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Situation report update — Nias earthquake
Photo essay, page 3
August 2005 |
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Alina Hia (far left) has already built a new house near Baru Village in Sirombu. The house is made of wood and sago palm leaves. Along with other beneficiaries, Mrs. Hia received a blanket and kitchen equipment from CWS, through the support of ACT members around the world. "My husband got the building materials from around this area, and we did the |
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construction with the help of other families in the area," Mrs. Hia said. The house does not have electricity or running water yet, and the family bathes in a creek behind the house. She has started a small tailoring business in her modest home. |
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Kudusin Lase is a fisherman who received money from the revolving fund of ACT member YEU. With an small interest-free loan, Mr. Lase was able to buy four nets for his small fishing business. From the proceeds of his fishing , he is sure he will be able to repay the loan, while at the same time helping his parents and two younger sisters. "I give thanks to God that YEU provided the interest-free loan so that I can work and help with my family’s expenses," said Mr. |
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Lase, who survived both the tsunami and the recent earthquake, although it meant abandoning their old home and building a temporary shelter in another area. He still hopes that at some point he and his family will be able to return to Sirombu, the town where he was born and raised. "But now we still are afraid to go back because there the people are still traumatized by the tsunami and earthquake," he said. |
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Dr. Lieke Koes Handayani, a doctor working with YEU in Gunung Sitoli, explained that the YEU medical clinic continues to provide health services to the survivors in the city. One of the patients, Nurmawati Zebua, said she was grateful for the clinic’s services. "All of our family has received free medical services from YEU," said Mrs. Zebua, whose house was damaged |
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by the earthquake. Two of her children’s homes were also destroyed. Dr. Tuti Andriani, the coordinator of the YEU health post in Sirombu, said that YEU offers health services to tsunami and earthquake survivors, both at the post and through their mobile clinic. YEU has also started a revolving fund for fishermen and farmers in the Sirombu area. Child nutrition monitoring and water and sanitation projects also form part of YEU's response. |
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CWS has already built 100 bathrooms in Nias. They plan to build 1,000 more bathrooms in other towns in the area. The bathrooms already constructed serve some 2,000 people's bathing and drinking water needs. CWS is implementing the water and sanitation program with ACT member Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), which does the water purification testing for drinking water along with with the British agency, Oxfam. Previously, people bathed in a nearby |
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stream or walked a long way to collect water from other organizations that were providing water in the area. CWS has plans for an integrated program to "Build a New Village" at the site of Mandula village in the district of Gunung Sitoli. Three quarters of the homes in this village at the edge of the city of Gunung Sitoli were destroyed as a result of the earthquake. Leo Sambo, CWS Team Leader in Nias, described the plan. "CWS will assist in the repair of 134 homes that were destroyed, while also helping economic activity through the provision of small pigs for the residents to raise." |
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YTB, along with its local implementing partners, BPB Nias and Yayasan Handal Mahardika, continue to distribute non-food items in several villages, as well as run a health clinic in Sirombu. "For the next phase, we will offer economic improvement programs and housing construction to those who suffered from the disaster," said |
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Octhavianus, YTB's program officer in Nias. During the emergency phase, YTB, through its implementing partners, distributed rice and tents to seven towns in Nias. Many people, when asked about their chances of recovery, responded with optimism, saying even if it takes a long time, they will recover. Aty Harefa (22), a tailor from Hiliduo Village said, "We still have good hopes for the future and now the economy is moving again." |
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