SHEEP Indonesia Foundation News http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/ Copyright 2009 SHEEP Indonesia Foundation Many people are accustomed to reading or finding statements like "do not litter" in any public space, but sometimes the response is different from the expectation. Clean behavior is easily to say and to write; in fact, it is difficult to do consistently. As an example in Pangonan 01 elementary school, Gunungsari village, Tlogowungu district, Pati region. "Dispose of waste in the right place" is hanging on the corner of school building and already worn-out. It is in contrast with the condition of...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=37 On July 22, 2011, SHEEP organized thematic discussions about the ceramic water filters which are in the process of development by SHEEP at SHEEP Sapen office, Jogjakarta with resource persons Nicholas C.R and Esther Hope B from America (FPTI: Friends Peace Teams to Indonesia). The discussion was attended by SHEEP’s staff in Jogjakarta and held as regular agenda to add reference and discourse of the staff outside their main task. Before the discussion, Nicholas CR and Esther Hope explained in a...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=36 "Please be ready, we got heavy rain for almost 2hrs", these the warning message came to Surono's mobile phone, fisherman of Sambiroto. The message came from Pridianto - another fisherman who lives in Jrahi, right in the upper course of Tayu River. After reading the message, Surono went to the river right away. He took kentongan (local early warning tools) and plays it loud to gather all villagers. Soon as they heard the sound and recognize the alarm, they went to their boat and fasten it tight ...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=35 The dialog took place on Friday, 06 May 2011 at Willadeg community hall, Karangmojo sub district of GunungKidul. Participants who joined this meeting were from local community figures, village government, and some staffs from SHEEP Indonesia. Mr. Andreas Subiyono as an executive chairperson of SHEEP Indonesia Foundation facilitated this dialog as response after field study visit on 16 March 2011 participated by participants of EED Partner consultation meeting, EED staff, and EED representatives ...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=34 The Courage of Village Health Volunteer In Teupin Breuh And Kuala Geulumpang Teupin Breuh is a remote village, part of Simpang Ulim Sub-district with population of 764 people. Travel to Teupin Breuh Village takes 4 hours from Langsa [return]. Road condition to the Village is very dusty, covered with gravel, and very muddy during rainy season. The road is very bad although there had been many efforts of people to repair it. The village is bordered by dike for channeling the overflow of Arakundo R...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=33 A Note for Reflection "My neighbor recently refused each time I want to shake their hands. Those who announced publicly about my condition with HIV was the hospital staff" said a mother from Grobogan with confused face. " After I was found with HIV+, the hospital right away informed the Health Center in Sub-district (Puskesmas) of my residence as well as the village office. One village officer even announced publicly to people in my village with loud speaker...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=32 Shelter Kadisoka is an independent shelter for IDPs (internally Displace Peoples) initiated by the community of "Masyarakat Pati in Jogjakarta" (Kompayo) and Pati student Community (KMPP), starting its activity on Friday 5 November 2010. YSI (Sheep Indonesia Foundation) provides support for the volunteers of the shelter in term of shelter management, strengthening database, daily evaluation, planning, and health service for the survivors. During the first week, 5-13 November, the shelter have se...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=31 One of SHEEP's efforts in building peace in its village's partners was done through revitalizing local culture which had been existed and internalized into people's life. Building peace in any aspect of life became a new thing for those who had experienced conflict for long time. SHEEP's role in building peace and empowering people in East Aceh, focused on strengthening local capacity including local culture. Aceh is rich of culture, especially traditional art performances which had been used ...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=30 Yogyakarta, 4 November 2010 – nine days after Merapi first eruption on 26 October 2010 at 17.02 WIB, Merapi condition is still uncertain. The volcano erupted continuously, producing Pyroclastic, lava and volcanic shearing ashes. The huge eruption happened again on 30 October midnight at 00.43, 1 November at 10.00, on 3 November 2010 at 16.04. On 4 November evening the eruption went on with higher volcanic materials reached more than 8 Km., this conditions had made the authority declared ...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=29 Situation Mentawai district is situated in 120 miles west of Padang Bay. It is one of the archipelagos in Indonesia covering four major islands which are Siberut, Sipora, North Pagai, and South Pagai and other small islands. Mentawai Islands are also known as one of the regional oceanic conservation zone since 2006 located in the coordinates of 1°38'36,15" − 1°58'52,16" S and 99°10'56,96" − 99°23'11,03" E. The earthquake of 7.7 Richter scale happened on 25 October 201...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=28 Merapi Volcano (laterally translated as Fire Mountain), is one of the most active stratovolcano situated in the coordinates of 7°32′26.99″S 110°26′41.34″E with 2,980 meters elevation from sea level. This volcano straddles between Central Java and Yogyakarta province covering the districts areas of Sleman, Magelang, Boyolali and Klaten. The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) monitors the volcanic activities through seismic monitoring in...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=27 Community Based Disaster Risk Management Along Juwana Watershed Internal Evaluation as part of SHEEP Indonesia program management cycle is applied regularly. Internal Evaluation of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) along Juwana Watershed was done in the end of August until the begining of September 2010. It was done to find out problem dynamic within partner villages and program participants, as well as its strength and weakness in terms of program ma...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=26 High density of rain fall in the beginning of 2009 in Northern Java Coast caused the effect of flood was wider to some area, specifically JRATUNSELUNA watershed. Geological character which added by environment support degradation and climate change raised vulnerability toward flood every year. That condition was not supported by government development policy whose Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) jargon as written on action plan released by National Development Plan Body (BAPPENAS) and Regional Dev...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=25 The approval of Law No. 24/2007 on Disaster Management and its other government policies in District level is not enough if both, government and people do not have capacity to understand Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as a mainstreaming in any development plan in Indonesia. Not yet merely as a mainstreaming, many policies of development is overlap with other policies in the context of its implementation. This is the reason why we conducted the workshop entitled "Building Policy Sinergy of Distric...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=24 "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile" said Mr. Rev. Humphrey as the Chair Person of SHEEP Indonesia Foundation on SHEEP Indonesia 5th anniversary. That slogan is originally said by Albert Einstein and then adopted as SHEEP Indonesia's motto in expressing its mandate. Friday, 30 May 2010, SHEEP celebrated its 5th anniversary. There are many dynamic came along its mandate implementation on People's empowerment and advocacy on health, education, sustainable environment and peace. SHEE...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=23 Earth Day becomes a common icon for environment activist in struggling proper space for any creature on the earth. Many activists use the earth day to do various ritual actions in order to pass a message to all government components to look after environment function for sustainable life and human livelihood. Message is not only sufficient to be delivered through mass mobilization (demonstration), press release and press conference. We even need to look back in how we planned those kinds activi...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=22 Skills Lab − stands for skill laboratory, which aiming at to equip medical student with medical competence. Skills Lab offers a learning method with sistematic medical skills which starts from simple method throug the complex ones, which then will be integrated in the end of studying period. Medical Skill containts of three basic aspects of skill, which are: 1) Communication Skill, 2) Physical Check up, and 3) Procedure Skill. Communication Skill consists of how to build emphaty to patient...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=21 Eight days post the earthquake, the District Disaster Response Agency (Satkorlak) of Padang Pariaman recorded 341 dead tolls, 519 people with serious injury, and 529 people with minor injury. Meanwhile, 66.019 houses are heavily damaged, 13.226 with medium damage and 3.503 houses are lightly damage. There are about 65 either government or non-government organizations registered at Satkorlak Padang Pariaman, which implement relief response, including SHEEP. Up to now, many organizations who imple...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=20 Up to Tuesday (6/10) at 10.00 a.m. Data Center of National Disaster Response Agency (BNPB) recorded 704 dead tolls which spread out in following areas: Padang City [327 people], Pariaman City [37 people], Solok [3 people], Padang Pariaman District [292 people], Southern Coastal District [10 people], Agam District [32 people] and West Pasaman [3 people]. Those data were taken from Provincial Disaster Response Agency on October 5 at 08.00 p.m. Meanwhile, 296 people were reported lost from follow...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=19 Up to Monday, October 5, 2009 at 09.00 a.m. West Sumatra Provincial Disaster Response Agency recorded 608 dead tolls, missing person [343 people], serious injury [596 people] and light injury [897 people]. Meanwhile, damage houses are recorded as follow: serious damage [88,272 units], medium damage [43,323 units] and light damage [47.076 units]. The most damage area is located in Padang City and Padang Pariaman District, either building damages or geological damage and landslides due to its sho...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=18 7.6 Richter Scale of Tectonic earthquakes strikes West Sumatra on September 30, 2009 at 05.16 p.m. The quake epicenter was at 57 km Southwest of Pariaman with 71 Km depth. The earthquake causes massive infrastructure damage, injury and death. Last information update tells other 6.8 Richter scale earthquakes also strikes Jambi and Bengkulu with 36 Km depth, on October 1st 2009 at 8.39 a.m. Up to now; there is no fix data on victims and damage toward the earthquake in Jambi and Bengkulu. Provinci...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=17 7.6 Richter Scale of Tectonic earthquakes strikes West Sumatra on September 30, 2009 at 05.16 p.m. The quake epicenter was at 57 km Southwest of Pariaman with 71 Km depth. The earthquake causes massive infrastructure damage, injury and death. Last information update tells other 6.8 Richter scale earthquakes also strikes Jambi and Bengkulu with 36 Km depth, on October 1st 2009 at 8.39 a.m. Up to now, there is no fix data on victims and damage toward the earthquake in ambi and Bengkulu. Meanwhile,...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=16 Responding the earthquake occurred on September 2, 2009 in West Java, SHEEP Indonesia Foundation sent an assessment team on September 4, 2009 to Garut Distict, which then followed by sending the Health Team on September 7, 2009 for doing emergency response at the disaster prone. SHEEP´s Health Team installed a tent for doing health service at IDP´s camp in Leuwi Pari Sub Village, part of Sagara Village and Cibalong Sub District. Leuwi Pari people fled to rubber forest which was chos...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=15 The program entitled Empowerment of Marginal Community and Peace Buildig in East Aceh has started since September 2008 in 12 villages part of 4 sub districts. Those villages are: Kemuning, Teupin Breh, Teupin Pukat, Sinebok Tuha, Seulemak Muda, Kuala Geulumpang, Melidi, Buntul Jambu, Babo, Tampor Paloh, Tampor Boor and Batu Sumbang. Empowerment Programs consist of four aspects, which are empowerment of Health, Education, Environment and Peace building. Health empowerment program implementation...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=14 The 7.3 Richter Scale of Tectonic earthquakes has jolt West Java on September 2, 2009 at 14.55 p.m. The quake epicenter was at 142 km northwest of Tasik Malaya with 30km depth. The quake affected all over Java Island. More than ten thousand buildings damaged, including houses, mosques, churches, offices and shopping centers. National Disaster Response Agency (BNPB) recorded 46 people dead, which spread out in following districts: Cianjur (10 people), Garut (10 people), Tasik Malaya (9 people), ...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=13 Flood that happened on December 23, 2006 was kind of Tsunami for the people who were living in Simpang Jernih Sub District. The flood was not only happening in down stream, but also up stream which is 300 meters high from sea level. According to its topography, villages located in Simpang Jernih should not be flooded, but the fact was all villages there were flooded. This happened because Tamiang River flow was blocked by logs which brought away by the flood. The accumulation of flood caused th...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=11 HIV and AIDS training and workshop for civil society organisations in Central Java and Yogyakarta involved 27 participants from YPL, SPEKHAM, LPH Yaphi, Ekasita, LKTS, and YSI staff. The activity took place at YSI Office in Yogyakarta, and aimed for enhancing perception and understanding of HIV/AIDS, of associated risks , vulnerability and impacts, and of committment to HIV/AIDS mainstreaming in respective organisations. YSI as organisers invited Ms Erlinda Panisales, Andreas Subiyono, and Slame...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=10 More than 10 years, the issues surrounding Juwana River occupy public debate in Pati; particlarly regarding floods. In those ten years, floods occured at least four times which resulted from overflows of Juwana River. These events have become major national headlines because of the floods' disruotive impacts on the Pantura Highway – a vital routes for distribution of goods and services in Java. Last flood-related road disruption on this 62.5km stretch of Pantura Highway occured in 2008. The Nat...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=9 Training on Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Risk Analysis in Pati District was done on 13th, 14th, 15th April 2009, in Salatiga. There were 27 participants attended this training represented 8 villages partner of SHEEP Indonesia Foundation, which are the village of: Karangrowo, Tondomulyo, Sugiharjo, Bumirejo, Kedungpancing, Kasiyan, Babalan and Doropayung. In the first day, participants were asked to identify various threat of disaster which often faced by the people and dr...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=8 What Kosean Village Head said above was spoken out in the workshop of Fixed Revision of Disaster Mitigation Procedure (January 6´ 2009) in Regional Development Agency office in Pati. His statement showed that procedure was not an urgent matter. The statement meant a lot. First, the village head was about betting his position as the workshop was not a proper forum to speak out about people´s problem related with the flood. He was aware that he might be offended by other participants s...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=7 Introduction High density of rainfall in the begining of 2009 in northern area of Java caused the flood extension to many other ares, spesifically in the area of JRATUNSELUNA River Flow. Geological character, added with environment degradation and uncertain climate change very much affected flood vulnerability in each year. The condition aboved was not responded by government's policy which adopt "Disaster Risk Reduction" principles as defined in the action plan of National Developm...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=5 YAPPIKA Research in ten districts in NAD, including East Aceh (Peureulak and Darul Aman sub-districts) identify powerlessness in village Government. These powerlessness stemmed from the New Order policy of applying uniform village governance in Indonesia and from mutual distrust and fear amongst villagers. In an armed conflict, village heads could not exercise their roles and functions effectively because of fear towards TNI or GAM. For the latter (TNI and GAM), villages became the arena to pla...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=4 People-to-People meeting become important in a world where conflict resolutions tend to be the monopoly of academics, political elites and international institutions, and where macro political urgencies take precedence. Their approach ignores the impacts of the conflict on local people, their experience, interests and aspirations. The People-to-People Meeting therefore constitutes an alternative to peace for the people who suffered most from the conflicts. Additionally, this program promotes ...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=3 East Aceh, as was Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) propinsi, was affected by the Tsunami on the 26 December 2004, although the impacts was much less here, in terms of human lives and properties including houses and public facilities, but particularly firm farms and rice fields. In this context, East Aceh is in a transition period from post-Tsunami emergency into rehabilitation and reconstruction. In terms of public health, Tsunami did not cause much physical damage to the health insfratructure. He...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=2 Alternative education for children program was firstly aiming at providing media for children to recovering children´s mental and creativity after long time of conflict and Tsunami. Education was done throug learning traditional dancings, painting and literacy program for dropout students. After peace agreement and public schools refunctioning, SHEEP then more focused on education advocacy for accessible education for shool-aged children. Education as people´s basic right was not...... http://www.sheepindonesia.org/en/?page=news&viewid=1