Waiting for Permanent Residential, MoSA Meets Basic Needs of Aholeang - Rui Residents
Writer :
Alif Mufida Ulya (OHH Ditjen Linjamsos)
Editor :
Alek Triyono (OHH Ditjen Linjamsos) ; Annisa YH
Translator :
Karlina Irsalyana
MAJENE (20 January
2022) – One year after the West Sulawesi (Sulbar) earthquake centered in
Majene Regency occurred in January 2021, residents from two hamlets, namely
Aholeang Hamlet and Rui Hamlet, Mekkatta Village, Malunda District, Majene
Regency, are still surviving at the refugee camp in Mekkatta Village.
Refugees still
exist today because the Permanent Residential (Huntap)/house program for
residents of the two hamlets is still under construction. In the middle of the
Huntap development process, the Ministry of Social Affairs attempted to assist 150 families or 604 people from the two hamlets.
"While waiting
for the Huntap development process to be completed by the competent authority,
the Ministry of Social Affairs assists survivors in Aholeang and
Rui Hamlets, Mekkatta Village, Malunda District," said the Sub-Coordinator
for Fulfillment of Basic Needs at the Directorate of Social Protection for Natural
Disaster Victims (PSKBA), Fahri Isnanta, representing the Ministry of Social
Affairs in Malunda, Wednesday (19/1).
The assistance is
provided in the form of meeting basic needs and Psychosocial Support Services
(LDP). This is following the task of the Ministry of Social Affairs in
the distribution of disaster management national clusters, where the Ministry
of Social Affairs has the task of fulfilling basic logistics, evacuation, and
LDP needs.
To find out the
basic needs of residents, the Ministry of Social Affairs together with the
Social Office of West Sulawesi Province, the Social Office of Majene Regency,
the Majene BPBD, to the Social Rehabilitation Center for People with
Intellectual Disabilities (BRSPDI) "Nipotowe" Palu, and involved the
Head of the Malunda Sub-district, the Mekkatta Village Head, and Tagana
personnel, conduct mapping, and initial assessment.
From the results of
the mapping, the basic needs of the residents sought by the Ministry of Social
Affairs are 5 units of multipurpose tents, 150 rolls of tents, 170 packages of
family kits, 170 sheets of blankets, 170 mattresses, 150 packages of necessities, 150 packages of children's food, 300 packages of ready-to-eat
food, 100 sets of school uniforms, electricity, water for toilets, to assistive
devices for people with disabilities.
The various aids,
said Fahri, were sent from the Makassar Regional Warehouse, the West Sulawesi
Provincial Social Office Warehouse, the Majene Regency Social Office Warehouse, and the BRSPDI "Nipotowe" Palu Warehouse.
"This division
of tasks is intended so that the handling of the basic needs of survivors can
be carried out in an integrated and comprehensive manner," he added.
Currently,
5 units of multipurpose tents have been set up in the Mekkatta Village evacuee
camps, namely 2 units of tents for schools and 3 units of tents for shelters
for survivors.
"Furthermore, the tents are also equipped
with logistical assistance and other supporting facilities for the refugee
environment, such as electricity and clean water facilities," said Fahri.
This evacuee, previously, experienced limited
lighting. Residents use a single source of electricity that is connected from
house to house so that not all residents' tents can use electricity at the
same time.
"Now, the red and white tents have been
equipped with electricity and good lighting, so they can illuminate the
residents' night activities," he explained.
Related to this, the Ministry of Social Affairs
has sought the local PLN to supply electricity needs, including the addition of
KWH metered power for the short term. Meanwhile, for the long term, PLN will
build network expansion infrastructure.
Meanwhile, to support the fulfillment of the
need for water, Tagana assisted the residents of Dusun Aholeang to drill wells
around the location to find water sources at a depth of 30 meters. The water is
then pumped to fill the water reservoir that has been prepared near the MCK.
The sanitation aspect, including the
availability of clean water and adequate MCK facilities, said Fahri, is
important to pay attention to in refugee camps. "With good sanitation, the
health condition of survivors is also ensured to be good," he explained.
Residents
of Aholeang - Rui Feel Calm and Comfortable
The existence of a red and white multipurpose
tent belonging to the Ministry of Social Affairs, which has been installed
since Saturday (15/1) and can be started to be occupied on Wednesday night
(19/1), has elicited various responses from the residents of Aholeang Hamlet,
one of them, Rismawati (22). The mother of one, who started to occupy a tent
from the Ministry of Social Affairs, expressed her feelings after moving from
the old tent.
"Thank God, with the help of this tent, we
are not too worried. We no longer need to be afraid of strong winds and falling trees. Because this one uses iron, whereas yesterday,
we only used raffia and wood. So, here we are protected because we are not
close to trees either,” he said.
His willingness to move is motivated by the
worries that often haunt him. “During the time I was in the evacuee camp, I
never had a good night's sleep. Because if the wind is strong, we are afraid of
coconut trees, worried that the tent will be damaged again, carried away by the
wind," he explained.
For that, he expressed his gratitude for the
comfort of the tent, along with other supporting facilities provided.
"Thank you for the help of this tent, we are very grateful because there
is a tent from the Ministry of Social Affairs, our stay is so much safer and
more comfortable," he said which was followed by nods from other residents.
The collaboration of the Ministry of
Social Affairs, together with the local government, is intended to be able to
make a real and fast contribution to reducing the burden on the community in
Malunda District, Majene Regency, after the West Sulawesi earthquake a year
ago.
As a sustainability step, the Ministry of Social
Affairs will continue to assist residents. This is proof that
the state is here for every disaster survivor, in this case, the survivors
after the 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Social Affairs will
again distribute small-scale family-based tents and portable toilets to support
the fulfillment of the basic needs of affected residents.
Not only that, but the Ministry of Social Affairs
also ensures LDP for the residents of the two hamlets by involving art
groups/studios and social pillars in West Sulawesi Province so that it is
expected to accelerate the recovery process for residents.
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