INDONESIA

Helping Post-Disaster Communities Rebuild Homes and Livelihoods

CHF International has extensive experience in disaster relief and response. When an earthquake struck Indonesia close to Padang, West Sumatra in September 2009, CHF’s Emergency Response Team quickly provided shelter assistance using our proven transitional shelter model. This model provides a cost effective way of ensuring that people who have lost their homes are provided with a shelter than can last up to two years while they rebuild their permanent homes. CHF International was awarded $1.85 million from USAID’s Office of Development Assistance to construct these shelters for 500 households and rehabilitate infrastructure using local labor, leading to income generation for devastated families.

CHF's previous experience in Indonesia includes:

In May 2006, when a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Yogyakarta, CHF expanded its programs to this area, bringing 55 years of experience to bear through a range of programs that continue to serve those most in need, in a sustainable, environmentally-sound, and locally-driven process.

After the December 2004 tsunami, CHF worked throughout Aceh to improve quality of life and accelerate the transition from immediate relief to long-term development for thousands of affected families.

• Construction of more than 1,300 permanent
• Rebuilding of 15 primary markets and 10 secondary markets
• Rehabilitation and constructions of roads. drainage and other key infrastructure
• Provision of microloans to small businesses and entrepreneurs
• Design and construction of the Politeknik Aceh Vocational Training Center

For more information, please read the Indonesia Fact Sheet.