IndonesianEarthquake and Tsunami

Disaster ResponseProgram in

Central Sulawesi

REBUILDING LIVES, GIVING HOPE TOINDONESIAN FAMILIES

On September 28, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Sulawesi.Already, the government estimates that 4,340 people died. Thegovernment estimates that 172,636 people are displaced in 109locations, and that 100,028 homes are damaged. It is expected thatthis number will increase considering that there are many areas thatremain unreachable.

QUICK FIGURESIMPACT

Estimated fatalities 4,340

100,028172,635Estimated number of

displaced persons

Estimated number of houses destroyed

Rescuers search for survivors in Palu. Courtesy of RET

Lots of families have no house

and being displaced

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S RESPONSE.

Helping 4,000 disaster-affected families with:

Transitional Shelters, Clean Water & Sanitation Facilities, Permanent Housing Soultions and Disaster Risk Reduction

Capacity building.

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Habitat for Humanity will provide support from immediate relief to recovery phase to enable the disaster affected families to recover and rebuild their lives using the pathways to permanence approach – a lasting solution to the shelter needs of families that will promote resilient and stronger homes and communities.

Situation at one of the IDPs self-settled camp

Damaged houses at Wisolo Village, South Dolo Sub District

Damaged houses at Bulubete Village, South Dolo Sub District

Habitat’s ResponseIn response to the needs of affected families, Habitat for Humanity launched an appeal for support to provide immediate relief and assist in the recovery enabling families to recover and rebuild their lives.

The overall aim of the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami disaster response program is to help at least 4,000 families or 20,000 people recover by focusing on immediate relief, transitional shelter, construction of core homes and community infrastructure improvements.

Habitat’s priority in the immediate aftermath of the disaster is to enable the self-recovery of affected families through the provision of emergency shelter kits and rubble removal kits.

The longer-term response will follow Habitat’s model of assisting affected communities with housing solutions ranging from repairs to transitional shelter interventions and on to permanent home reconstruction, disaster risk reduction training.

Phases of Habitat’s Response

Rehabilitation Response Recovery

Response

Reconstruction Response

• Providing emergency shelter kits or ESK to IDPs

• Providing temporary communal toilets in IDPs emergency shelters

• Providing water filter in emergency shelters

• Providing Temporary Shelters or House rental

• Providing Hygiene Individual and Communal Toilets

• Providing Clean Water Access Facility

• Providing Capacity Building on WASH and Basic Construction

• Providing permanent housing solution (should refer to the government regulation on location and design standard)

Need for Shelters

Located in Balaesang sub district in Donggala District

severely damaged village by the earth quake ad tsunami

2,287 villagers displaced in scattered location

NEED Permanent Housing

15 public facilities severely damaged

Lombonga Village

Note:This location might be changed due to government regulation on permanent housing relocation

Emergency Water Filtration system at Poi Village, Sigi District that serves 54 families

SULAWESIRECOVERY PROGRAM

Habitat aims to give permanent housingsolutions for 500 families as they movealong their Pathway to Permanence. Acommon solution is core houseconstruction. Typical core houses arepermanent structures with one or tworooms, a cement floor, a solid roof andwalls built to allow families to easilyexpand, as needs arise and resourcesbecome available.

Disaster risk reduction trainings will alsobe held to ensure safe and productivehomes and communities.

Core House Sample

Future extension by homeowner

RECONSTRUCTION/DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMThe Reconstruction/Development phase includes support for new construction, complex repair projects, partnership development and further fundraising activities. As the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has not yet made clear its strategy to support permanent reconstruction, Habitat will remain expectant to re-align this part of the strategy once there is clarity on how affected families will be supported, and what Habitat’s more likely (and valuable) role should be. With this caveat, the following are some programmatic possibilities:

• Support families engaged in owner-driven reconstruction schemes and /or self-recovery:» Work with affected families on technical assistance (design, supervision of construction, etc.) and support options (subsidies for labor, additional funding to match government allowances, etc.) for permanent house repairs, rehabs and reconstruction.» Introduce and promote structural mitigation concepts designed to increase resilience of existing homes through retrofits, use of higher building standards and addressing prevalent hazards (earthquake and others).• Support sector with construction skills training for building earthquake resistant homes:» Implement training courses on masonry, carpentry, welding, etc. for construction workers and people seeking to improve their livelihoods opportunities, while introducing concepts around earthquake-resistant construction techniques.» Implement demonstration of safe construction techniques and quality control, using new construction and/or repairs as a tool to increase skills sets of masons, carpenters, etc.• Form collaborative partnerships» Provide technical assistance and support to peer organizations and partners involved in reconstruction projects.• Address land tenure issues affecting reconstruction:» Identify prospective land for new construction.