ADRA Indonesia Medan

Jalan Sei Batang Gabis 22
Medan 20119 Indonesia
Phone: +62 61 457 4367
Fax: +62 61 457 4367

Substantial repair and reconstruction is ongoing in 6 schools; Contractors for total reconstruction of 4 schools have been selected, contracts signed, and construction work is in progress; Negotiation and coordination with Education Department and Local Government is ongoing for final allocation of schools for ADRA improvement. So far 37 schools have been allocated and MOUs signed by the Education Department; Still looking for a Training Manager for Teacher Training (part of this project).

Extended assessments of needs completed, data compiled, identified beneficiaries and activities; Needs are for shelter materials, non-food items for households, schools clean-up using IDP teams, and educational equipment and materials; Water and sanitation for schools not fully assessed but clean-up is needed and eventual relocation of schools must take place before WATSAN activities can be implemented; Lists have been compiled for obtaining price quotations for household items.

Medical: Attended meetings with provincial Health Departments in Aceh and North Sumatra for reporting of past activities and learning about unfilled needs. In both districts, WHO has made assessments (report still in draft format). WHO is currently running a crash program against measles for more than 3 million children and they have been appealing for vaccine and solo shots. ADRA has procured and handed over vaccine enough to immunize 55,000 children.

Education: Shipment and distribution of sports equipment to 211 schools and 1 training center; Procurement and distribution of 55 sets of teaching aid for kindergartens.

ADRA Spain is offering funds for water purification, i.e., tanks and distribution system, to the tsunami affected or earthquake affected areas. Location site has been chosen on Nias and water engineer is making proposal and plans for supplies.

Substantial repair and re-construction is ongoing in 6 schools; Contractors for total reconstruction of 4 schools have been selected, currently waiting for bank-guarantee to be obtained before signature of final contracts; Negotiation and coordination with Education Department and Local Government is ongoing for final allocation of schools for ADRA improvement. So far 37 schools have been allocated; SRP is still looking for a Training Manager in order to get the Teacher Training part of the project made active.

Assessment is still ongoing before activities can begin; Plan needs to be written; Monthly report for May is in progress; The interventions will be shelter and Non Food Items, Water and Sanitation, and smaller Community Projects (infrastructure); Purchase of motorbikes, generator, etc. has been made and the goods shipped; The area is a rebel “hot-spot”, probably the reason for no substantial intervention from other NGOs, also the logistic challenges remain a concern.

Education: Four replacement school tents were procured and shipped (not the frame), for replacement of those too much damaged during a recent heavy storm; After distribution of 36.000 school bags, we were made aware of schools not in the list from Education department. ADRA further supplied 4,300 bags with contents for elementary and secondary students and 2.500 bags for kindergarten this week. All bags were printed with the ADRA logo; Procurement and shipment of sets of sports equipment for the schools were a major activity for the logistic department in Medan .

Health: Procurement, shipment and distribution of more medical supplies to Meulaboh hospital done during the past week

ADRA Spain is offering funds for water purification, tanks and distribution system to the Tsunami affected or earthquake affected areas. Needs assessment and expert assistance is being sought before proposal writing can take place; Application and budget prepared for ADRA Netherlands for additional funding to be included into the ongoing two-year School Rehabilitation Project.

Medan Adventist Hospital (MAH) has also partnered with ADRA Indonesia, under the direction of WIUM, to provide food relief Fifteen tons of rice and 800 boxes of noodles were gathered, transported and distributed in 10 villages. MAH has also provided medical assistance to 5,000 patients at Geudong as well as treating 20 patients related to the tsunami disaster. Medical assistance has also been provided at Sibreh (near Banda Aceh) to serve 5,000 IDP’s and locals.

At the high school level, ADRA Indonesia will construct water and sanitation

At the primary school level, ADRA Indonesia will closely coordinate with other

UNICEF has asked ADRA to be the lead agency in the repair and refurbishing of schools (junior high and senior high) and to help coordinate the donated supplies, logistics and liaisons with Education officials in Meulaboh and NGO's.

ADRA Indonesia is responding to the government’s three-tiered deadline by focusing the bulk of its attention on the rehabilitation of the educational system and the development of structures. If needed, it will participate in water projects.

The Medan Command Center continues to coordinate ADRA activities in the region. The operations have been reinforced with the arrival of additional staff in the past 24 hours.

Medical Response to northern coastal region of Aceh Province:

A replacement 13-member medical team came from Bandung Adventist Hospital to Banda Aceh, at the Sibreh Public Health Center, where about 2,500 patients have been treated during the past week

ADRA Indonesia is flying in about 8 oxygen concentrators into Meulobah. The hospital has no oxygen for patients and 1 unit can help one person with breathing problems.

Meulaboh

ADRA continues to maintain a presence in Meulaboh to coordinate relief efforts with the other agencies now present.

Medical Response to northern coastal region of Aceh Province:

ADRA Indonesia is opening a second clinic in Lhokseumaue (400 KM from Medan), where there are 8,000 IDPs. At this time there is only one health center in the area with one doctor on staff.

ADRA Spain is sending a container of supplies into Banda Aceh. They are asking Medan Adventist Hospital for help in retrieving, transporting and distributing the supplies.

Meulaboh

ADRA continues to maintain a presence in Meulaboh to coordinate relief efforts with the other agencies now present.

Meulaboh

ADRA continues to maintain a presence in Meulaboh to coordinate relief efforts with the other agencies now present.

Equipment to treat acute respiratory infections and damaged lungs has been sent by charter flight and arrived 11 January.

ADRA Indonesia met with the Meulaboh Education Department and is working on a Memorandum of Understanding in regards to repair and reopening schools (some of which are being used as temporary housing) and supplying the 50 tents that arrived 12 January as a temporary structures for the elementary schools. ADRA is hiring two teachers to help facilitate the process.

ADRA continues to maintain a presence in Meulaboh to coordinate relief efforts with the other agencies now present.

Some villages north of Meulaboh have not been entered and are in need of food. The roads to these villages are impassible. ADRA and WAHLI will talk to the World Food Programme to organize boat delivery of food to these areas.

ADRA will meet with UNICEF and the Ministry of Education this week to discuss

Fifty large tents ordered by ADRA will be delivered by Singapore Air Force on Tuesday or Wednesday. The 50 large tents can be used for holding classes and as temporary hospitals. ADRA is also planning to procure an additional 150 family sized tents.

ADRA has secured tetanus treatments for about 600 people. Anti-typhoid and anti-malaria injections have also been distributed.

Medical Response to northern coastal region of Aceh Province:

Medical Response to northern coastal region of Aceh Province:

The medical team is now stationed at Indrapuri Public Health Centre, 25km from

The team has spent today traveling to IDP camps to assess needs and provide medical services in the field. They are considering options to set up clinics and relocate the hospital to a higher priority area. The team has been coordinating with the Health Department.

The team is expecting to assist victims with wound treatment, fractures, psychological trauma, stress, infections, and malnutrition. Later they will look into the needs for longer term care and appropriate management.

Meulaboh

A group of 40 teachers and headmasters are meeting today to plan recovery

All schools in the area were either damaged or are now being used as IDP camps,

ADRA is planning to provide tetanus vaccines to the Meulaboh Hospital as this was identified as an urgent need. Pending confirmation of a cold chain, the vaccines will be delivered tomorrow.

Medical Response to northern coastal region of Aceh Province

ADRA is planning to providing larger tents for school use for 2,000 students, as well as family tents.

Approximately 200 tents (6m x 9m & 6m x 14m) will be shipped overland next week together with school equipment, stretchers and bedding, and household equipment such as cookers, utensils, and plastic furniture. These items are to be procured in the coming days.

An additional 20 team members have arrived today from Banda Lampun to join the

The need for a field hospital with equipment and supplies remains.

No further report has been filed by this team today.

ADRA personnel are scheduled to return to Meulaboh from Medan at 1p.m. today.

Reports confirm that up to 80 percent of infrastructure is damaged in major towns in