ACPP Interim Report 2007

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ACEH COMMUNITYPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROJECT

CARE International Indonesia in partnership withCARE Oesterreich and Neighbor in Need (NIN)

INTERIM REPORTPeriod covered: January to June, 2007

Traditional Symbol: “The doors of Aceh”

Project Number: 094Project Period: September 01, 2005 to August 30, 2008

Report prepared by:Guntur T Aritonang, Project Manager

Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia, August 3, 2007


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CONTENTS

PSYCHOSOCIAL 5

BACKGROUND 6

ACEH COMMUNITY PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROJECT (ACCOMPLISHMENT) 7

Goal and Purpose of Project 8

Outcome / Outputs and related activities

Outcome 1 8

Output 1.1 8Activities:1.1.1.

Support local Communities priorities through community activity groups and appropriate cultural activities 81.1.2. Distribution of community kits 91.1.3. Rehabilitate local community centers 91.1.4. Promote traditional communication mechanisms: libraries, information board, etc 10Output 1.2 10

Activities:1.2.1. Collaborate with local NGO on building capacity of community representatives 101.2.2. Train and support community representatives integrating gender mainstreaming approach 101.2.3.

Mobilize, recruit and train community representatives into specific psychosocial approach 10

Outcome 2 11

Output 2.1 11Activities:2.1.1. Support or establish self-help group2.1.2. Identify outreach support for vulnerable individuals 132.1.3.

Organize youth and non-formal education 132.1.4.

Design, organize and structure activities for children 132.1.5.

Promote small scale projects for women’s artisan groups, music and theatre groups 14Output 2.2 14Activities:2.2.1. Develop and disseminate training material and appropriate communication tools 152.2.2. Collaborate with local NGO’s for dissemination of appropriate communication material 15

Outcome 3 16

Output 3.1 16Activities:3.1.1.

Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct disaster risk reduction activities 163.1.2.

Develop community based disaster management reduction material for information and communication, 163.1.3.

Train Communities into disaster reduction awareness and prevention activities 16

Outcome 4 16

Output 4.1 16Activities:4.1.1 Liaise with donors, collaborate with CARE’s sectors, network with local and Int. NGO’s 164.1.2 Carry out Program Management 184.1.3 Implementing Gender mainstreaming strategy 194.1.4 Organize needs assessment, trainings, study tour, workshop, etc 194.1.5 Identify Consultants, etc 19

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 20

CHALLENGES 20

OPPORTUNITIES 22

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ANNEXES

ANNEX I: CARE Banda Aceh EvaluationANNEX II: Budget Status (Per-June 2007)ANNEX III: Working AreasANNEX IV: ACPP Organization ChartANNEX V: Baseline Survey July 2007ANNEX VI: Photo GalleryANNEX VII: Updated data of Beneficiaries (July2007)ANNEX VIII: 2007 Workplan (Nov2006 revision)ANNEX IX: 2007 Logframe (Dec2006 revision)

LIST OF ACRONYMS

AB: Aceh Besar

ACPP: Aceh Community Psychosocial Support ProjectBEUDOH: CARE Program sector of Rehabilitation and Development.BRR: Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi. (Government Agency for

rehabilitation and reconstruction)CDC: Community Development CouncilCII: CARE International Indonesia.CDRM: Community Disaster Reduction Management.CR: Community Representatives/PSMDINAS SOSIAL: Provincial Ministry of Social WelfareEUR: Euro (European Currency)ERM: Enfant Du Monde (French NGO focus on Child Psychosocial)HEH: Health and Environmental Health (CARE Program sector including

PsychosocialHR: Human ResourcesHUDA: Himpunan Ulama Dayah Aceh (Association of Acehnesse Preachers)M&E: Monitoring and evaluationNAD: Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar)NGO: Non Governmental organizationNIN: Neighbors in Needs (Foundation)PKK: Pemberdayaan dan Kesejahteraan Keluarga (Family Welfare and

Empowerment)PSM: Pekerja Sosial Masyarakat (Community Representatives)PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress DisorderRTA: Rabitha Taliban Aceh (Aceh Islamic Preacher Organization)WHO: World Health Organization



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SUMMARY

Project title: Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project (ACPP)

Project site: An estimated 50 communities in Banda Aceh and Aceh BesarDistricts;Determined through community-based assessments andareas of intervention of other CARE Banda Aceh Programs.

Country: INDONESIA

Implementing organization: CARE International Indonesia Banda Aceh

Represented by: Christophe LegrandTsunami Program DirectorTel: +62 812 103 9684E-mail: [email protected]

Mardewi AsibHealth Program CoordinatorTel : +62 812 109 1047E-mail: [email protected]

Psychosocial Support Projectcontact person :

Guntur T Aritonang, Project ManagerTel: +62 813 999 177 17E-mail: [email protected]

Donor: Neighbor in Need and CARE Oesterreich

Period: Three yearsSeptember 1, 2005 to August 31, 2008.

Beneficiaries Direct : 30% of people in target communities

Beneficiaries Indirect: Local Authorities, CARE staff, Neighboring communities,Local Communities based organization (CBO).

Budget : EUR 1,140,916.

Reporting Period : January – June 2007



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Definition of Health:“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of diseaseor infirmity ” (WHO definition of health: 1946)

1. PSYCHOSOCIAL

What is psychosocial?

Each person is made up of social and psychological factors. Thinking, emotions, feelings andbehavior are more related to the “psychological” aspect. Others aspects of our lives like:environment, culture, tradition, relationships, family, spirituality, community, friends, dailyoccupation, work life are related to the “social” aspect. Psychosocial therefore, combines elementsof psychology, sociology and elements of social work to as these elements are integrated part of acomplete human being development.

The term “psycho-social” underlines the dynamic interrelationship between the psychological andsocial effects of a traumatic event, with each continually influencing the other.

“Psychological effects” refers to those experiences, which affect emotions, behaviors, thoughts,memory and learning ability, as well as capacity to perceive and understand everyday situations.

“Social effects” refers to how the diverse experiences of a traumatic event alter people’srelationships to each other, changes in the workings of the community as well as personal change,for example through death, separation, estrangement and other losses. “Social” may be extendedto include an economic dimension, as many individuals and families become destitute throughmaterial and economic devastation, thus losing their social status and place in their familiar socialnetwork.

Psychosocial service is not about individual therapy, it’s the work we do when we assist affected

communities in their collective recovery.

What is Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project?

In essence, Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project provides support at multiple sociallevels such as the individual, family and the community levels. It aims at restoring the balancebetween the individual and community that may have been disrupted as a result of the traumaticevent of Earthquake and Tsunami, thereby strengthening the support systems that they aredependent on. It also aspires to provide a level of emotional and physical security by understandingand decreasing the intensity of the trauma being experienced through community level resiliency.

ACPP acknowledged that psychosocial well being of an individual is dependent on the well being ofits community and vice versa. Hence if the individual is affected, it will reflect on the health andcoping capacities of the community at a larger level. In the same context, if problems exist at thesocietal/community level, it will directly or indirectly affect the psychosocial well being of theindividual. To this end, psychosocial support will also be extended to the community, throughplanned activity that aims at supporting community structures and building on existing supportsystems present within the community. Typically, this would involve working with social andtraditional institutions, parents, community workers, self-help groups, women’s groups, and othervulnerable groups exist in the community.

Psychosocial models of intervention are designed to ensure social and psychological needs are metalong with material or biological needs, and this will further be achieved by collaborating with

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groups to recover from negative and harmful experiences and assist them to return to normalcy,and farther enable them to have the capacity to cope with further difficulties and problems aschanges emerged and life problems came along within their new surroundings.

The form of community level interventions will have at their core, community consultation,participation, ownership, and preserving collectivism as proven to be the traditional resiliency ofAcehnesse Community. It also aims to empower individuals within the larger context of theircommunity setting to engage in supportive, nurturing, and sustainable activities that rebuild andrestore collective coping capacities.

2.

BACKGROUND

The Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Program was implemented in September 2005 inresponse to the December 2004 Asian Tsunami. Banda Aceh was among the most devastated area,with over 131,000 deaths and 37,000 persons missing. An estimated 572,000 people were lefthomeless1.

In the aftermath of the event, CARE undertook a psychosocial assessment to determine the social,psychological and mental health impacts of the tsunami by conducting interviews and discussionswith over than 300 survivors living in camps and settlements. The initial assumption that asubstantial proportion of the population would manifest post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)symptoms was not confirmed. This can be attributed in part to the strong cultural and religiousbeliefs of the Acehnesse, which have served as an effective coping mechanism. This investment ofreligious meaning in the tsunami and resultant losses has provided survivors not only with a senseof understanding and acceptance of their losses, but a culturally appropriate method of coping withdistress.

Although people did not show significant rates of trauma-related disorders per se, the losses anddevastation experienced by survivors placed them at increasing risk of more pronounced

psychological difficulties. Survivors had lost not only family and kin, including spouses and children,but important social and community supports which usually sustain people through extremeexperiences. Moreover, the loss of businesses, farm land, and livelihood opportunities had placedsurvivors at increased risk of economic marginalization, fostering significant uncertainties andanxieties about their ability to survive and rebuild their lives in the future.

Of the 100 survivors interviewed during the CARE psychosocial assessment in February 2004, 75%reported feeling overwhelmed either sometimes or almost all the time. Some 66% acknowledgedhaving upsetting feelings on such a consistent basis, while 90% reported strong, painful memoriesof the disaster. Nearly one-half (48%) consistently worried about the future and 44% expresseddefinite fears of returning to their villages in the future.

The Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Program was then designed to facilitate the re-establishment of communal activities and structures to enhance both individual coping andcommunal living patterns, thereby reducing the risk of further psychosocial disruption anddifficulties. In 2007, the specific objectives of the project have been to:

1. Reduce the risk of further psychosocial difficulties through the re-establishment ofcommunity activities and structures.

2.

Promote more active and effective coping to both immediate and long-term stressorsthrough community-level resilience building activities.

3. Enhance preparedness knowledge and capacities among survivors to cope with futuredisasters.

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4.

Ensure project management support is provided to facilitate efficient implementation ofproject activities.

The project commenced in September 2005, and has been jointly funded by CARE Ostreich andNeighbor in Need (NIN). Funding extends through to September 2008. This period of reporting isstarting from January 1 to June 30, 2007.

3. ACEH COMMUNITY PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROJECT(ACCOMPLISHMENT)

From January to June 2007, ACPP covered 18 communities in Banda Aceh and Aceh BesarDistricts2.

Table 1: ACPP working area

District Sub-District No Village/LocationNumber ofHousehold

TotalPopulation

1 Naga Umbang 89 304

2 Kueh 137 454

3 Lamgaboh 174 629

4 Lamcok 108 410

5 Tanjong 165 636

6 Seubon Ayon 88 355

Lhok Nga

7 Nusa 278 930

Aceh BesarCoastal

Peukan Bada 8 Rima Keunerem 167 617

9 Tengku Disayang 305 710

10 Tengku Dipulo 350 1600

11 Tengku DiTengoh

144 570

Kuta Alam

12 Malahayati 195 748

13 Tibang 394 982

Banda Aceh

Syah Kuala

14 Deah Raya 290 662

15 Barrack Pramuka 148 531 Jantho16 Barrack

Kemuning75 321

17 Barrack BBI(Saree)

56 199

Aceh Besar Inland

LembahSeulawah

18 Lamtamot 46 226

The project has contributed a number of innovative psychosocial methodologies, and this hasprovided a cultural sensitive activity to not only address the losses and devastation endured by

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survivors, based on survivors’ common experiences, but has promoted positive coping as well asmutual support and aid3.

3.1 Goal and Purpose of the project

GOAL: Increased social capacity and recovery of Tsunami and earthquake survivorsthrough implementation of development activities

PURPOSE: Strengthened and enhanced coping and adaptation of the Tsunami andearthquake stressed population and society through psychosocial interventions

3.2 Outcome / Outputs and related activities

Outcome 1: Reduce the risk of further psychosocial and social difficulties through the

reestablishment of community activities and structures support

The foundation of all community-based psychosocial work is the belief in the affected community’scapacity for recovery and resilience. Therefore, the challenge to the ACPP is to assist the affectedpeople and facilitate their efforts to regain their full functioning by building on their strengths, andeffectively developed within the culturally specific methods of coping in the affected society.

ACPP understanding of psychosocial service is built on the knowledge and awareness of the needto provide psychological and social support to people involved in disaster situations. To meet theneeds of people during traumatic experiences, it is essential to create venues where people canmeet and share experiences and spiritual life, and therefore the outcome is aimed at givingassistance to the affected communities to attain stable life, restore hope, dignity, and the sense ofnormality by certain outputs and be implemented through activities as described below:

Output 1.1: Re-establishment of Community Activities

Activities:

1.1.1

Support local Communities priorities through community activity groups and appropriatecultural activities

From March to June, ACPP has provided support for the community to redevelop collectiveroutines of traditional and religious activities within its working areas:

In March, ACPP facilitated traditional books named Dalail Khairat to groups of men in six villages

of: Barrack Pramuka in Jantho, Naga Umbang, Kueh, Lamcok, Tanjong, and Nusa in Lhok Nga. Thebook was used as reference to conduct traditional reading accompanied by unique rhythms. Thereading activity was regularly conducted on every Thursday night, and it is still continued until thisreport was made. Dalail Khairat was a traditional way for men to gather and usually becoming amedia for men to discuss many issues in the community, as collectivism has becoming way forAcehnesse people to interact one to another like many other ethnics in Indonesia. ACPP hasrecorded that a number of 25 people (in average) were participated in the activity. Due toTsunami, Dalail Khairat has been vacuumed for a long time. Beginning from a discussion with thecommunity, it was found that Dalail Khairat could play an important role in supporting group ofmen to have positive activity in a simple way, while at the same time create an opportunity to haveback routine that were lost because of Tsunami. Dalail Khairat was a proposal coming from the

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community, and Aceh Community ACPP was there to facilitate the reborn of Dalail Khairat inthose respective communities.

In April, ACPP provided banners and other materials needed for The Anniversary of MuhammadProphet, as this has been celebrated every year and becoming holiday for people to have religiousand traditional activities. Banners were used as media for public announcement of the holiday, andmaterials were used to support the implementation of contest for children group and religiouspreaching. The support was provided to all working areas.

In June, ACPP in Aceh Besar Coastal facilitated community in Seubon Ayon Village to conductHenna Painting training on June 27. The purpose of the training is to re-establish communityactivity through cultural activities to regain the sense of normalcy, which needed by the communityin the process of recovery. The training focus on women groups living in the village. The training isplanned to be facilitated in nine sessions of training in every Wednesday, started from June 27. Thefirst session was attended by 16 trainees, while the second session was attended by 22 participantsconducted in the same place.

From May to June, ACPP had a simultaneously meeting and discussion with men group in BarrackTeurebeuh of Jantho, which highlighted the need for men, specifically the young and middle adultto have back routines that were usually conducted before the tsunami. The need was to haveRapai Dabus, a traditional music played by groups of male. Psychosocial highlighted the need, sinceit was hard to find involvement from the male group because of financial reason where men haveto work to finance their family. By this success, the activity will be treated as entry point forpsychosocial to get more involvement from the young and middle adult to participate in thefollowing psychosocial activities facilitated within respective community.

1.1.2

Distribution of community kits

The activity is completed in the first year, as stated in the Logical Framework 4 (Dec2006 revision)

and Working Plan of 2007 (November 2006 revision)5.

1.1.3 Rehabilitate local community centers

In May, ACPP facilitated a rehabilitation of a community centre in Rima Keunerem Village, whichfunctions as a place for community to hold cultural and recreational, and also religious activities. Inthis regard, ACPP provided construction materials while the operational of the rehabilitation wasconducted by surrounding community. ACPP provided a minimum assistance for the rehabilitation,while the biggest portion of the fund was provided by the community itself. The proposal was arecommendation from the Area-Office of Aceh Besar Coastal.

In May, ACPP worked together with appointed CR/PSM (Community Representatives) conductedan assessment on local community needs regarding rehabilitation of local community centre in DiTengoh sub-village of Lampulo. In Di Pulo sub-village, ACPP staff has done the needs assessmentand during May undergoing further mapping to identify the possibilities to cooperate with otherparties concerned with the development of the centre.

ACPP facilitated a focus group of discussion with youth in the area. The conclusion from thediscussion is a need for ACPP to facilitate the rehabilitation of sport field to support positiveactivities for the youth in the Barrack of Saree. The existing field is terribly damaged. ACPPprovided the materials, while the implementation of the rehabilitation was conducted by thecommunity.

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1.1.4

Promote traditional communication mechanisms: libraries, information board, etc

In May, ACPP conducted an assessment on the needs for community library in several workingvillages identified.

To get assistance from regional library office, a meeting with the regional office representative washeld on June 4, 2007. Some conclusions and recommendations were addressed during the meeting,and it would be followed up by ACPP immediately after having baseline survey. The survey isplanned to be conducted in July to August6.

Output 1.2: Approximately 50 community facilitators are trained and community

needs of women and children addressed by facilitators

Activities:

1.2.1

Collaborate with local NGO on building capacity of community representatives

ACPP had discussed the possibility of getting assistance from local NGO on capacity building forcommunity representatives. Local NGOs that met were Pulih, CMC, and some other individualexperts in the field of capacity building. At the mean time, psychosocial is still focused on gettingthe provision from local NGO, even that a more adequate facility could only be provided by anational level NGO. Aside from the NGO, psychosocial had also discussed the possibility with theProvincial Ministry of Social, but no conclusion has been made so far.

1.2.2

Train and support community representatives integrating gender mainstreaming approach

The status is on-hold; this will be discussed with Gender Unit of CARE

1.2.3

Mobilize, recruit and train community representatives into specific psychosocial approach

In February, ACPP held meeting with community in its 18 working areas of Banda Aceh and AcehBesar to announce its new and revised workplan for 2007. In average, the meeting was attendedby 40 participants. On the meeting, ACPP explained project’s outputs and outcomes achievedfrom the previous year, and explain 2007 workplan and changes within the project which causedrevision of the workplan for the following year. At the same time, ACPP disseminated informationon the plan for recruitment of Community Representative from the respective community. ACPPhas clearly informed the community about the purpose of the recruitment and how they are goingto be part of the project. According to the report made during February, psychosocial observedthat people were very enthusiastic to join the recruitment and that the process was conducteddemocratically and transparent. During the announcement, ACPP intensively informed thecommunity about the importance of gender balance in the process of recruitment, and this washighlighted by the community where women were encouraged to join the recruitment.

In March, ACPP selected 39 candidates out of hundred of candidates applied. For theadministration and financial matter, ACPP was assisted by CARE Human Resources Division incoordination with The Provincial Ministry of Man Power.

In May, selected 38 Community Representatives joined its first training on “Basic PsychosocialTraining”, which was held on May 21-23. One candidate was unable to attend the training and nofurther explanation has been reported. To further achieved an ideal number of community

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representative in all working areas, ACPP made another assessment and announcement to thecommunity in the following months.

As planned, with assistance from CARE Human Resource Department and in coordination withProvincial Ministry of Man Power and Provincial Ministry of Social Welfare - ACPP recruited 38Community Representatives. In May 21-23rd, 38 representatives had three day workshop facilitatedby ACPP which focused on Community Base Psychosocial Training. The training was aimed atincreasing basic knowledge and information about definitions, role and responsibilities ofCommunity Social Worker, and how they are functions in their respective community. In detail,the workshop was facilitated by 13 facilitators from ACPP and three professional trainers comingfrom Provincial Ministry of Social of NAD. Since there were 15 working villages under facilitationof ACPP, 2 or 3 people were representing each village attended the workshop. The workshop waspart of psychosocial commitment to address the needs of capacity building for communityrepresentative, as stated in the project outcome. The output has a target to train a number of 50community representatives representing 30 villages, and it is going to be further achieved byconducting further recruitment in future. The identification has been conducted, and hopefully willbe done in August where 12 other representatives will be in place for the same training.

In June, Second group were still being identified. The first group has already signed an agreementwith outsource company of Kuta Sago in assistance from CARE HR.

Outcome 2: More active and effective coping is promoted and implemented for bothimmediate and long term stressors through community level resilience building

activities.

Output 2.1: Community, youth groups, vulnerable groups, self-help groups aresupported and strengthened

Activities:

2.1.1 Support or establish self-help group

In February, ACPP facilitated discussion about “Child Development” for a counseling group ofwomen in Rima Keunerem village of Aceh Besar Coastal. The group was established as a forum forwomen to share problems and learn from others’ experiences in dealing with adversities as theymust live in a completely different environment due to Earthquake and Tsunami. During sessionsof implementation, ACPP opened a discussion on child development and the needs for women topay more attention to their child in their new environment and shared information about how totake after their children in accordance to child development stages. Observation made duringprocess of the discussion showed that members of the group were helping each other in solvingother’s problems shared in the discussion. A number of 15 women attended the discussion.

In March, ACPP supported a group of women in Barrack Pramuka with Listening Community, analternative media for community to listen others’ experiences in dealing with problems anddifficulties. This was inspired by an opera drama in radio series, where people were invited torelease a long term hidden feelings and encouraged participants to express their feelings in front ofthe group. This activity has became a means for people with stress and ill-feelings to communicatebetter with the other member of the community and provide them options to problem solvingbased on each own experiences.

ACPP has supported a group of women under organization named PKK (Pemberdayaan danKesejahteraan Keluarga) in Rima Keunerem Village, to hold a competition in June 2007. The

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and welfare services for its community and to promote larger participation and networking amongvillagers of all villages to have sense of belonging and ownerships to the programme offered byPKK in each villages. 25 villages were invited and more than 600 beneficiaries participated on theevent. This competition held on collaboration between ACPP and PKK as the proposal wascoming directly from PKK at the village level and the District PKK joined as a jury in thecompetition.

In June, ACPP provided support to a self help group of women named Srikandi in BarrackTeurebeuh of Jantho by facilitating cake baking training. This effort was also applied for self helpgroup of women named Kembang Seroja in Barrack BBI of Saree, where likely 50 participantsattended the training. ACPP in Aceh Besar Inland, together with Youth group in Barrack BBI arenow rehabilitating sport field for Volley Ball, which in the future will be used for Youth to havesport and other positive activities while living in Barrack/resettlement.

ACPP in Banda Aceh provided support to self help group of women in Di Tengoh and Di Sayangsub-village with cake baking training. In Di Tengoh village the training was slightly not on-schedule,where it supposed to be delivered early of June but it was conducted on June 24 th, taken place in

Gechik’s host of Lampulo, and it was attended by 52 participants. In Di Sayang sub-village, thetraining was conducted two times of June 17th and 20th. In total, number of participant attendedthe training was 50. ACPP in Banda Aceh had also facilitated training on making bride curtain forself help group of women in the respective location. The training was conducted three times in June; in June 5th, 12th, and 26th, where each session was attended by 17 participants. These threewere sequent with certain module. A declining number of participants were significantlyconsidered, and this has been discussed by the team and community representatives working inthe respective village. In Tibang, ACPP facilitated also the same training with three sessions weresuccessfully conducted. In the first session of June 7th, 30 participants were recorded, while in thesecond session of June 14th number of participant reached only 21 participants, and in the thirdsession of June 21st a number of 30 participants were recorded. In Deah Raya village, for the firstsession in June 4th a number of only 13 participants were recorded, while in the second session of

June 7th the number of participants was significantly reduced into only 7 people, and in the thirdsession of June 10th the number was decreasing reached only 10 participants. In average, the totalnumbers of participants attending the training specifically in Deah Raya village reach only 10beneficiaries. According to staff working on the area, the reason of declining was because of manyof them have to work or at least looking for job and some miscommunications between CR andcommunity happened at that time. As we know, that Lampulo village is a crowded one and thatwas why ACPP divided working areas into four sub-villages. Lots of new people coming to thevillage and stayed there, and the situation were diluted. ACPP has addressed the problem and triedto outreaching each of members of the group to gather again.

ACPP facilitated a reading and literacy training for women in the Barrack of Teurebeuh of Jantho.The training was proposed by the group that ACPP requested to provide the trainer and readingmaterials. Reading was considered important as reading will help people to understand theirenvironment and getting more information by reading any printed materials available. The firsttraining was attended by 14 participants. The next training was attended by only 3 beneficiaries,and last was attended by only 3. Participants were coming from age between 30-60 years old.Psychosocial identified that problems emerged since most of elders living in Barrack had moved tonew location and some of them had to work in the farm. ACPP has reviewed the situation anddiscussed the solution with area CR. The same problem has also applied in Barrack of Saree,where only 9 beneficiaries were able to attend the training, where the variety of age ranging from25 to 50 years old. ACPP has tried to outreach more participants, but current situation ofparticipant of the need to work has pushed the training continued with the only participant left.Other problem was that some of the participants felt embarrassed with the fact that they can not

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participate in the training, but it seems that ACPP should be more patient and carefully maintainrelation with the trainees left. In the social context, this kind of problem is natural, that additionalintervention to other factors should be delivered. Onward, ACPP has a plan to not onlyoutreaching the most vulnerable groups, but also individual and/or group who has influence toothers and encourage them to encourage others, that in the end will create a conduciveenvironment for the vulnerable to participate in any training that ACPP provides.

2.1.2 Identify outreach support for vulnerable individuals

In March, ACPP provided counseling for three people in Rima Keunerem village. The counseleeswere identified to experience considerable stress and disturbances in their lives.

To have a better measure about how an intervention should be carried on, ACPP of all areas arenow gathering data on a more precisely accurate and concise data based on thorough assessmentabout profile of each respective community in each area. This is including an assessment aboutnumbers of vulnerable groups exist in the area. The assessment was expected to be concluded in July 2007.

2.1.3 Organize youth and non-formal education

In March, ACPP organized youth in Kueh to form group of youth and established sport activity ofvolley ball for the youth in the community. The activity has been regularly conducted on everyFriday and Sunday, where in every exercise an average number of 17 youth participated.

In April, ACPP organized youth to maintain sport activity, exercising with volley ball, a verypopular sport for people in Kueh village. ACPP provided a professional coach to train youth onhow to perform skillful volley ball technique. A number of 20 youth were participated in thetraining conducted two times per-week, on every Friday and Sunday afternoon. All participantswere male.

In March, ACPP facilitated group of youth in Lamcok, Kueh, and Nusa villages with training on howto make hammock. The training has been proposed by the youth living in Lamcok, Kueh, and Nusavillage. The training was held four times in a month, where in average a number of youthparticipated in the training; 15 youth in Lamcok, 14 youth in Kueh, and 10 youth in Nusa. Thetraining has been used as a media for the youth to have positive activity and lately became a peergroup where problem sharing and discussion were opened on the floor.

2.1.4 Design, organize and structure activities for children

In February, ACPP facilitated training to make handicraft for children group in Tengku Di Sayang ofLampulo village. Four trainings had been facilitated where children were taught different skills ineach session. In average, there were 20 children joined each session and so the total number ofbeneficiaries participated in the trainings were 80 children. Some of the participants were latelybecoming trainers, giving training to other children in the respective village.

In March, ACPP facilitated trainings to make handicraft for children living in Lampulo, SeubonAyon, and Kueh, Lamcok, and Nusa village. The training was conducted in four sessions where ineach session different styles of crafts were taught. In average the total number of childrenparticipated in the training were 20 in Kueh; 25 in Nusa; 26 in Di Pulo; 20 in Lamcok; and 30 inSeubon Ayon. Different with those five villages, in Lamtamot children were facilitated with coloringwhere children were taught on how to draw a picture and how to beautifully color the picture.This coloring activity was aimed at promoting color sensing to children with age from two to four

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In April, ACPP continued its facilitation for children in Seubon Ayon, Kueh, Lamcok, and Nusavillage on training to make handicrafts. 12 sessions have done, started from March, where eachsession was attended by: 37 children in Seubon Ayon; 45 children in Kueh; 25 children in Lamcok;and 30 children in Nusa village. The training was concluded at the end of the month.

In May 16, in Lampulo, ACPP facilitated training for children from all villages in the area to makehandicrafts which aimed to support and strengthening children as vulnerable group to havestructure activities in coping with their existing problems. ACPP staff were also providing gamesand entertaining psycho education to the children, which focused on self resiliency and socialcohesiveness among them. Four trainings were provided; on May 2 nd, material given was learningEnglish and playing “Seven Up”, participated by 26 children; on May 9 th, children were trained tofree drawing and playing “Police Man catch a Thief”, participated by 24 children; on May 23rd children were trained on how to present telling-story, folding papers, and a game called “Stunnedby Electricity”, participated by 31 children; and last on May 30th children in respective village weretrained on painting and drawing, where children participating in the training was 38 beneficiaries. InMay, psychosocial team in Lembah Seulawah facilitated training for children in Barrack by providing

materials for handicraft training. The training were participated by children with age ranging from 8to 15 years old. There were before, youth had no structured activities and played naturally likeswimming on the river and other spontaneous activities in the field.

During June, children in Barrack of Lamtamot were facilitated with handicraft activities which havebeen conducted since May 2007. Children coming from 8-15 years old were participated in theactivity.

2.1.5

Promote small scale projects for women’s artisan groups, music and theatre groups

Based on assessment conducted in February, In March ACPP facilitated training on Cake Baking forself help group of women in Lamcok and Naga Umbang village, while training on embroidery was

facilitated for group of women in Rima Keunerem. A number of 38 women have been recordedduring the implementation of Cake Baking training in Lamcok village, while a number of 35 womenparticipated in the training in Naga Umbang village. In Rima Keunerem, a number of 28 womenparticipated in the training. Trainings were held in four sessions on every Monday in RimaKeunerem, Wednesday in Lamcok, and on every Thursday in Naga Umbang.

Embroidery training in Dusun Malahayati of Lampulo: ACPP documented that community inMalahayati were facilitated to have training on embroidery, where in each meeting was participatedby an average of 40 beneficiaries.

In April, ACPP continued its facilitation to groups of women in Lamcok and Naga Umbang villageon Cake Baking. Since it was started in March, eight meetings have been held and in averagenumber of women participating in the training was 75 for Lamcok and Naga Umbang. In RimaKeunerem, embroidery training was continued and extended to Wednesday. Two meetingconducted in each week, with number of people participating reach 28 people in each meeting.

ACPP Team of staff in Banda Aceh was identifying the needs for women’s artisan groups in thearea. For that purpose, the staff will cooperate with existing Community Representatives in thearea. A focus group of discussion was held in June, facilitated by Community Representatives ineach village.

Output 2.2: Training material and tools develop by the Project are effective and

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Activities:

2.2.1 Develop and disseminate training material and appropriate communication tools

ACPP multiplied copies of materials and modules of training presented in the Community BasePsychosocial Training and widely disseminated to Community Representatives of 38 beneficiariesfor reading material during training in May.

2.2.2 Collaborate with local NGO’s for dissemination of appropriate communication material

Psychosocial continued its collaboration with INFO ACEH, a local NGO focus on publication andinformation, in publishing HABA ACEH tabloid as an alternative media to support publicawareness on Health and Psychosocial issues. HABA ACEH has been produced four times for theperiod of 2007 up to June. The content of each edition was developed by Health Sector and theothers cross sector within CARE such as HAP (Human Accountability Program)/Gender andCommunication Unit.

The first edition of year 2007 was published in March, outlined the importance of “Developing ahealthy and reliable society” as the main topic. Specific and more elaborated topics promotedwere; the importance of Vitamin A, intestinal helminth infection, Avian Flu, and breastfeeding forbaby. Within the first edition of March, psychosocial also announced the plan for recruitment ofCommunity Representative to the community, and provided special column for counseling ongeneral psychological problems. There was also an interview with the Head of Barrack Pramuka of Jantho, a story telling about barrack living community.

The second edition of year 2007 was published in April, outlined the importance of “Living inHarmony” as the main topic. Specific and elaborated topics were; a friendly housing complex,sharing community to a better future, An Introduction to POS IBU (Centre of Mother Education),A Profile of CARE’s Humanitarian Accountability, an article about Avian Flu – how to recognize

the disease, profile of AIR RAHMAT - a purification water provided by CARE, and saving for thewell-being of all. A column for counseling was kept provided.

The third edition of year 2007 was published in May, outlined “Women and Rights” as the maintopic. Specific and elaborated contents were; Celebrating Life – contemplation about seeing life ina positive ways, an interview with community health worker based in Teuladan village, interviewswith prominent individuals working on Women issues, an article about future city for survivor ofTsunami, counseling column for community on general psychological issues, an article aboutpersonality of women, and tips on how to deserve good and healthy meals for baby.

The forth edition of year 2007 was published in June, outlined the importance of “A Simple butHealthy Living” as the main topic. Specific and elaborated contents were; sub-topic aboutTogetherness dan unpretentiousness, an article about being healthy with simple ways, a profileabout characters of healthy society, an interview with barrack inhabitant of Ladong village, a trickto promote income generating for inhabitants living in barracks, a tips for keeping a healthy way tofamily, a column for counseling on general psychological issues, and an article about inner beauty.

Total exemplar in each edition was 7,000 and distributed to Health Division working areas of 77villages/locations in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar districts. CARE has not only distributing thepublication, but also utilizing it as the content for discussion in the community. Another strategyfor empowerment of the content was facilitated through Road Shows in a collaboration work withINFO ACEH. The road show was filled with exposures and simulations of each theme presentedin the publication, facilitated by each project contributing to HABA ACEH production. A unique

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project, where a discussion among mothers was held in the Centre of Mothers Education (COME)and/ POSYANDU (Integrated Health Post in village level), inviting mothers who came with theirchildren for regular health check. Every moment is important, and a content full discussion reachesto a number of solutions.

Outcome 3: Enhance preparedness among survivors to cope with recurrent disaster.

From January to June, ACPP has not done any activity related to the Outcome 3. Changes inCARE management and the completion of BEUDOH program has lead ACPP to revise its plan indelivering preparedness among survivors to cope with recurrent disaster. Same suggestion has alsobeen recommended by the external evaluation that ACPP needs to revise its logical frameworkdue to changes on the actual condition, within CARE and community at large.

Output 3.1: Communities are trained and actively engage in disaster reduction

activities

Activities:

3.1.1 Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct disaster risk reduction activities3.1.2 Develop community based disaster management reduction material for information and

communication, as well as awareness raising3.1.3 Train Communities into disaster reduction awareness and prevention activities

Outcome 4: Project management support is effectively provided to ensure smooth

running of the Project

Output 4.1: ACPP is efficient and effective

Activities:

4.1.1 Liaise with donors, collaborate with CARE’s sectors, network with local and Int. NGO’s

Collaboration with Human Resources and Provincial Ministry of Man Power on the recruitment ofCR

From January to June, ACPP were intensively having coordination meeting with CARE HumanResources (HR) division to substantiate and address financial and administrative matters on theplan for the recruitment of ACPP’s Community Representatives (CR). The process was expectedto be delivered in accordance with CARE’s rules and procedures related to contract and paymentfor outsourcing working under project, and implemented as regulated by local procedures andregulations. To accomplish the goal, ACPP also coordinating with the Provincial Ministry of ManPower, especially in term of getting official recommendation for the outsourcing of the CR.Through the CARE Procurement procedure, Kuta Sagoe has been appointed as the outsourcingcompany to take care of Financial and Administrative matter, through open and transparentbidding process. Kuta Sagoe is now in-charged for the payment of honor and the organization ofCR collaborating with CARE Human Resources and Financial Division.

In May, ACPP had a meeting with the representative from DINAS SOSIAL discussing furtherrequirements needed by the government to integrating CARE’s community representatives intogovernment structure. The representative informed that there were specific trainings needs to beprovided in order to have a professional community worker with adequate knowledge oncommunity assistances. To address the needs, ACPP kept following contact with DINAS SOSIAL

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Structural Changes in CARE Management

In February, CARE management released a new policy to revise its structure. The revision was tore-appointed and settled staffs in three Area-offices of Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar Coastal (LhokNga), and Aceh Besar Inland (Jantho). All psychosocial staffs were assigned on those area-offices,except Manager and Project Assistant. The assignment has affected the way Aceh CommunityACPP worked, since Psychosocial staffs have always been working in group and the distribution oftasks was assigned in a collective manner. This new situation directly pushed staffs to work in asmall group and even forced them to work on individual basis. Unfortunately, each of staffs hasdifferent strengths and weaknesses that used to be solved by collective work. Until the newproject manager was appointed in the early of May, the staff perceived to have moderate effortsfor the project by following the revised work plan of 2007.

Collaboration with Psychosocial Working Group on Child Legal Protection

From February to May, ACPP joined serial coordination meeting facilitated by Psychosocial

Working Group in Aceh on the advocacy for Child Legal Protection in Aceh. ACPP has becomingmember of the Working Group since 2006, and has intensively contributed to the sub-workinggroup focused on the drafting. ACPP highlighted the importance of the regulation to provideprotection needed by the children and the legal framework that in the future will be used asreference for the community in dealing with children issues. The process has so far continued anda working draft has been submitted to the government to be endorsed to the local parliament.

Collaboration with the Regional Office of Library

In March, ACPP had a meeting with The Regional Office for Library to follow up the assessmentabout the needs to support the establishment of community library in psychosocial working areas.As an official agenda, the meeting has facilitated common understanding about the importance of

community library for children and youth, and outlined the importance of making collaborationbetween CARE and The Regional Office to the implementation and future maintenance ofcommunity’s library in each sites. Nusa, Seubon Ayon, Naga Umbang, Barrack Pramuka, andLampulo have been identified to have the needs for community library. In June, ACPP conductedfurther assessment to get a more integrated data on the current needs of each site.

Coordination with CARE projects on basic provision for respective community

Due to rehabilitation of houses conducted by the Shelter Division, CARE management assignedACPP in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar Coastal and other projects identified to help Shelter Divisionto assess community’s housing of Type 45 New and socialize the needs for retrofitting, sinceCARE found that the type has problems within the structure. Task has been assigned to team wasto meet with member of community living in that specific type and informed the plan ofreallocation until the houses are fixed. Not only that, the team was also responsible to ensure theadministration processed in a timely manner, including the payment.

In May, during assessment in Aceh Besar Inland, ACPP had information from the communityregarding difficulties in getting safe water, which caused further problems for vulnerable groups inthe area like women and children. For this matter, the psychosocial team in the area has alreadycoordinated with respective project and area coordinator to address the problem. ProjectManager has also informed the problem to other project managers in Health Division in thecoordination meeting, which regularly conducted in the division. The specific problem was exists inBarrack of Lamtamot in Jantho.



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Coordination meeting with BRR

ACPP attended a coordination meeting with other organization working in Social Sectors,facilitated by BRR (Special Body for Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation) in May 29. The BRRwere reviewing the possibilities to cooperate with ACPP on some specific issues regardingrefugees and psychosocial needs and intervention. ACPP agreed to share inputs andrecommendations to BRR and other organizations attended the meeting. ACPP is keeping in touchwith The BRR Social Directorate until now.

4.1.2

Carry out Program Management

Regular Monitoring and Evaluation

In January, ACPP conducted an evaluation of handicraft and henna painting activities in Lamcok andLampulo village. The evaluation was attended by 38 participants and facilitated by ACPP, resultedin satisfactory scale. All participants stated that by participating in the trainings, they were not onlygetting more skills that will provide them to have alternative income but has also provided them

space for the group to gather and interact with other member of community, that indirectlyhelped them to reduce daily stress which sometimes occurred. During the implementation of thetrainings, psychosocial inserted focus group discussion for the group to share one to anotherabout life, problems, and learned practical way out by taking examples from other member’sexperiences and common best practices.

In February, ACPP held a focus group discussion in Seubon Ayon village to evaluate theimplementation of Handicraft training provided to the community. Feedback received from thecommunity was that trainings has provided them opportunity to learn new things and skills tomake Acehnesse Craft, which at the end of the training enable them to produce self hand-madehandicraft to be sold to the market. Participants were very proud with the results and felt happilythat they were expecting more assistance from Aceh Community ACPP to learn more skills and

practical information to deal with daily needs. During training, ACPP monitored that trainings wereutilized as media for people to meet, gather, and have discussion about their daily life andproblems within, and it helped them to reduce stress and encourage each of them to be strongerby supporting each other. Same responds have been replied through interviews made prior to thediscussion.

ACPP Area Extension

As planned, In March Aceh Community ACPP expanded its working area to four new villageslocated in Deah Raya, Tibang, Barrack Kemuning, and Barrack Lamtamot. Deah Raya and Tibangare located in Banda Aceh district. Barrack Kemuning and Lamtamot are located in Aceh BesarInland of Jantho. After officially became new working areas, ACPP conducted an assessment inDeah Raya, Tibang, Barrack Kemuning, and Lamtamot. The assessment was aimed at identifyingpsychosocial problems and profile of the community living in those villages.

Vulnerability Assessment in each working areas

In order to support and to strengthen social and traditional tighten among society in four sub-villages of Tuan Di Pulo, Tengku Disayang, Tengku Di Tengoh, and Malahayati, and also two othervillages of Tibang and Deah Raya, In May ACPP team of staff in Banda Aceh conducted anassessment through existing structure in the respective villages. The focus of the assessment wasto identify potentials/social capacity exists in the community, possible projected activities, andcurrent condition of PKK as already established institution, post Tsunami. Some PKKs were

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ACPP made a plan to rebuild the community through the re-establishment of PKK as the mediumfor community to engage in community activities and networking to each other.

In May, together with respective Community Representatives - the ACPP team of staff in BandaAceh were conducting an assessment to identify problems faced by youth in the area. Theassessment has so far proceeded, and in June a focus group of discussion was held invitingrepresentatives from youth groups in the area. ACPP in Aceh Besar Inland Sub-Office conductedalso an assessment on the issue of youth in the area, assisted by Community Representativesworking in respective villages.

To have a better measure about how an intervention should be carried on, ACPP of all areas arenow gathering data on a more precisely accurate and concise data based on thorough assessmentabout profile of each respective community in each area. This is including an assessment aboutfacilities of sports, libraries, and centre; and outreaching the most vulnerable groups in thecommunity of Widower, Orphan, Children and Youth, Disable, and Elderly Groups. Theassessment was expected to be done in July 20077.

Revision of Job Description for staff

The changes in the structure of Project Staff have caused differentiation among staffs regardingduties, tasks, and responsibilities; therefore ACPP has made new job description for the staff tocarry out. To have a clear guidance in working with the new structure of CARE Management,ACPP revised staff’s job description, where jobs were clustered based on logical frameworkapproach used in the project and formed based on each function and workload analysis. Therevision had been delivered to all of the staff and submitted to the HR Division of CARE to bedocumented.

4.1.3 Implementing Gender mainstreaming strategy

ACPP staff is always aware the importance of Gender within the implementation of all activities inthe project, at least by comparing the number of participant with gender composition. The needsfor training of Gender Perspective for the staff, CR, and community in ACPP working areas arenow being identified, and for the start this will be integrated into regular monitoring and evaluationform for the staff to be used in their regular monitoring and evaluation activities. Specific trainingon Gender will be further discussed with Gender Unit of CARE Management.

4.1.4 Organize needs assessment, trainings, study tour, workshop, etc

Training has been provided to CR in May, delivering basic psychosocial training provided by ACPPand The Provincial Ministry of Social Welfare. See 1.2.3

4.1.5 Identify Consultants, etc

In April, ACPP had a visit from external evaluator coming from Canada. ACPP accompanied theevaluator to visit four villages of Lamcok, Rima Keunerem, Kueh, and Naga Umbang in Lhok Ngaarea8. The visit was filled with discussion, with the staff and also member of the communityparticipating in psychosocial activities conducted during the visit. All staffs coming from three sub-offices were gathered to have focus group of discussion with the external evaluator. The results ofthe visit has been reported and delivered to the project in May. The external evaluatorrecommended some important notes about current analysis and further changes required in the

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project. Following recommendation from the external evaluator, ACPP made simple assessmentduring May and June as the new manager joined the post; in-depth assessment with the staff, rapidassessment with the community in all areas, and thorough observation from many sources ofinformation like NGO and BRR. ACPP found similar facts and findings as reported by the externalevaluator, that many communities have achieved considerable progress in re-establishingstructures and patterns of community life as livelihoods, education facilities and governancestructures have been re-built. But changes happened, especially when a severe disaster oremergency has hit a society, the society surely changes. People have new experiences and perhapstrauma that has changed them, the society as such has been rebuilt physically and socially. This canmake people feel astray, but it can also become a new start for the society, a new start tosomething even better than before. Some communities reorganize and find new spirit and soul.Others failed with problems that immobilize the community. Leaders are lost and new leadersselected. Psychosocial intervention therefore is becoming more relevant. Hence, in the long-termphase consolidation, replication, and scaling-up of the most useful programs should be pursuedwith the necessary adaptations to the various situations, as this has also been recommended by theexternal evaluator9.

Since May, ACPP has reviewed the needs of consultancy to help project to meet the proposedoutput and outcomes, specifically for the provision of trainings on vulnerability for the staff and CRin their assistances work on the field. ACPP has met PULIH, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL,ERM, RTA, HUDA, IMPACT, and several other NGOs working on vulnerability issues.

4.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Up to June 2007, ACPP has spent 35.33% of the budget which is under compare to what had beenprojected in the first place. Up to June, actually we have committed a number of fund of EURO56.872 allocated as direct programmatic spent for the payment of CR, Capacity Building, andRecreational/cultural activities makes the burn rate after commitment becomes 40.22%. By havinga more focus and specific target group’s covers 65.90% of the population10, where four or five

groups will be assisted in each village/site, then more activities is possible to conduct. As we beginto revise our workplan, hopefully we can spend the rest of the budget for the benefit of thecommunity in our working areas, and to maximize project’s achievements in term of budget andprogrammatic.

Our projection for the next following months will be to optimize the use of funds available in theproject, by scaling up intervention and expanding the target groups in all working areas that weassist. We predict that, since more funds are allocated as non-trauma counseling budget item linewhereas by intensifying activities and assistances more funds are needed in trauma counselingbudget item line, then some reallocation of funds might be proposed in the following months. Thereallocation of related fund will be communicated as we finalized the revision of logical frameworkand the workplan.

5. CHALLENGES

Based on recommendation from the external evaluators and inherent with internal assessmentduring May to June, ACPP has identified several challenges need to be followed up in order tocreate positive environment and to achieve goals and outcomes of the project. Several challengesidentified are:

1.

One challenge now faced by the program is the need to adapt programming to thechanging needs and priorities of target communities. Having been implemented nearly 28

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months ago, there is a need to transition the project from having an emergency phasefocus to one which incorporates a stronger community development basis. In the periodsince the tsunami struck in 2004, many communities have achieved considerable progressin re-establishing structures and patterns of community life as livelihoods, educationfacilities and governance structures have been re-built. In this regard, the aim of theproject might be shifted from mitigating the immediate psychosocial impacts of the disasterto strengthening the capacity of communities to promote psychosocial health and well-being, in part by reducing underlying conditions and vulnerabilities which reduce people’scapacity to effectively cope and manage all types of problems and difficulties. A communityresiliency module is therefore proposed as one method to promote long-term health andwell-being by strengthening community ownership of activities and facilitating ongoingaccess to knowledge, information and resources.

2.

From a programmatic perspective, there are a number of recommendations which may beconsidered. Attention might be given to the development of a life skills curriculum foryouth, while more explicit psychosocial activities may be implemented for children. From amonitoring and evaluation perspective, it is suggested that activities be more preciselytracked, particularly in regard to the inclusion of more vulnerable children and adults in

program activities11

. Consideration might be given to a number of actions which maystrengthen the program. Foremost among these recommendations is placing a strongerfocus on more vulnerable persons, for example, orphaned children and youth, disabled andolder persons. Although vulnerable persons have been identified as part of the communityprofiles completed by CARE, interviews with staff indicate that activities have been aimedat the community at large without specifically targeting more vulnerable persons.

3.

Several trainings12 have been provided to the staff 13 that has equipped the staff in doingtheir work on the field. Farther, to get in touch with the following target of the project,the staff should be provided with specific trainings on vulnerabilities that needed beforemeeting with the groups. Traumatic events do not affect everyone the same way. Differentgroups of people have strengths and areas in which they are vulnerable. Effectivepsychosocial programming allows for accommodation of these particular characteristics so

that the whole community can benefit. By understanding the common themes for eachgroup, we can better understand the vulnerabilities within each group. Each group hasdifferent needs, styles, and therefore specific approaches are required in order to be ableto address each problem, and at the end will provide the right analysis of types ofassistances and services delivered to the groups. To address the challenges, ACPP has metseveral organizations working with vulnerabilities issues and several soft commitmentshave been agreed upon. ERM has scheduled training for trainers on “child pedagogy” inSeptember, and ACPP is invited to join the training. Handicap International has also givencommitment to provide training on disability for the staff, which hopefully can be done inAugust or September of 2007. To address vulnerabilities of other groups of women,elderly, and youth groups, ACPP has met PULIH to provide training on Women andIMPACT on Youth and Life-skills. Cooperation with other organization is also beingidentified to fulfill all trainings needed by the staff and CR. Trainings are aimed atincreasing staff knowledge and skills as with the increasing of activities and number ofbeneficiaries. At the beginning, ACPP projected a number of 30% to be the target ofintervention, but further assessment conducted in July evidenced that up to 65% of thecommunity were identified to be the most vulnerable group that needs attention andintervention.

11 To promote inclusion of the most vulnerable groups in the activity, ACPP has conducted an assessment to find out number of thegroups in each site. For details, see ANNEX VII12 “Introduction to psychosocial intervention, Community needs assessment, Family, Friends and communities as social supportresources for children, Drama and theater as a mean of communication, ” Handicraft training, Technical Capacity Building for staff,Monitoring and Evaluation workshop, and Facilitation skills for community discussion”.13 SEE ANNEX IV.



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4.

ACPP has been implementing for more than 28 months, but data of activities were notcentralized and difficult to track. Previous monthly report has not integrate the M&Epractices where it is very difficult to track lessons learned and best practices from theimplementation of the activity. Qualitative monitoring that has been conducted by theteam in the past time has evidenced the need for quantitative measure, since qualitativecould only describe on how activity was implemented, but unable to show how it isperformed in meeting the programmatic and budget indicators. To address the challenge,ACPP is now planning to develop baseline data to be used as a benchmark for projectsuccess indicators and hopefully will be completed by the end of August. Integrating theM&E into its Project Cycle Management, this will conduct by collaborating with the M&EUnit where in August the integration of monitoring and evaluation concept into the PCMshould be started. ACPP is developing a user friendly form to be used by the staff inregular monitoring activities and reporting.

5.

ACPP is under spent14; where most of the activities conducted and funds spent during Janto Jun 2007 were mostly focus on achieving Outcome number I. Facilitating the re-establishment of communal activities and structures. By challenging the project to beginpromoting a long term coping mechanism and creating a more conducive environment to

the sustainability of the project, huge tasks are waiting. As we begin to revising workplanand logical framework, it is expected that funds allocated for programmatic support will bespent effective and efficiently.

6. Sustainability of the project, once ACPP completes its project in August 2008. ACPP hasdesigned new strategy to ensure the sustainability of the project, by designing reduction offund to activities and invited community involvement and participation in form of; money,assets, man power, ideas, and presence. This will be integrated with ACPP new monitoringand evaluation working paper and 2007-2008 working plan. Lastly, encourage theintegration within other CARE projects running until August 2008.

6. OPPORTUNITIES

1.

Currently, CARE had received funding for the implementation of a youth centre in BandaAceh. The centre is meant to serve as an accessible site for youth to seek a range ofservices including health information, life skills education, peer support and counseling.Collaboration between the planned youth centre and the ACPP would have substantialbenefit to both programs. This would not only provide for a coordinated approach to thedevelopment and implementation of life skills and other education/training activities, butenhance both the availability and range of activities to youth in general. A coordinateddelivery approach might not only allow for a number of youth centre activities to beoffered in the more remote sites where the Community Psychosocial Support Program is nowoperating, but may also provide opportunities for youth from these sites to attendtrainings or special events organized by the centre. Consideration might also be given tothe organization of special events amongst the various youth groups supported by CARE,for example, a youth celebration day. Finally, exchange visits between communities couldprovide youth groups important opportunities to share information and lessons learnedfrom their experiences, while also adding to their quality of life. The integration amongCARE projects can also be a positive way for projects to gain more knowledge andinformation, and provide more information to the community.

2. ACPP baseline survey has been conducted in July, where more information are gatheredexplaining about profile of each community in each site. The baseline data is the only datathat exist, that should be widely disseminated to other projects within CARE and to theGovernment, and/or other NGO working in the same site. The data will be used asbenchmark and reference to include the more vulnerable groups into activity. For the

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start, every monthly report will be based on the baseline to see the effectiveness ofoutreaching and mobilization effort of the staff and CR in each site. See ANNEX V

3. ACPP is still having one more year to organize its project in order to achieve Goals andOutcomes of the project. With the recommendations provided by external evaluation andbe further implied with the revision of the logical framework and workplan, it is expectedthat proposed Goals and Outcomes could be optimized that in the end will harvestpositive changes in the community. By looking at the budget left until 200815, ACPP hasquite capacity to modify the desired changes within the community by providing access torelated psychosocial skills and information to both; the vulnerable groups and communityat large as the supporting system.

4.

Community in ACPP working areas are committed to work together with ACPP tocontinue the implementation of the project, with assistance from CommunityRepresentatives who coming from each respective community. CRs are part of futureinvestment for ACPP, and are potentials that need to be developed since most of CRs areprominent people that have influence to surrounding. Trainings provided by ACPP to CRwill enhance their capacity to assist and to understand the community in a completelydifferent point of view, led to positive changes within the respective environment.

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ACPP Interim Report 2007

Documents

Transcript of ACPP Interim Report 2007