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Indonesia

Assistance to the Indonesian organization, Adista, to provide educational and psychosocial support for children of the Aceh province

Background

On 26 December 2004, an earthquake of a magnitude of 8.9 off the island of Sumatra caused a huge tidal wave, which hit 5 countries around the Indian Ocean.

On Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, in Aceh, the area closest to the epicenter, the damage was enormous: more than 130,000 dead persons were formally identified, 37,000 were listed as missing, and 500,000 to 700,000 were displaced, over 60,000 houses were destroyed, 1,662 schools were severely damaged and 764 were destroyed. People settled in temporary camps, in tents or barracks.

The situation in Banda Aceh evolved significantly in late 2007 and early 2008. The reconstruction programs ended, resulting in the departure of many international NGOs and in the creation of associations under Indonesian law, which aimed to continue the activities that had been initiated.

Despite the closure of several camps for displaced persons, the return to their new homes of affected families, the reopening of schools and resumption of economic activities, the trauma generated by the tsunami remains.

Moreover, this gigantic tidal wave occurred after 30 years of a civil war with a basis in economic, political and religious demands. On August 15, 2005, the Indonesian government and GAM (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, "movement for a free Aceh") signed an agreement in Helsinki, in which they undertook to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.

Thus, the activities carried out in the region of Banda Aceh are not simply "post tsunami", they are also "post conflict".

Support to the Indonesian association Adista for the educational and psychosocial support for children of Aceh

BENEFICIARIES

In a few figures, the project benefits:

• More than 1,200 registered children
• More than 2,000 participating children aged 0 to 16 years (46% girls, 54% boys)
• More than 760 families and 11 communities
• 9 group leaders, 6 persons in charge of the centers, 6 community liaison officers, and 6 supervisors

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

The centers are above all safe spaces where children come and play freely. Playing allows the children to grow and promotes learning and self-confidence.

Adista’s centers emphasize the ESAR¹ classification of the organization of the playing space:

• Exercise games
• Symbolic games
• Assemblage games
• Rules games

In addition to these play spaces, Adista has developed other activities: tutoring, sports, artistic expression, crafts, community activities.

The community has an important place in Adista’s activities, which encourage families to participate in the center’s activities (in the games, in teaching traditional dances, in the maintenance of the centers, etc.).

In June 2008 the center of Siron was moved to the village of Layeun. On this occasion, many of the activities involved the community. Two other centers are scheduled to be moved before the end of 2008.

ROLE OF CDE

CDE’s main mission is to make Adista autonomous, so that its efforts are self-sustaining. Strengthening Adista means ensuring that the local population, already disadvantaged and impoverished by years of civil war and a tsunami, can depend on the continuity of activities that favor the comprehensive development of the child and his or her environment.

CDE provides financial support and training to Adista’s staff and thus contributes to the formation of the communities’ resource persons, who are essential to the sustainable development of these villages.

Through its strategy and organization department, Chemins d’Enfances supports Adista in the fields of organization, administration, fund raising, income-generating activities and management of structures, with the aim of ensuring the association’s autonomy.

Through its psychosocial department, CDE works with Adista to improve existing activities and evaluate their impact and to start new programs.

¹ Denise Garon with the collaboration of Rolande Fillion and Robert Chiasson. Le système ESAR. Guide d’Analyse, de classification et d’organisation d’une collection de jeux et jouets. Cercle de la Librairie, 2002.