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As multiple disasters hit Indonesia, World Vision focuses on children
In response to a series of natural disasters that have hit several regions across Indonesia, such as the Mount Sinabung eruptions in North Sumatra, flooding in Jakarta and flash floods in Manado, North Sulawesi, World Vision is focusing its efforts on supporting children affected by the disasters
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n response to a series of natural disasters that have hit several regions across Indonesia, such as the Mount Sinabung eruptions in North Sumatra, flooding in Jakarta and flash floods in Manado, North Sulawesi, World Vision is focusing its efforts on supporting children affected by the disasters.
World Vision's relief teams have distributed school kits, hygiene kits for children, nutritious food, and set up Women and Young Children Friendly Spaces (WYCFS) to offer support to these youngsters.
"It's been a challenging time for humanitarian organizations like World Vision, as several disasters have occurred almost simultaneously,' Billy Sumuan, humanitarian emergency affairs director for World Vision Indonesia, said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. "We are doing the best we can to provide support to ease the lives of the children.'
For its response to those hardest hit, World Vision is in the process of channeling aid assistance totaling US$275,000.
The aid agency has staff on the ground near Sinabung, North Sumatra, and has connected with a local church and an Islamic evacuation center to provide relief support, which includes setting up 13 WYCFS in evacuation centers throughout the region.
WYCFS offer safe spaces for women and children during or after a disaster. The children can take part in a number of activities to help take their minds off their current situation, while their mothers are given valuable information on supporting and nurturing their children, as well as other basic health issues.
During its initial response in these three regions, World Vision teams have distributed 1,000 child hygiene kits for displaced people. Several WYCFS have also been set up in Jakarta -- while several others will operate in Manado -- to support women and children affected by the floods. One of the field teams has also been providing nutritious porridge for children under the age of 5 in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, to keep them healthy.
