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Overview
Aceh Program: 2 years after the tsunami of December 2004, which killed an estimated 167,000 people, many Acehnese communities are busy rebuilding their houses, schools and businesses. More than 400 NGOs are working with the Indonesian government in Aceh, and significant progress has been made in the reconstruction process, with 57,000 houses and 750 schools rebuilt, 324 health facilities repaired or rebuilt, and a significant increase in economic activity. The peace deal which was signed between the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in August 2005 has seen a halt to 29 years of violence in the Province. Elections were held in Aceh in December 2006, with an ex-GAM leader, Irwandi Yusuf, elected as the new Governor.
Indonesia:The survival of democracy in Indonesia is important for workers, as the freedom to organise and bargain collectively is essential to win a living wage for workers. The economy collapsed in 1997 due to the corruption and excesses of the Soeharto regime. Today, over 50% of Indonesians are living below the poverty line, up from just 11% in 1997, and unemployment is between 20-30 million workers. Over 52% of the budget goes to debt repayments, leaving just 7% for education and health.
Strategy
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has a two-pronged strategy in Indonesia. The first is based on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Indonesian province of Aceh following the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004 and the second strategy concerns supporting the Indonesian peoples' struggle for workplace human rights with an opportunity to strengthen workers' rights.
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History
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Projects
Aceh: Emergency Phase
Union aid Abroad – APHEDA assisted the emergency medical work being done by Indonesian unions affiliated to the International Union of Food workers (IUF), the Global Union Federation covering unions representing workers in security, hospitality and food production (plantations, agriculture), food processing and food distribution (restaurants, hotels etc). ...
Aceh: Environmental Resource Centre
The earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 not only killed hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed infrastructure, houses, business, agricultural land and many other resources, it also caused major environmental damage to the coast of Aceh. It is highly likely that rebuilding the houses and community infrastructure destroyed by the tsunami will further exacerbate the environmental damage to forests in Sumatra and other areas of Indonesia. There is an overwhelming need for timber, an estimated 860,000 cubic metres, and very little of the wood and other building materials required can be acquired legally or from a sustainable source....
Aceh: Reconstruction in West Aceh
In August 2006 APHEDA began working with several communities in West Aceh to rebuild much-needed facilities for the people living in the area. Working with a local NGO called YPK, APHEDA is building 10 community centres in different villages, which will function as important meeting points for leaders and members of the community. ...
Aceh: Health services in West Aceh
APHEDA is working with the Indonesian Nurses’ Association (PPNI) in South-West Aceh to provide 2 much-needed community health posts....
Aceh: Livelihoods recovery in West Aceh
Salt production is a long, hot process, which begins with the salt farmers collecting crystals from the shore at dawn, and involves 8 hours of drying and dehydrating the salt crystals and seawater....
Aceh: Building Civil Society
Union Aid Abroad –APHEDA is working with WALHI and People’s Crisis Centre (PCC) to support their initiatives to build the capacity of civil society once again. ...
Aceh: Health Care
With most of the affected population still housed in temporary accommodation such as tents and camps, the survivors continue to face health challenges. In addition, the number of work-related injuries have risen with the reconstruction work now being undertaken. Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA is funding the Aceh branch of the National Nurses Union (PPNI) to establish five health clinics and a mobile health clinic. These services reach out to over 46,000 people living in temporary accommodation. ...
Aceh: Trade Union Development
Union Aid Abroad –APHEDA has a bottom-up approach to community development. It is working with local unions in a process of consultation, needs identification of their members and program development....
Aceh: Vocational Education Development
The loss of lives and devastation of physical infrastructure has resulted in the loss of skilled workers and opportunities for employment for the survivors. In a country with no welfare system, it is a matter of life and death to be able to generate an income to buy the basic necessities such as food and water....
Indonesia: Labour Education Centre
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is supporting the Indonesian Labour Education Centre based in the industrial city of Bandung by providing vital union education and organising skills for trade unionists.The project focuses on direct training programs for union members and worker activists in developing the skills necessary to address workers' issues and to organise effectively. The project aims to respond to the urgent needs of the labour sector and in particular to assist with the development of independent trade unions. ...
Trade Union Training in Indonesia 2006-2007 Donor Report
Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA have been assisting an independent union education initiative called the Labour Working Group Training Centre (LWGTC). Working on behalf of 34 independent and democratic unions and union federations, this project is training a network of union trainers and union organisers for independent unions in Indonesia. ...
Aceh: Tsunami Rehabilitation 2005 - 06 Donor Report
Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA still has a strong presence in a number of districts in Aceh, with an office in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, an Aceh Program Coordinator, eight permanent local staff, a few volunteers and project activities in three districts. ...
Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Yogyakarta earthquake
Early on the morning of 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Yogyakarta, a city on the densely populated island of Java. This earthquake destroyed more houses and left more people homeless than the tsunami that devastated the Indonesian province of Aceh in 2004....
Latest Indonesia News
Winding down in Aceh - 12 May 2009
After four years of working in post-tsunami Aceh, Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA has closed the Banda Aceh office and has completed all skills training program activities....
Women's skills training in Aceh - 09 March 2009
Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA has been working in Aceh since the 2004 earthquake and tsunami. Over the last three years, a huge amount has been achieved by our project partners in the region, particularly in the area of vocational skills training and income-generation. ...
End of Financial Year Appeal - Women in Aceh - 01 June 2007
The tsunami of 2004 and 29 years of armed conflict with the Indonesian army have caused a great deal of disruption and destruction to the lives of many. Many women in Aceh are the sole supporters of their families. You can help them to be self-sufficient by donating to our programs that teach women skills to generate an income and provide for their children. You can help by donating now....
Earthquake in Indonesia - 29 May 2006
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale shook the Yogyakarta area in Indonesia at 5:50am on Saturday 27 May 2006. The centre of the quake was under the seabed south of Java. The worst hit areas were the Bantul and Klaten districts and the south of Yogyakarta city. Collapsed buildings have taken the lives of over 5,000 and injured many hundreds more. It is estimated that 200,000 people are homeless and in need of emergency assistance....
NSW Nurses’ Association support Heath care in Aceh’s Camps - 10 February 2006
Immediately after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Aceh on December 26th, 2005 the NSW Nurses’ Association assisted with a donation of $25,000 to help the tsunami victims, and many staff and individual Association members also held fundraising events and made donations....
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