YAYASAN PEKERTI REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR DISASTER SURVIVORS IN ACEH AND YOGYAKARTA
The tragedy of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh is now four years passed and the devastating earthquake that shocked Yogyakarta was now two years. However 2007 and into 2008, disasters such as flood, landslide, hurricane and earthquake have continued to ravished Indonesia, particularly Java Island along with other island areas. Death toll of these latest disasters has affected hundreds, damaged houses in the thousands and millions of hectares of farm lands and rice fields were ruined. This has created shortage of foodstuff in several regions as well as pushing up prices on staple food items. Our rehabilitation programs during the 2007 year, Pekertiwas still focusing in Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (Aceh) and Central Java Provinces (Yogyakarta).
Pekerti will still be concentrating its activities in Aceh and Yogyakarta, namely the economic recovery to strengthen community’s economic institutions, product development, business trainings and assistance to enhance market access, local, regional, export markets. Plus, of course! the promotion of Fair Trade to all new and old producers in our network. Besides still carrying out producer partners’ house and workshop rehabilitation, economic recovery activities will be undertaken to assist the batik, silver, furniture embroidery and terracotta producers (Yogyakarta). Therefore, Pekerti is still facilitating funds should there be any donations from Donors and our buyer partners who are keen to assist the survivors.
PEKERTI IN ACEH
- Pekerti & Oxfam for Craft for Food program (July 2006 – September 2007)
- Pidie Pandan Women’s Empowerment Program Phase 1 (June 2007-March 2008) Pekerti teamed with Save the Children
- Pidie Pandan Women’s Empowerment Program Phase 2 (May – October March 2008) Pekerti teamed with Save the Children
PEKERTI IN YOGYAKARTA
- Pekerti’s Response to the Yogyakarta Earthquake Victims-A Helping Hand from Pekerti’s Buyers, Friends and Sympathies
- Project Houses in Jogjakarta with partner the Johanniter
- Market Access Development Training for Producers in Yogyakarta and Klaten Earthquake victims
- Market Access Development for Terracotta Producers after the 2007 Earthquake; AusAid & Pekerti
- Other Ceramic Producer Development in Yogyakarta