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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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Selected Participants for Apprenticeship Program

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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.

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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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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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Public Campaign Strategy: Non Structural Measures of Jakarta Flood Management

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The workshop was hosted by Department of Public Work, held Millenium Hotel, Thursday August 30th 2007. DRR Assistant attended the workshop.

Keynote topics are:
Living in Harmony by Saskia Ras
The strategy are: Campaign for administrators (2002), Public campaign (2003), Facilitate regional and local authorities to join, Weatherman illustrates sea level rise (2003), Weatherman explains in comics (2003), and Bring solutions closer to the public (2005-2006). There are several difficulties they need to face: many parties, skepticism, and lack of man power. But there are several success factors they are willing to share: support on administrative level, mandate for campaign team, good messenger, measurable success, strategic intermediaries, and long haul.

Risk Awareness Building by Sjoerd Hoornstra (Prog Manager Flood Emergency Management, Netherlands Ministry of Public Work)
Flood Risk Policy Goal is to control flood risk to an acceptance level. Netherland has 9 million people, with 60% of the country laid in the flood risk areas. Present initiative conducted in Netherland is “Think Ahead Campaign”. Government allocated 1 million euro per year for 2006 -2010 on this initiative.

Experience of Implementing Communication Strategy in Jakarta Flood Management by dr. Ernie Widianty (Bapeda Jakarta)
Jakarta has learned a big lesson on Flood 2002. Public education is needed, not only for external but also for internal staff of the provincial government. Some of the strategy implemented are building Information Support Unit (ISU), Lurah Empowerment, Exercise (Gladi), Public Education, etc.

Experience of Implementing Communication Strategy in Jakarta Flood Management by Ir. Dedy Permadi (Dept PU)
The type of communication implemented by Public Work Dept is mass communication (using mass media) and personal communication (especially to community group directly affected by flood. Both of the type should be conducted simultaneously.

Group discussion
Discussing problems of communication in Jakarta Flood Management, Target Groups, the contents of messages, and who deliver messages.

Writer: Erma Maghfiroh
Translator: Erma Maghfiroh

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3rd National Symposium on CBDRM

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National Symposium on CBDRM "Framework Building and Positioning CBDRM as a Key Strategy of DRR in Indonesia: Network between Stakeholders" was held in Jakarta on June 12^th - 13^th 2007. The main sponsores of of this event are:


The objective of symposium is to share practices, launch a guide book on CBDRM, the Compendium project and Best Concept/Acknowledgement support for CBDRM activities.

Assistant DRR and Community Organizer – Penjaringan attend the symposium. One of the activity conducted are focus group discussion on 5 main topic of CBDRM:
1.Ideology
2. Vision and Mission
3. Knowledge
4. Approach
5. Techniques and Methods

The results are the main sources to be develop in to a living guide book of CBDRM. The development process will be done by formulation team. Several names and institutions have voluntarily proposed as the member of the team.
On the event, MBPI as one of the sponsor offers an affiliation. This affiliation will enable various organization cooperates with MPBI in terms of technical expertise support or joint activity. More information about the affiliation can be found on MPBI website.

Writer : Erma Maghfiroh
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh

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ECB3 Learning Event

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ACF DPI Programme was invited to “End of ECB3 Project Learning Event” held in Grand Kemang Hotel, on March 20-21, 2007. DRR Assistant went to the event. Following are brief summary of information delivered. The Emergency Capacity Building Project (ECB) is a collective effort among leading humanitarian organizations, consist of:

• IRC
• Oxfam
• Care
• Mercy Corps
• CRS
• Save the Children
• World Vision

The project was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
In world wide, there are 4 pilot programmes in Guatemala, 4 in Ethiopia and 1 in Indonesia

NATIONAL LEVEL
The project began in April 2005 and will end on March 31, 2007.
The goal of the ECB Project is to improve capacity for risk reduction and emergency preparedness among IWG agency staff, affected communities, and local and national authorities.

On headquarter level; each agency has 1 representative on the team to discuss the approach (CARE was chosen as leading agency). On Indonesia level, the agencies build Project Management Team (PMT) – consist of representative from each agency - as Steering Committee (CRS was chosen as the leading agency. PMT decide to do pilot project on Padang Pariaman, with Mercy Corps as coordinator. In Padang Pariaman, Mercy Corps collaborate with local NGO, KOGAMI.

LOCAL LEVEL
On earthquake March’07, less panic was seen, as community have been inform about earthquake, tsunami and how it links. The condition is very much different than when earthquake struck Padang on 2005, tsunami issue causing big panic and chaos around the city.

Activities conducted by ECB - collaborating with KOGAMI:

• Preliminary Survey
• Risk Assessment
• Participatory Planning on Risk Reduction
• Implementation (School Education, Community Education, Simulation,
• Proposal Development on Risk Reduction Infrastructure)

Success Story:

• Few community have develop informal education skill and spread the information to their community
• On Earthquake, March 6^th 2007, panic level has decreased up to 75%
• School and community activity continued normally right after earthquake
• Community leader and facilitator was able to directing and calming community Coordination skill on Satlak has improved, no longer trapped in complex bureaucratic system.

Cordaid and Regency Secretary (Sekda) of Bantul was also shared their experience.
Cordaid was sharing it programme and approach on DRR while Sekda Bantul was sharing his experience on disaster management during the earthquake on 2006.

Update Information from Mr. Puji Pujiono about Disaster Management Bill. The Bill will be on ratification by March 27^th 2007. There will be some opportunity can be captured by NGO’s:

• Dissemination
• Preparing, priming and supporting the main stakeholders (Local governments, sector ministries, civil society, and communities)
• Supporting the development of Implementing Regulation and Guidelines

Documentation available:

• Presentation from CRS “The Emergency Capacity Building Project“(in English)
• Presentation from Mercy Corps “Capacity Building on Disaster Risk Reduction”(in bahasa)
• Presentation from Cordaid “Simplifying Disaster Risk Reduction” (in English)
• Presentation from KOGAMI “Lesson Learned from field” (in Bahasa)
• Presentation from Community Leader of Padang Pariaman “Capacity Building in Community Level” (in Bahasa)
• Presentation from School Representative in Padang Pariaman“
• Capacity Building in School Level” (in Bahasa)>
• Presentation from Regency Secretary of Bantul “Disaster Management in Bantul, Case Study: Earthquake May 27^th 2006 in Bantul” (in Bahasa)

Writer : Erma Maghfiroh
Translator : Erma Maghfiroh

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