Essay and Debate Competition

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On 25 April 2009, ACF conducted Essay and Debate Competition. The participants of this activity were high school students and teachers from East and North Jakarta. The activity is aimed to engage school students and teachers in DRR issues and enhance the awareness level of students about the importance of community initiatives in DRR, especially school-based communities. As the panelists for this competition, ACF invited Mr. Del Afriadi Bustami from LIPI, Mrs. Hidayati from Center of Curriculum DEPDIKNAS, Ms. Martha Warta Silaban from Tempo Magazine, and Mr. Martius Marzuki drom DRR Program ACF-Indonesia.

The participants were selected through selection process. On 12 March 2009, ACF announced Essay and Debate Competition to schools and request schools to send their writings with the theme: ‘My School is ready to confront flood’. From 12 schools that sent their writings, ACF chose 9 schools as nominees to present their presentations on 25 April 2009.

The 9 nominees are:
Team 1
SMAN 113 Jakarta
‘Indahnya Sekolah Tanpa Banjir’
Team 2
SMAN 11 Jakarta
‘Permasalahan Banjir di SMAN 11 dan Lingkungan Sekitarnya serta Upaya Mengatasinya’
Team 3
SMAN 13 Jakarta
’Sekolah Kami Siap Menghadapi Banjir’
Team 4
SMAN 111
’Sandal Jepitku Mengapung Lagi’
Team 5
SMAN 62 Jakarta
’Banjir Datang, Siap Dihadang!’
Team 6.
SMAN 89 Jakarta
‘Banjir? Siapa Takut!’
Team 7.
SMAN 11 Jakarta
’Ancaman Banjir di Sekolah? Bisa Ditanggulangi koq!’
Team 8.
SMKN 52 Jakarta
’Gerakan Menghadapi Banjir’
Team 9.
SMAN 62 Jakarta
’Banjir Membawa Berkah’

The activity conducted in Alia Hotel, Cikini starting from 09.00 am to 04.30 pm. Each team presented their presentation in a very good way. The panelists also showed their enthusiasms by raising a lot of questions and advising to each nominee to explor their understanding about flood disaster and school capacity in flood preparedness.

Based on substances of writing and presentation, debate process, and presentation skill in delivering the messages, the winners are:
1st winner : SMKN 52 Jakarta (‘Gerakan Menghadapi Banjir’)
2nd winner : SMAN 26 Jakarta (‘Banjir Membawa Berkah’)
3rd winner : SMAN 11 Jakarta (‘Permasalahan Banjir di SMAN 11 dan Lingkungan Sekitarnya serta Upaya Mengatasinya’

Congratulations for the winners and the nominees. Hopefully they can keep up their achievement and increase school and community’s awareness around them about flood disaster preparedness!

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ECHO Visit

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On the last 2 days, February 19th – 20th 2008, Ezter Nemeth and Linda Rupidara representing dipecho, took a site visit to the 3 intervention area of ACF-DIPECHO program. This is the second time dipecho took a site visit. The first one was conducted on May 2007.On day 1, the destination is Cipinang Besar Utara. The group met head of Lurah CBU to discuss the progress of Satlinmas and emergency stock. Meeting with Kelurahan legislative discuss early warning system, evacuation route, composting activity, and participatory activity conducted in community.


On day 2, Wednesday February 20th 2008, the destination is Kampung Melayu. Meeting with Sister Lya from Santa Maria is the opening. Sister Lya explains the role of Santa Maria as temporary evacuation site for Kampung Melayu citizen. Activity was then continued to Kampung Pulo area. The group met women group of RT 10 which are now conducting composting program, FKPPubers discussing several ACF training they have attended. The visit was ended on Kelurahan Kampung Melayu office. In kelurahan office, not only vice of Lurah is there, principle of SD 01 (elementary school) and representative of Penjaringan were also there. Due to limited time, a visit to Penjaringan cannot take place. As return, representatives of Penjaringan were invited to come to Kampung Melayu and have a joint meeting.

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Closing up of Apprenticeship Program

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Launching
Selected Participants

Scheduled Activities
The participants are scheduled to join series of in office and field activities
Week 1
The activity consist of introduction, pre test, field activity in 3 kelurahan (mediation meeting in Santa Maria Kampung Melayu, drainage work follow up on Penjaringan and field visit in Cipinang Besar Utara.
Week 2
Technical trainings (SAR, First Aid, and Public Kitchen) were conducted on January 22nd – 26th 2008. Apprentices involve in all activities on the training.
Week 3
Preparation of Simulation/drill on flood disaster response and execution of Simulation/drill conducted on Thursday, January 31st 2008.
Week 4
In office session about participatory rural appraisal, database management, CBDRM concept, and reporting theory followed by workshop on SOP for EWS for 3 kelurahan (3 days)

Follow up plan
Each participants comes from different background and motive to join the program. Therefore, they have a various follow up plan when back to their organizations. Ghufron from AMAN Indonesia is planning to build database system in his office to document all activities and report that has been produced. He also plans to include training for community in AMAN’s program. Milka plans to include simulation in Lendola’s CBDRM project in Alor. The project is currently focusing more on socialization. “Community need to do something instead of just sit and listen”, she said. While Sukirno from TRUST also plan to develop database.

Conclusion and recommendation
All participants admit that the apprenticeship program has been useful to gain information in a comprehensive way. They were also plan to replicate several component of the program. Some recommendations for the future apprenticeship program are:

• To clearly define the main focus from each particpant in the beginning
• To differentiate the activity conducted based on participants preference and needs
• To give a precise schedule of daily activities
• To consider conducting the apprenticeship program in the beginning of the program in order to give participants larger view on design of the program implementation.
• To extend the time frame of apprenticeship program to be more than 1 month

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Flood Preparedness Simulation

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Thursday January 31st 2008, it has been raining heavily for 3 days in Cibubur water gate.Water level in Cipinang Hulu water gate has reached 250 cm. In CBU water has flooded by 50 cm (alert II). By 4 hour it is predicted that situation will changed to alert I. Community was instructed to prepare for flood.The condition above is the scenario being used for simulation activity taking place in Cipinang Besar Utara.

The next phases are:
Water gate keeper contact Community Protection of CBU, informing that water level has reached 250 cm. Community was asked to prepare for flood. Community Protection contact Head of Lurah. A complete flow of information can be seen in the diagram

Prior to the simulation, all official has received series of technical training held at Cibubur for 5 days. The training was consisting of SAR, First Aid, and Public Kitchen. Simulation activity is a tool used to implement the training result. The scenario include evacuation, public kitchen management, anticipation of chaos on food distribution and evacuation site wrap up mechanism when it is safe for people to go back to their home.

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Flood Preparedness Simulation

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Thursday January 31st 2008, it has been raining heavily for 3 days in Cibubur water gate.Water level in Cipinang Hulu water gate has reached 250 cm. In CBU water has flooded by 50 cm (alert II). By 4 hour it is predicted that situation will changed to alert I. Community was instructed to prepare for flood.
The condition above is the scenario being used for simulation activity taking place in Cipinang Besar Utara.

The next phases are:
Water gate keeper contact Community Protection of CBU, informing that water level has reached 250 cm. Community was asked to prepare for flood. Community Protection contact Head of Lurah. A complete flow of information can be seen in the diagram

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Selected Participants for Apprenticeship Program

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Launching

17 applications were so far received by December 16th 2007, ACF finally select 3 candidates to undergo the apprenticeship program. They come from various NGOs working in disaster related activities. Following are the short profile of apprentice.

Milka Jalla
Milka works in Lendola Foundation, an NGO based in Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, as a field officer. She works on Lendola Foundation since 2005. She was chosen as representative of Lendola Foundation in terms of capacity building training. She has experience as community facilitator. Alor experienced multi Hazard risk, such as earthquake, flood, tide wave, and social conflict. Lendola , in collaboration with PIKUL, is currently working on CBDRM project. According to Milka, Her objective in joining the apprenticeship program is to increase the knowledge and skill in disaster risk management, community organizing, and CBDRM to be implemented in her area of intervention.

Muh. Sukirno Kasnur
Sukirno works as Program Officer in local NGO named TRUST (Treatment Natural Resources Team). TRUST is based on Baubau, Sulawesi Tenggara. Babu-bau has low intensity rain, but preparedness of the government in flood management is relatively low. In the past, TRUST has been developing infrastructure on flood management. In the future, TRUST is planning to attach community based approach on their flood management program.

Ghufron
Ghufron works as emergency relief and peace building officer AMAN Indonesia. He joined AMAN Indonesia on September 2006. AMAN Indonesia is currently developing a work plan for disaster preparedness in Cakung, East Jakarta. The opportunity to increase knowledge and skill from Disaster Preparedness Program run by ACF is according to him a good asset. Sharing of information, skill, and networks are his expectation on apprenticeship beside valuable knowledge on disaster preparedness.

Update*
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Launching of ACF's Apprenticeship Program

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In effort to support human resources development at local level, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) through its Disaster Preparedness Program is launching an apprenticeship program in Disaster Preparedness. The apprenticeship program will select 2 or 3 participants from local NGO’s or local government of disaster prone area to join series of activities in ACF for 1 month. During the session, participants will have the opportunity to adopt, modified, and develop the knowledge they received through the program into their own area.

Objective
The objectives of the program are:

• Sharing of information and experience between ACF and partner agencies as participants of the apprenticeship program.
• Improve knowledge and skill of participants in Community Based Disaster Management
• Improve network between apprenticeship participants with various DRR practionners and other stakeholders involved at different level in DRR.
• Receiving feedbacks from participants on the performance of Disaster Preparedness Program conducted by ACF in 3 Kelurahans.

Participants
The apprenticeship program is planned to be followed by 2-3 participants. To be the selected participants, several criteria needed to fulfilled are:

• Minimum High school graduate
• Staff of government institution or LNGO, CBDO working in disaster management activities, and located in flood prone area.
• Candidates are staff who currently working on disaster management program or projected to work in disaster management program in their institution.
• Show strong motivation and commitment to work on disaster management program
• Willing to undertake the apprenticeship program and to implement the knowledge received in their institution.
• Having commitment support from the line manager in their institution.

Time and Venue
The apprenticeship program will be conducted in Jakarta on January 14th until February 8th 2008 (20 working days).

Content
The content of the program are:

• Disaster Risk Management basic concept and Community Based Disaster Management approach Capacity Building in CBDM
• Community Organizing in CBDM
• Disaster Education and Campaign
• Field activity in 3 Kelurahan (learning by doing)
• Coordination/networking (meetings attendance, events …)
• Report Writing
• Restitution: Designing and implementing a CBDM

Expected Outcome
As the output, participants are expected to have:

• The knowledge of basic concept of Disaster Risk Management
• The knowledge to analyze various stakeholders on Disaster Risk Management field
• The knowledge of the concept of Community Organizing
• The skill to analyze other area in the concept of Disaster Risk Management

Additional Information
ACF provides reimbursement of air transportation for economy class and land transport. The maximum amount to be given for transportation is 2.500.000 IDR, which will be given based on real expenses. ACF will provide meal allowance for 50.000 IDR per day for 20 day. Accommodation in Jakarta will be provided.

For more information, contact:
Erma Maghfiroh
Jl Dharmawangsa IX No. 120
Phone. 021-7257320 or 7220775
Fax. 021-7248768
Email : erma_maghfiroh@yahoo.co.id

How to Apply
Submit your CV at latest Sunday December 16th 2007.
Submit 1 page essay of where you currently working and what makes you interested to join the program.
Submit a written statement to participate fully on the whole session conducted (20 working days) and recommendation letter from his/her manager.

All document to be send to erma_maghfiroh@yahoo.co.id at latest Sunday, December 16th 2007

Selected candidates will be contacted by ACF at latest Wednesday 19th December 2007.

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Selected Participants
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Jakarta’s Disaster Awareness Week

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Implementing Governor’s instruction number 124 Year 2007, Satkorlak organize a series of activity on Jakarta’s Disaster Awareness Week, held on October 25th – 31st 2007. ACF was invited to participate on these activities. There are 2 activities ACF participating on, namely Flood Anticipation Simulation and Disaster Awareness Exhibition.

On Flood Anticipation Simulation held on Boroboudur University, Kalimalang, East Jakarta, ACF sent representatives of Satlinmas member from 3 intervention area (Kampung Melayu, Cipinang Besar Utara, and Penjaringan). Ten people from each Kelurahan participate on the simulation.


ACF was also participating on the exhibition held in Monas, October 25th – 28th 2007. The exhibition was launched by Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta, Prijanto. Not only launching the exhibition, the vice governor spare time to visit each of booth that were opened. Several government institutions, Police, Non government institution were participating. UNTWG (UN Technical Working Group) was also part of the participants. ACF’s stand took concept of “Are my room is ready for flood?” A number of furniture was exhibited on the booth, such as cupboard, mattress, chair, and mat. ACF was also promoting the effort can be taken to save personal belonging by wrapping it all with plastic bag and tighten it very hard. The effort can minimize the risk of missing or damaged belonging during the flood. But off course, all of the belonging needs to be moved to a safer/higher place.

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Cross Visit Cipinang Besar Utara to Penjaringan

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In the spirit to gain more information and strengthening relationship between two areas, twenty four people from Cipinang Besar Utara visit Penjaringan on September 23rd 2007. The group consist of representative from Karang Taruna Kelurahan, Karang Taruna RW 04, 07, 12, FKPPI and Kali Arus).

During the session, both areas used the opportunity to share their experience mainly in managing Karang Taruna organization. On the event, Cipinang Besar Utara has learned many things on Karang Taruna topic, how to organize, how to handle blank period, how to develop programme, and how to reorganize the staff. The visit has also reminded the two areas on the importance of youth role in flood management. After the visit, Penjaringan is planned to have a return visit to Cipinang Besar Utara.

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Early Warning System Workshop in Cipinang Besar Utara

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On September 21st - 22nd Pada 2007, Fifty three community representatives from Cipinang Besar Utara participates in EWS Workshop held in Cibubur. These 53 persons come from RT, RW, Youth Organization, Kelurahan Board, Women Organization, Satlinmas, and Community Organization.

The workshop presented a resource person from Satlak East Jakarta, named Mr. Suparno (Chief of SAR). The workshop has identified early warning system element and chain. An early warning simulation was also conducted.

After the workshop, participants are planned to take a visit to Cipinang Hulu and Pulogadung Watergate as they also plays role in early warning system chain. A continuation workshop in municipal level is also part of the plan.

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Clean Community of RT 08/017 Penjaringan

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On September 21st 2007 community of RT 08/017 Penjaringan area conducted a clean community activity. Regarding the fasting month, the activity took time in the afternoon. About 15 youngsters participate in the event.When it come near to fasting break time, men and women join the group. This activity was completed by joint fasting break, inviting community leader of 4 RT in RW 017(RT 01, 02, 08, and 12). This activity has initiated the idea to develop joint youth organization of 4 RT (RT 01, 02, 08, and 12) and regular monthly clean community activity in the neighborhood.

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Cross Visit Kampung Melayu to Cipinang Besar Utara

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Participants of Satlinmas Workshop of Kampung Melayu got the opportunity to take a visit to Cipinang Besar Utara. They were having a discussion with Lurah and Kelurahan Board of Cipinang Besar Utara, taking a composting training with Mr. Idris, and closed with joint fasting break.

As an effect of the visit, Kampung Melayu’s plan to conduct a composting training in their kelurahan in order to share the new knowledge they have gain during the visit. The plan to form Karang Taruna Kelurahan has also become even stronger.

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Satlinmas Workshop of Kampung Melayu

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Completing the series of Satlinmas Worskhop in 3 kelurahan, September 17th – 18th 2007 was Kampung Melayu’s turn to have the workshop. The workshop held in Alia Hotel, Matraman. On the day 1, 40 people attended, and 27 people attended the day 2.

The workshop was focused on building environmental awareness in community. Resulted from the workshop, an agreement to form a disaster management organization in kelurahan level was announced. As a follow up, the proceeding report will be submitted to Lurah Kampung Melayu as part of the base to issue Lurah Decree on Satlinmas. Another announcement was, Kampung Pulo Youth was declaring their plan to form an organization called “Pemuda Kampung Pulo Perduli Banjir”.

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Group breakfast in Cipinang Besar Utara

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As part of the community awareness campaign, community in RT 014/04 has conducted a group breakfast held on September 16th 2007. Before the breakfast time, a video was played, showing some activities of Cipinang Besar Utara’s community and flood preparedness video from Vietnam. Discussion and Q&A Session was also attached.

Twenty five youngsters lived in flood prone areas attend the activity. Information presented in the event is expected to be useful for them to better participate and organize flood management activity. Related to this event, the youngster was also planning to make a local video. This video is hoped to be better understand by the community as it shows their own area.

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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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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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School Road Show YPBK Elementary School, Cipinang Besar Utara

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Elementary School students, especially living in flood prone area, need to have more knowledge and understanding on how flood occurs and efforts can be done to prevent it happened. Students are also need to built awareness on the importance of keeping the river clean. Considering on the previous item mentioned, ACF decides to facilitate a visit to waterway, new transportation system developed by Jakarta Provincial Government. Through the visit, the level of knowledge and understanding among the students participated are expected to be increased. This activity was also intended to show the students what happened on the garbage thrown into the river.

nThe visit was held on Saturday, July 21^st 2007. Twelve students from YPBK Elementary School, located in RW 02 Cipinang Besar Utara, headed to waterway location accompanied by 2 teacher, and 2 ACF personnel (Martius and volunteer from CBU). On the location, officers are ready. The group step into the speedboat and go along the waterway from Dukuh Atas to Karet back and forth. On the journey, students look excited. Finishing the visit, students were taken into National Monument (Monas) for a discussion and lunch.

From the discussion, students receive information about Flood Canal and its function to prevent flood. They started to understand that the garbage thrown into the river will pile up and obstruct the river flow as it seen along the waterway route. They now know that water transportation in the capital is now being developed.

Based on the information from waterway officer, the visit we conducted was the first visit with the students in uniform, they respond very nicely for that. Teachers were also responding very positively to the new learning method ACF used.

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

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Roadshow Nurul Islam Islamic High School

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Disaster Education at School was held in SMPI Nurul Islam, Penjaringan on Tuesday, July 17^th 2007 at 2pm. The event was participated by 55 students from 1^st grade and 10 students from 2^nd and 3^rd grade. The school was on the phase of School Orientation Period (MOS-Masa Orientasi Sekolah) so the 1^st grade students were wearing funny accessories (eg: colourful ribbon, hat, swimming glasses, candy and snack hanging on the neck, etc).

A game and movie playing was held. The event start at 2pm. Erma, Nana, and Wiein (youth from Penjaringan) acted as facilitators. After a brief introduction, a game was started. Students were asked to choose properties to be saved if they were a fire brigade. The properties were symbolized by the card hanging in the neck of some students. One representative from each group will then take the property based on the discussion among their group. The time is limited.

The session continued with movie playing. The movie is about flood preparedness taking place in Cambodia. It was explained during the movie, what to do before, during, and after flood coming. Question and Answer session was held right after the movie end. Some students successfully earned ACF sticker and PMI game board as the reward for their correct answer.

Writer : Erma Maghfiroh
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh

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Satlinmas Cipinang Besar Utara’s Workshop

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Cipinang Besar Utara is one of the flood prone areas in Jakarta, therefore it needs to soon realizes the establishment of Satlinmas (Satuan Perlindungan Masyarakat - Community Protection Unit) as it stated on Governor Decree number 96 year 2002. a discussion forum is needed to clear up the structure and position of Satlinmas along with the work procedure.

ACF facilitates this workshop with following objectives:

• Introducing geographical position of Indonesia which leads to a disaster prone area
• Discussing the structure of Satlinmas and choosing the appropriate structure for CBU
• Selecting people to fill positions in the structure of Satlinmas
• Developing recommendation for Lurah to issued Lurah Decree on Satlinmas

The activity took place in Wisma Hijau, Mekarsari, Cimanggis Depok, on July 6th – 7th 2007. Forty three persons attend the workshop. They represent various group consist of: Kelurahan, community (Kelurahan Board, LPM, Kader Inti Kebersihan, RT, RW, and PKK), Babinsa Kelurahan, and youth organization (Pemuda Pancasila and FKPPI). This activity was started with opening from Head of Subsie Trantib, Hendryanto in the capacity of Lurah Cipinang Besar Utara. Informations delivered during the workshop are:

• Introduction of Disaster in Indonesia
• Legal base of Disaster Management
• The structure of Satlinmas

During the session on the structure of Satlinmas, participants were agreed to simplify the structure into 5 divisions, which are: mapping and information, evacuation, First aid, logistic, and public kitchen. The follow up plan resulted from this workshop are:

• Regular meeting will be conducted to strengthen the capacity of Satlinmas member
• Proposing Lurah Decree on Satlinmas and handed to Lurah CBU
• Planning for further training

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

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