaber attacked Tangerang regency, Banten, on northern side. Up to Friday (13/7), three victims have died before they even arrived in the Tangerang hospital. From Central Sulawesi, 16 out of 60 diarrhea patients died within the last month.

Water deficit is still an issue in the capital. Report shows that water supply deficit in the capital has reach 36 million meter cubic per year from total number of water demand of 400 million meter cubic Still in Java island, 13 sub districts in Magelang regency are in drought prone during the dry season. A total of 109 villages in 12 sub districts in Brebes regency were also in drought prone.

Mangrove forest in southern coast of Jakarta has decreased time after time. Whereas planting and rehabilitation mangrove are believed to be useful for saving coastal area from the effect of global warming.

International news, England was busy with the flood, which stated as the worst since last 60 years. In China, 69 mine worker in Henan Province trapped on flood, Sunday (29/7). More than 66,.3 million people in China has been affected by flood and landslide happened in the last 2 weeks. Hot wave in Hongaria has killed 500 people. One Indonesian was injured on big earthquake on Nigata, Japan. Two earthquakes were happened on Taiwan, Monday (23/7), each in 4.1 and 6 RS. Dengue has killed 35 people in Vietnam during the first semester of this year..

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Cross Visit Youth Organization of Cipinang Besar Utara to Cijanti

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Youth Organization of Cipinang Besar Utara feels the need of a trigger to move their organization spirit. Cross visit has come as a solution. A real and live role model was expected to be more effective instead of theoretical information. The activity was also hoped to be initiating a continuous networking between both parties.

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The objective of this activity is to increase the spirit of the organization member. Sharing session with Youth Organization of Cijanti village are expected to giver example on good practices of the organization which then can be applied on their organization.

The visit took time ob July 29th 2007. Fifteen members from Cipinang Besar Utara join the activity. In Cijanti village, they were having discussion with Youth Organization of Cijanti. They also visit the factory runs by Youth Organization of Cijant. Q&A session was alive with plenty of questions from Cipinang Besar Utara.

This visit has proven to raise the spirit of Cipinang’s. A joint business is one of the factors to bond the commitment of the members. Leader is also another important factor. The election of a good leader and setting up a joint business will be initiated in Cipinang Besar Utara right after the visit.

Writer : Martius Marzuki
Editor : Erma Maghfiroh
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh

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Movie Playing on 01 and 02 Elementary School of Kampung Melayu

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Both 01 and 02 Elementary School use the same location. 01 uses the building in the morning while 02 use it on the afternoon. This activity was held on July 28th 2007. The movie playing was conducted twice on the same day, each for 01 and 02 elementary school. The library room was used as it has wide space which can provide comfort for the students.

The session was joined by 33 students from 01 elementary school and 29 students from 02 elementary school. The purpose of the activity was to give more understanding on what to prepare in case flood happened. Their school and houses were located in frequent-flood affected areas. Narration and picture used in the film were expected to be easier to understand by the students. Prior to the movie playing, facilitator explain the objective of this activity. After the movie, some questions were eagerly answered by the students. The students were then divided into 6 groups. Each group has different question to be discussed. In the end of the session, each group should present their answer to other. Students were also very enthusiast to share these information to their parents at home. They want their parents to know what to prepare in case flood happened.

Writer : Nurely Yudha
Editor : Erma Maghfiroh
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh

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