Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province and Nias Island are located in the north-western part of the Indonesian archipelago.
Aceh is a special region on the northern tip of Sumatra Island. It covers an area of over 57,000 sq km and has around 4 million of population. The capital and largest city is Banda Aceh.
Nias, the largest island off Sumatra's west coast, is a part of North Sumatra province. It covers an area of over 4,700 sq km and has some 650,000 residents.
The December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated coastal areas in Aceh and caused serious damages on Nias. The March 2005 tremor caused more damages on Nias.
The tsunami caused massive destruction in Banda Aceh, Meulaboh and several other smaller towns in Aceh. Over 200,000 people were either killed or missing, while some 500,000 others left homeless. The quake in Nias, meanwhile, killed some 800 people and destroyed thousands of properties.
In Aceh, World Vision swiftly distributed emergency aid to support the tsunami survivors. Food and non-food items were distributed to more than 100,000 people. WV also massively provided equipment and supplies to clinics, hospitals and schools. Soon, it was followed by the construction of temporary shelters, rehabilitation of farming and livelihoods. Between 2005 and 2008, World Vision built scores of temporary and permanent schools and some 3,000 permanent houses. We also facilitated massive training for teachers to improve the quality of education.
In Nias, World Vision distributed tons of food and non-food items soon aster the quake. Later on, with funding arranged through WV Taiwan, World Vision constructed 20 permanent schools, build asphalted roads to several isolated villages and constructed over 20-kilometer-long water piping network benefiting thousands of people.
World Vision has committed to support longer-term community development programs in Aceh and Nias. Through these undertakings, World Vision would facilitate the community to embrace better future.
Aceh Development Program History of World Vision in The Area World Vision started its service on 28 December 2004, just two days after a tsunami measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale ravaged Indonesia's most western province of Nanggroe Aceh Darrussalam, taking the lives of more than 160,000 Acehnese and displaced half a million people in the province of 4.2 million. Through Indonesia Tsunami Response, World Vision assisted tsunami survivors with the essential food and non-food items. After emergency response, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction program was implemented up to 2007. By the end of December 2007, the construction of 3,565 permanent houses in Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya and Aceh Barat were completed. Aceh Development Program as a longterm development program started to implement in the beginning of 2008. Through various programs in education, health, and economic development, World Vision continues its commitment to support the Acehnese tsunami survivor to enhance their quality of life. The area ministry of Aceh Development Program stretches along the west coastal line from Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar District, and Aceh Jaya District to Aceh Barat (West Aceh) in the southern part of Aceh. Meulaboh as the capital of Aceh Barat District can be reached, either by 12 hour land travel or one hour flight from Banda Aceh. Nias 1 and 2 ADP History of World Vision in The Area World Vision started its assistance in the area in 1980 to 1992 through community development program.After that the emergency program was taken place when tsunami hit Aceh and small part of Nias in December 2004 and when earthquake hit the Nias island severely on 28 March 2005. For months, World Vision carried out its emergency response of distributing food and non-food items. Then the response followed by recovery and rehabilitation phase in August 2005 to September 2007, where World Vision focused on the infrastructure reconstruction. In January 2007, the ADP started its seed phase. Now it continues to further phases of design and implementation. Geography Background Nias Island consists of narrow and steep hills with mountains varying from 0 - 800 m above the level of the sea; the terrain ranges from lowland to undulating surface 24 %, from undulating to hilly land 28.8 % and hilly land to mountains 51.2 % of the total land area. Nias District is vulnerable to earthquakes. In 2005 alone, there were 3.835 earthquakes occurring in this region. High rainfall with as many as 21 days of rain in a month and the majority of the population in Nias seek a living as rubber farmers. As a consequence, during the rainy season when farmers are unable to collect the latex, the people have no income. Such conditions force school-age children to work in order to earn money for the family. The climate of Nias District is influenced by the Indian Ocean. The temperature during one year is an average 25.9o C per month with average minimum temperature of 21.2oC and average maximum temperature of 30.3oC. In 2005 the amount of rainfall reached 2,805 mm a year or an average 234 mm per month with as many as 246 rain days in a year or an average of 21 days per month and sunshine reaching an average 53% per month. Due to the high rainfall each year, the natural conditions are very humid and damp with average humidity ranging from 89% - 92% and frequent flash floods. In addition the rock structure and soils in Nias District are generally labile and consequently we find shifting river basins in this region. The total number of 441,733 people, with male population of 217,485 and female population of 224,347, reside in the district.Nias ADPs focus theri ministry in 10 sub districts, with 6 sub districts of Mandrehe, North Mandrehe, Ulu Moro'o, Lolofitu Moi, Hiliserangkai, and Botomozoi grouped under Nias ADP 1, and 4 subdistricts of Hiliduho, Alasa, Namohalu Esiwa and Lotu known as Nias ADP 2. Sectoral Programming Recent Emergency Sponsorship Total Beneficiaries Staff Members Source of Funding |
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