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Waiting for Permanent Residential, MoSA Meets Basic Needs of Aholeang - Rui Residents

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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