STRATEGY
Flexible and Responsive - our Key Words
After we worked through the emergency phase and and just as we were gearing up for the stabilization phase the March 28th quake devastated Nias and destroyed what little remained standing in Simeulue. Overnight we found ourselves back in emergency mode. There is a hight probablitity that we will see this pattern repeated over the months and years to come as the seismic adjustment completes.
Image - Jason Childs - Aid ashore at Lho Kruet, Aceh
Tsunami and quake damage to remote communities extends from the islands North of Sabang to the south of Siberut. This is a 700nm stretch of islands and coastline with a combined population of over 2 million. Our problem is not where to help but where not to help. Generally we try to stay away from major towns where we can be bogged down with meetings and beurocratic process. We simply look at maps and talk to local boat people and so far our target destinations have been areas of extraordinary hardship and need.
Seismic Reality
The plan outlined below will keep our new Mother Ship on the West Sumatran coast with emergency equipment and medical staff on board at all times. Batavia will be ready for rapid deployment to any new location impacted by the on-going seismic activity in the region. Seismologists are in general agreement that there will be further major events as the fault adjusts in a southerly direction; the question is not “if” but “when”.
Proactive Disaster Support:
Aim: To keep our Mother-Ship in readiness for anticipated major seismic events while continuing to service areas already supported. This could be called "pre deployment of emergency assets" sustained by long term reconstruction needs in the region.
Schedule: Regular trips from Padang/Sibolga to Banda Aceh and back with loading each port every 10-14 days.
Program: The Mother-Ship will stop for aid distribution and medical support in all the areas we have identified as being too remote for mainstream aid to reach. We want to maintain contact with the communities we have supported in the past and help new areas as we identify them. As far as possible we want to work with smaller boats & to re-supply them to extend outreach more efficiently. We will retain a stock of emergency equipment on board and be ready to divert to the scene of any major seismic events within hours.
Support: In addition to health clinics, our multitalented volunteers will work with local communities to implement:
Original Concept - 4th January 05
Sea Link Plan Outline
The objective is to save a great number of lives and alleviate awful suffering. It could avoid the mass evacuation of scores of towns and villages in remote locations. This is what we need to continue putting the plan into action.
With the help of sponsors, we have chartered KM Batavia and we are working round the clock to equip her as a Mother-ship/mobile clinic. For the past 2 weeks we have supported smaller craft to land in inaccessible places along the west coast of Sumatra and the islands where people have not had any assistance since the earthquake. Our fleet of smaller boats will now use the Mother-ship for re-supply and fuel so that they can deliver aid more efficiently and effectively to remote locations. It seems that the most isolated communities are some of the hardest hit and the need for support is critical
We are implement our relief and reconstruction support plan in three stages:
Stage One has focused on emergency search, rescue and assistance. We have assess damage along the West coast, and have accessed people in remote areas not accessible by road or air. We will now attempt to reach people at "ground zero" and give them the help they need. People will be brought back to the mother ship for emergency medical relief. Relief aid will also be disbursed.
Stage Two will focus on trauma, disease control and basic logistical frameworks. We will attempt to understand what the communities primary needs are, and meet them with shelter materials, health initiatives, equipment and a wide range of healing practitioners gathered from around the world.
Stage Three will involve community rehabilitation and reconstruction – and this is for the long haul. We will be asking people what they need, and attempting to find practical, creative, holistic means of meeting these requirements. We will support the communities in the islands to regain their balance in the natural world.
We are already thinking about the process of reconstruction and dealing with the immense damage to fishing fleets and the emotional and spiritual impact of the disaster on the populations.
We wish to ensure that the unique character of the islands is intact, that the rainforests on the Mentawais are kept pristine, and that the reconstruction effort takes into consideration appropriate and sustainable redevelopment. This area has been the focus for much eco-tourism and linked-village based industries.
There is an atmosphere of trust and goodwill that we have built over our time in the islands that will enable us to reach these ravaged communities.
We hope to create a sustainable model of reconstruction of the communities in a way that the displaced people of the area want, not an imposed refugee situation. We are also taking into account the impact on the environment, and hope to integrate an environmental outlook into this response.
In order for this plan to work, we NEED your support. Please help us in any way. If you have skills, or access to resources, if you can give cash, or your time - please contact us. We are building an extraordinary group of volunteers and are continually humbled by the amount of help and love we have received from around the world.
Please click here for contact details to help.
Please click here for our needs list.
ISLANDAID sustainable support for isolated communities
operated by The Electric Lamb Mission
SITE MAP
After we worked through the emergency phase and and just as we were gearing up for the stabilization phase the March 28th quake devastated Nias and destroyed what little remained standing in Simeulue. Overnight we found ourselves back in emergency mode. There is a hight probablitity that we will see this pattern repeated over the months and years to come as the seismic adjustment completes.
Image - Jason Childs - Aid ashore at Lho Kruet, Aceh
Tsunami and quake damage to remote communities extends from the islands North of Sabang to the south of Siberut. This is a 700nm stretch of islands and coastline with a combined population of over 2 million. Our problem is not where to help but where not to help. Generally we try to stay away from major towns where we can be bogged down with meetings and beurocratic process. We simply look at maps and talk to local boat people and so far our target destinations have been areas of extraordinary hardship and need.
Seismic Reality
The plan outlined below will keep our new Mother Ship on the West Sumatran coast with emergency equipment and medical staff on board at all times. Batavia will be ready for rapid deployment to any new location impacted by the on-going seismic activity in the region. Seismologists are in general agreement that there will be further major events as the fault adjusts in a southerly direction; the question is not “if” but “when”.
Proactive Disaster Support:
Aim: To keep our Mother-Ship in readiness for anticipated major seismic events while continuing to service areas already supported. This could be called "pre deployment of emergency assets" sustained by long term reconstruction needs in the region.
Schedule: Regular trips from Padang/Sibolga to Banda Aceh and back with loading each port every 10-14 days.
Program: The Mother-Ship will stop for aid distribution and medical support in all the areas we have identified as being too remote for mainstream aid to reach. We want to maintain contact with the communities we have supported in the past and help new areas as we identify them. As far as possible we want to work with smaller boats & to re-supply them to extend outreach more efficiently. We will retain a stock of emergency equipment on board and be ready to divert to the scene of any major seismic events within hours.
Support: In addition to health clinics, our multitalented volunteers will work with local communities to implement:
- Water supply, food distribution and sanitation needs
- Vector control for Malaria and Dengue as well as residual spraying of tents & buildings
- Fisheries rehabilitation and boat repair or new building
- Bagan (fish platform) rehabilitation and new building
- Education - supplementary activities, support and sports
- Shelter initiatives during the lead time needed for permanent housing to be completed
- Livelihood initiatives to restart agriculture and mariculture
- Technical and trades support for reconstruction efforts including sustainable tourism infrastructure
Original Concept - 4th January 05
Sea Link Plan Outline
The objective is to save a great number of lives and alleviate awful suffering. It could avoid the mass evacuation of scores of towns and villages in remote locations. This is what we need to continue putting the plan into action.
With the help of sponsors, we have chartered KM Batavia and we are working round the clock to equip her as a Mother-ship/mobile clinic. For the past 2 weeks we have supported smaller craft to land in inaccessible places along the west coast of Sumatra and the islands where people have not had any assistance since the earthquake. Our fleet of smaller boats will now use the Mother-ship for re-supply and fuel so that they can deliver aid more efficiently and effectively to remote locations. It seems that the most isolated communities are some of the hardest hit and the need for support is critical
We are implement our relief and reconstruction support plan in three stages:
Stage One has focused on emergency search, rescue and assistance. We have assess damage along the West coast, and have accessed people in remote areas not accessible by road or air. We will now attempt to reach people at "ground zero" and give them the help they need. People will be brought back to the mother ship for emergency medical relief. Relief aid will also be disbursed.
Stage Two will focus on trauma, disease control and basic logistical frameworks. We will attempt to understand what the communities primary needs are, and meet them with shelter materials, health initiatives, equipment and a wide range of healing practitioners gathered from around the world.
Stage Three will involve community rehabilitation and reconstruction – and this is for the long haul. We will be asking people what they need, and attempting to find practical, creative, holistic means of meeting these requirements. We will support the communities in the islands to regain their balance in the natural world.
We are already thinking about the process of reconstruction and dealing with the immense damage to fishing fleets and the emotional and spiritual impact of the disaster on the populations.
We wish to ensure that the unique character of the islands is intact, that the rainforests on the Mentawais are kept pristine, and that the reconstruction effort takes into consideration appropriate and sustainable redevelopment. This area has been the focus for much eco-tourism and linked-village based industries.
There is an atmosphere of trust and goodwill that we have built over our time in the islands that will enable us to reach these ravaged communities.
We hope to create a sustainable model of reconstruction of the communities in a way that the displaced people of the area want, not an imposed refugee situation. We are also taking into account the impact on the environment, and hope to integrate an environmental outlook into this response.
In order for this plan to work, we NEED your support. Please help us in any way. If you have skills, or access to resources, if you can give cash, or your time - please contact us. We are building an extraordinary group of volunteers and are continually humbled by the amount of help and love we have received from around the world.
Please click here for contact details to help.
Please click here for our needs list.
ISLANDAID sustainable support for isolated communities
operated by The Electric Lamb Mission
SITE MAP
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