A number of schools were destroyed in the 30 September 2009 Indonesian earthquake including Primary School Number 25 Kalampayan, Sungai Limau in the Pariaman District.
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30 September 2009 earthquake
New Zealand has provided $600,000 to assist with rescue efforts and provide emergency provisions following the earthquake that struck western Sumatra in Indonesia on September 30 2009.
Padang city and surrounding towns were heavily hit, with schools, hospitals, hotels and markets destroyed. Fires caused further damage.
New Zealand 's contribution has been channelled through the Red Cross and other aid agencies already on the ground to provide medical supplies, petrol, generators, sanitation equipment, food and shelter. You can read more about New Zealand's financial contribution to the relief efforts here and information about further resource assistance to the earthquake devastated areas here.Indonesia (Padang) Earthquake Emergency Appeals
There are a number of New Zealand non government organisations that are receiving money and providing regular updates on the earthquake. Feel free to to visit their websites or ring their phone numbers for how you can donate to the recent emergency.
The following New Zealand NGOs are running appeals for the response to the earthquake in Indonesia.
Save the Children NZ
Responding through the Save the Children International Alliance
Appeal phone: 0800 167 168
Donate online: http://www.savethechildren.org.nz
For the latest from Save the Children NZ on this event:
http://www.savethechildren.org.nz/new_zealand/emergencies/Sumatra.html
TEAR Fund NZ
Appeal phone: 0800 800 777
Donate online: http://www.tearfund.co.nz
For the latest from TEAR Fund NZ on this event:
http://www.tearfund.co.nz/about-us/archive.html?articleid=341
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Appeal phone: 0800 22 10 22
Donate online: http://www.caritas.org.nz
For the latest from Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand on this event:
http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=1165
CWS
Appeal phone: 0800 74 73 72
Donate online: http://www.cws.org.nz/
For the latest from CWS on this event:
http://www.cws.org.nz/node/382
UNICEF NZ
Appeal phone: 0800 800 194
Donate online: http://unicef.org.nz
Latest information from UNICEF NZ on this event:
http://unicef.org.nz/page/310/IndonesianEarthquakeAppeal.html
Oxfam NZ
Appeal phone: 0800 400 666
Donate online: http://www.oxfam.org.nz
Latest information from Oxfam NZ on this event:
http://www.oxfam.org.nz/index.asp?s1=what%20we%20do&s2=emergencies&s3=Sumatra%20earthquake
World Vision NZ
Appeal phone: 0800 800 776
Donate online: https://worldvision.org.nz/
Latest information from WV NZ on this event:
https://worldvision.org.nz/IndonesianEarthquake/default.aspx
ChildFund NZ
Appeal phone: 0800 223 111
Donate online: http://www.childfund.org.nz/
Latest information from ChildFund NZ on this event:
http://www.childfund.org.nz/appeals/appeal.html?project_id=24631308
SurfAid
Donate online: http://www.surfaidinternational.org
Latest information from SurfAid on this event:
http://www.surfaidinternational.org
CBM NZ
Appeal phone: 0800 77 22 64
Donate online: http://www.cbm-nz.org.nz
Latest infromation from CBM NZ on this event:
http://www.cbm-nz.org.nz/NEWS/Regional+State+of+Emergency+Floods+Earthquakes+Typhoons+Tsunami+Strike.html
Snapshot
Indonesia's 18,108 islands, of which about 7,000 are inhabited, are scattered around the equator across a 5,000 square kilometre area. Indonesia has a population of about 240 million. It is the world's largest Muslim nation and the fourth most populous country. Java, where the capital city of Jakarta is situated, supports around 60 percent of the population and is about the size of New Zealand's North Island.
Agriculture was historically the dominant sector for employment, but was surpassed in earnings by manufacturing in 1991. A vast range of mineral resources and tourism are other key wealth sources with strong potential for further development.
Development is uneven, with wealth concentrated in the western islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. Numbers living below the poverty line are highest in Aceh, the eastern provinces of West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and the Papua region. Indonesia is ranked 109 of 179 countries on the Human Development Index (New Zealand is ranked 20).
Challenges
In 2004 the Indonesian public chose its first directly elected President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Vice President Yusuf Kalla. The new Government faced an extensive agenda of social and economic challenges. While Indonesia's economy is growing, the mechanisms for wealth sharing and wealth creation for poor areas are weak. There is much to do in terms of instituting investment climate reforms, investing in social programmes, improving public financial management and infrastructure, eradicating corruption, and improving support for small to medium-sized enterprises (SME).
Indonesia has now largely recovered from the economic crisis in the late 1990s, and has recently regained middle-income status. Poverty levels are also back to pre-crisis levels, and Indonesia has set itself the target of reducing the poverty headcount from 18.2% in 2002 to 8.2% by 2009. However, increases in rice prices saw poverty increase during 2005, and a large number of people just above the national poverty line remain vulnerable to poverty.
As well as the threat to public health, there are major concerns about the impact of an Avian Influenza epidemic on the US$35 billion chicken industry and its 10 million workers. The Government instituted a chicken-culling programme in light of the spread of the disease to 22 of 33 provinces and human avian flu deaths.
The earthquakes and tsunami that decimated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces in December 2004 and the island of Nias in March 2005 left 170,000 dead and 550,000 homeless. The disasters galvanised the world to support one of the largest recovery programmes in history. In April 2005 the Government set up a Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi, BRR) to co-ordinate reconstruction and development in the battered provinces. Donors and Non Government Organisations (NGOs) have pledged up to US$6 billion. The Indonesian Government contribution is projected to amount to more than US$2.5 billion.
Aceh has continued to be in the international spotlight. In August 2005, the Helsinki Peace Agreement between the Indonesian Government and GAM (Free Aceh Movement) was signed. This was designed to end 30 years of conflict in the province. Under the agreement GAM accepted a special form of autonomy within the unitary state of Indonesia. GAM candidates did well in local elections in Aceh in December 2006.
NZAID priorities
Indonesia receives New Zealand's largest bilateral aid allocation in the Asian region. The overall goal of the programme is to reduce poverty by supporting economic and social development in eastern Indonesia, primarily in the areas of basic education, governance and sustainable rural livelihoods. The agency also supports peace-building and human rights programmes. Following the earthquakes and tsunami a programme was developed to support the Aceh/Nias reconstruction plan.
Development of a new Country Programme Strategy
NZAID is in the process of developing a new Country Programme Strategy to guide the bilateral Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) programme from 2009 to 2019. This Indonesia Programme Strategy will enable NZAID to deliver effective support to Indonesia's efforts to address poverty and assist the implementation of the Government of Indonesia's Road Map for Development Effectiveness and NZAID policy.
NZAID on the ground
Basic education
Recognising the importance of basic education as key tool in alleviating poverty, NZAID supports a long-term programme with the Ministries of National Education and Religious Affairs to improve the quality of primary education. In May 2007 NZAID agreed to fund the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to work with these Ministries on a second phase of the Creating Learning Communities for Children project. The project aims to make access to primary education more equitable, and improve the quality of primary education through promoting student centred teaching and learning. Activities are closely aligned with the Indonesian Government’s strategic plan for education, and will support the attainment of the eight national standards of education for primary schools by mainstreaming school-based management.
A new programme with Save the Children in Maluku also supports basic education for children living in conflict zones.
Governance
NZAID is committed to increasing its investment in governance. NZAID contributes to the Partnership for Governance Reform, a combined government, civil society, private sector and donor initiative that acts to strengthen governance in a range of areas. The agency has also supported a programme to combat human trafficking run by the International Organisation for Migration, which trained key police officials, legislators, judiciary and staff from the Attorney General's Office. In March 2007 the Indonesian parliament passed anti-trafficking legislation, which contains comprehensive definitions and procedural provisions needed for effective law enforcement.
NZAID also contributes to the UNDP-led “People-Centred Development Programme” for the Papua region. Development indicators in Papua are among the worst of any region in Indonesia. The programme aims to strengthen local government and civil society capacities to develop, implement and monitor human development toward achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. This includes work in education, health and livelihoods.
Sustainable rural livelihoods
A vibrant micro, small and medium enterprise sector is a key element in local economic growth. NZAID provides funding to seven large Indonesian NGOs under a five-year programme that supports community empowerment through micro-credit and micro/small business development. In addition, community forestry programmes with the Leuser International Foundation in Aceh, and with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Papua will help communities in buffer zones to build livelihoods that conserve rather than encroach on protected forests.
The Rinjani Trek Ecotourism programme has encouraged NZAID to support a new project with the Ministries of Tourism and Forestry, which is looking at developing an eco-tourism corridor linking a number of national parks in east Indonesia.
Peace building and human rights
A new human rights training programme that began in 2007 has brought staff from government agencies and NGOs to New Zealand for an intensive programme. Participants will develop action plans, and will be supported in the implementation of these plans through follow-up seminars and mentoring over the next two years.
NZAID provides support to a range of Indonesian civil society organisations for activities that promote human rights, religious pluralism and interfaith dialogue. Six new partners began human rights projects in 2007, some of which focus on health and education policies, women’s rights, and strengthening human rights awareness within part of the Islamic school system.
NZAID's conflict and peace building programme includes scholarships for Indonesian police trainers to undertake peace studies at the University of Gajah Mada, and a contribution to the International Crisis Group. The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has received funds for three years to implement a nationwide programme to advocate and ensure adequate services for victims of violence.
Study awards
Each year 11 Indonesians are selected to receive scholarships for post-graduate study at New Zealand universities. Preference is given to candidates from eastern Indonesia and Aceh.
Aceh and North Sumatra
A $20 million programme was developed in early 2005 to support reconstruction in Aceh and Nias following the tsunami and earthquake. NZAID’s key ongoing contribution is through the Multi–Donor Fund for Aceh and Nias, which the MDF supported the reconstruction programmes of the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency. NZAID also provides long-term support to SurfAid International (an NGO formed and run by New Zealand doctors) for a community health programme on Nias, and funds work by the International Labour Organization on supporting women entrepreneurs.
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