ACEH COMMUNITY

PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROJECT

CARE International Indonesia in partnership with
CARE Oesterreich and Neighbor in Need (NIN)
INTERIM REPORT
Period covered: January to June, 2007

Traditional Symbol: The doors of Aceh

Project Number: 094

Project Period: September 01, 2005 to August 30, 2008

Report prepared by:

Guntur T Aritonang, Project Manager

Banda Aceh, Sumatra Indonesia, August 3, 2007

CONTENTS
PSYCHOSOCIAL

BACKGROUND

ACEH COMMUNITY PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROJECT (ACCOMPLISHMENT)

Goal and Purpose of Project

Outcome / Outputs and related activities

Outcome 1

Output 1.1
Activities:
1.1.1.
Support local Communities priorities through community activity groups and appropriate cultural activities
1.1.2.
Distribution of community kits
1.1.3.
Rehabilitate local community centers
1.1.4.
Promote traditional communication mechanisms: libraries, information board, etc
Output 1.2
Activities:
1.2.1.
Collaborate with local NGO on building capacity of community representatives
1.2.2.
Train and support community representatives integrating gender mainstreaming approach
1.2.3.
Mobilize, recruit and train community representatives into specific psychosocial approach

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Outcome 2

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Output 2.1
Activities:
2.1.1.
Support or establish self-help group
2.1.2.
Identify outreach support for vulnerable individuals
2.1.3.
Organize youth and non-formal education
2.1.4.
Design, organize and structure activities for children
2.1.5.
Promote small scale projects for womens artisan groups, music and theatre groups
Output 2.2
Activities:
2.2.1.
Develop and disseminate training material and appropriate communication tools
2.2.2.
Collaborate with local NGOs for dissemination of appropriate communication material

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Outcome 3

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Output 3.1
Activities:
3.1.1.
Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct disaster risk reduction activities
3.1.2.
Develop community based disaster management reduction material for information and communication,
3.1.3.
Train Communities into disaster reduction awareness and prevention activities

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Outcome 4

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Output 4.1
Activities:
4.1.1
Liaise with donors, collaborate with CAREs sectors, network with local and Int. NGOs
4.1.2
Carry out Program Management
4.1.3
Implementing Gender mainstreaming strategy
4.1.4
Organize needs assessment, trainings, study tour, workshop, etc
4.1.5
Identify Consultants, etc

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

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CHALLENGES

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OPPORTUNITIES

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ANNEXES
ANNEX I:
ANNEX II:
ANNEX III:
ANNEX IV:
ANNEX V:
ANNEX VI:
ANNEX VII:
ANNEX VIII:
ANNEX IX:

CARE Banda Aceh Evaluation

Budget Status (Per-June 2007)
Working Areas
ACPP Organization Chart
Baseline Survey July 2007
Photo Gallery
Updated data of Beneficiaries (July2007)
2007 Workplan (Nov2006 revision)
2007 Logframe (Dec2006 revision)

LIST OF ACRONYMS
AB:
ACPP:
BEUDOH:
BRR:
CDC:
CII:
CDRM:
CR:
DINAS SOSIAL:
EUR:
ERM:
HEH:
HR:
HUDA:
M&E:
NAD:
NGO:
NIN:
PKK:
PSM:
PTSD:
RTA:
WHO:

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Aceh Besar
Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project
CARE Program sector of Rehabilitation and Development.
Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi. (Government Agency for
rehabilitation and reconstruction)
Community Development Council
CARE International Indonesia.
Community Disaster Reduction Management.
Community Representatives/PSM
Provincial Ministry of Social Welfare
Euro (European Currency)
Enfant Du Monde (French NGO focus on Child Psychosocial)
Health and Environmental Health (CARE Program sector including
Psychosocial
Human Resources
Himpunan Ulama Dayah Aceh (Association of Acehnesse Preachers)
Monitoring and evaluation
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar)
Non Governmental organization
Neighbors in Needs (Foundation)
Pemberdayaan dan Kesejahteraan Keluarga (Family Welfare and
Empowerment)
Pekerja Sosial Masyarakat (Community Representatives)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Rabitha Taliban Aceh (Aceh Islamic Preacher Organization)
World Health Organization

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SUMMARY
Project title:

Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project (ACPP)

Project site:

An estimated 50 communities in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar

Districts;
Determined through community-based assessments and
areas of intervention of other CARE Banda Aceh Programs.

Country:

INDONESIA

Implementing organization:

CARE International Indonesia Banda Aceh

Represented by:

Christophe Legrand
Tsunami Program Director
Tel: +62 812 103 9684
E-mail: christophe_legrand@careind.or.id
Mardewi Asib
Health Program Coordinator
Tel : +62 812 109 1047
E-mail: mardewi_asib@careind.or.id

Psychosocial Support Project

contact person :

Guntur T Aritonang, Project Manager

Tel: +62 813 999 177 17
E-mail: guntur_aritonang@careind.or.id

Donor:

Neighbor in Need and CARE Oesterreich

Period:

Three years
September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2008.

Beneficiaries Direct :

30% of people in target communities

Beneficiaries Indirect:

Local Authorities, CARE staff, Neighboring communities,

Local Communities based organization (CBO).

Budget :

EUR 1,140,916.

Reporting Period :

January June 2007

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Definition of Health:
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity (WHO definition of health: 1946)
1.

PSYCHOSOCIAL

What is psychosocial?
Each person is made up of social and psychological factors. Thinking, emotions, feelings and
behavior are more related to the psychological aspect. Others aspects of our lives like:
environment, culture, tradition, relationships, family, spirituality, community, friends, daily
occupation, work life are related to the social aspect. Psychosocial therefore, combines elements
of psychology, sociology and elements of social work to as these elements are integrated part of a
complete human being development.
The term psycho-social underlines the dynamic interrelationship between the psychological and
social effects of a traumatic event, with each continually influencing the other.
Psychological effects refers to those experiences, which affect emotions, behaviors, thoughts,
memory and learning ability, as well as capacity to perceive and understand everyday situations.
Social effects refers to how the diverse experiences of a traumatic event alter peoples
relationships to each other, changes in the workings of the community as well as personal change,
for example through death, separation, estrangement and other losses. Social may be extended
to include an economic dimension, as many individuals and families become destitute through
material and economic devastation, thus losing their social status and place in their familiar social
network.
Psychosocial service is not about individual therapy, its the work we do when we assist affected
communities in their collective recovery.
What is Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project?
In essence, Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Project provides support at multiple social
levels such as the individual, family and the community levels. It aims at restoring the balance
between the individual and community that may have been disrupted as a result of the traumatic
event of Earthquake and Tsunami, thereby strengthening the support systems that they are
dependent on. It also aspires to provide a level of emotional and physical security by understanding
and decreasing the intensity of the trauma being experienced through community level resiliency.
ACPP acknowledged that psychosocial well being of an individual is dependent on the well being of
its community and vice versa. Hence if the individual is affected, it will reflect on the health and
coping capacities of the community at a larger level. In the same context, if problems exist at the
societal/community level, it will directly or indirectly affect the psychosocial well being of the
individual. To this end, psychosocial support will also be extended to the community, through
planned activity that aims at supporting community structures and building on existing support
systems present within the community. Typically, this would involve working with social and
traditional institutions, parents, community workers, self-help groups, womens groups, and other
vulnerable groups exist in the community.
Psychosocial models of intervention are designed to ensure social and psychological needs are met
along with material or biological needs, and this will further be achieved by collaborating with
other CAREs projects and programmes. Psychosocial programmes are also helping individuals or

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groups to recover from negative and harmful experiences and assist them to return to normalcy,
and farther enable them to have the capacity to cope with further difficulties and problems as
changes emerged and life problems came along within their new surroundings.
The form of community level interventions will have at their core, community consultation,
participation, ownership, and preserving collectivism as proven to be the traditional resiliency of
Acehnesse Community. It also aims to empower individuals within the larger context of their
community setting to engage in supportive, nurturing, and sustainable activities that rebuild and
restore collective coping capacities.
2.

BACKGROUND

The Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Program was implemented in September 2005 in
response to the December 2004 Asian Tsunami. Banda Aceh was among the most devastated area,
with over 131,000 deaths and 37,000 persons missing. An estimated 572,000 people were left
homeless1.
In the aftermath of the event, CARE undertook a psychosocial assessment to determine the social,
psychological and mental health impacts of the tsunami by conducting interviews and discussions
with over than 300 survivors living in camps and settlements. The initial assumption that a
substantial proportion of the population would manifest post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
symptoms was not confirmed. This can be attributed in part to the strong cultural and religious
beliefs of the Acehnesse, which have served as an effective coping mechanism. This investment of
religious meaning in the tsunami and resultant losses has provided survivors not only with a sense
of understanding and acceptance of their losses, but a culturally appropriate method of coping with
distress.
Although people did not show significant rates of trauma-related disorders per se, the losses and
devastation experienced by survivors placed them at increasing risk of more pronounced
psychological difficulties. Survivors had lost not only family and kin, including spouses and children,
but important social and community supports which usually sustain people through extreme
experiences. Moreover, the loss of businesses, farm land, and livelihood opportunities had placed
survivors at increased risk of economic marginalization, fostering significant uncertainties and
anxieties about their ability to survive and rebuild their lives in the future.
Of the 100 survivors interviewed during the CARE psychosocial assessment in February 2004, 75%
reported feeling overwhelmed either sometimes or almost all the time. Some 66% acknowledged
having upsetting feelings on such a consistent basis, while 90% reported strong, painful memories
of the disaster. Nearly one-half (48%) consistently worried about the future and 44% expressed
definite fears of returning to their villages in the future.
The Aceh Community Psychosocial Support Program was then designed to facilitate the reestablishment of communal activities and structures to enhance both individual coping and
communal living patterns, thereby reducing the risk of further psychosocial disruption and
difficulties. In 2007, the specific objectives of the project have been to:
1.
2.
3.

Reduce the risk of further psychosocial difficulties through the re-establishment of

community activities and structures.
Promote more active and effective coping to both immediate and long-term stressors
through community-level resilience building activities.
Enhance preparedness knowledge and capacities among survivors to cope with future
disasters.

SEE ANNEX I: External Evaluators note

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4.

Ensure project management support is provided to facilitate efficient implementation of

project activities.

The project commenced in September 2005, and has been jointly funded by CARE Ostreich and
Neighbor in Need (NIN). Funding extends through to September 2008. This period of reporting is
starting from January 1 to June 30, 2007.
3.
ACEH
COMMUNITY
(ACCOMPLISHMENT)

PSYCHOSOCIAL

SUPPORT

PROJECT

From January to June 2007, ACPP covered 18 communities in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar
Districts2.
Table 1: ACPP working area
District
Aceh Besar
Coastal

Banda Aceh

Sub-District
Lhok Nga

Village/Location

Number of
Household

Total
Population

Naga Umbang

89

304

Kueh

137

454

Lamgaboh

174

629

Lamcok

108

410

Tanjong

165

636

Seubon Ayon

Peukan Bada

7
8

Nusa
Rima Keunerem

88
278
167

355
930
617

Kuta Alam

Tengku Disayang

305

710

10

Tengku Dipulo

350

1600

11

144

570

12
13

Tengku Di
Tengoh
Malahayati
Tibang

195
394

748
982

14

Deah Raya

15
16

Barrack Pramuka
Barrack
Kemuning
Barrack BBI
(Saree)
Lamtamot

290
148

662
531

75

321

56

199

46

226

Syah Kuala
Aceh Besar Inland

No

Jantho

Lembah
Seulawah

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The project has contributed a number of innovative psychosocial methodologies, and this has
provided a cultural sensitive activity to not only address the losses and devastation endured by

See ANNEX III

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survivors, based on survivors common experiences, but has promoted positive coping as well as
mutual support and aid3.
3.1 Goal and Purpose of the project
GOAL: Increased social capacity and recovery of Tsunami and earthquake survivors
through implementation of development activities
PURPOSE: Strengthened and enhanced coping and adaptation of the Tsunami and
earthquake stressed population and society through psychosocial interventions
3.2 Outcome / Outputs and related activities
Outcome 1: Reduce the risk of further psychosocial and social difficulties through the
reestablishment of community activities and structures support
The foundation of all community-based psychosocial work is the belief in the affected communitys
capacity for recovery and resilience. Therefore, the challenge to the ACPP is to assist the affected
people and facilitate their efforts to regain their full functioning by building on their strengths, and
effectively developed within the culturally specific methods of coping in the affected society.
ACPP understanding of psychosocial service is built on the knowledge and awareness of the need
to provide psychological and social support to people involved in disaster situations. To meet the
needs of people during traumatic experiences, it is essential to create venues where people can
meet and share experiences and spiritual life, and therefore the outcome is aimed at giving
assistance to the affected communities to attain stable life, restore hope, dignity, and the sense of
normality by certain outputs and be implemented through activities as described below:
Output 1.1: Re-establishment of Community Activities
Activities:
1.1.1

Support local Communities priorities through community activity groups and appropriate
cultural activities

From March to June, ACPP has provided support for the community to redevelop collective
routines of traditional and religious activities within its working areas:
In March, ACPP facilitated traditional books named Dalail Khairat to groups of men in six villages
of: Barrack Pramuka in Jantho, Naga Umbang, Kueh, Lamcok, Tanjong, and Nusa in Lhok Nga. The
book was used as reference to conduct traditional reading accompanied by unique rhythms. The
reading activity was regularly conducted on every Thursday night, and it is still continued until this
report was made. Dalail Khairat was a traditional way for men to gather and usually becoming a
media for men to discuss many issues in the community, as collectivism has becoming way for
Acehnesse people to interact one to another like many other ethnics in Indonesia. ACPP has
recorded that a number of 25 people (in average) were participated in the activity. Due to
Tsunami, Dalail Khairat has been vacuumed for a long time. Beginning from a discussion with the
community, it was found that Dalail Khairat could play an important role in supporting group of
men to have positive activity in a simple way, while at the same time create an opportunity to have
back routine that were lost because of Tsunami. Dalail Khairat was a proposal coming from the
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community, and Aceh Community ACPP was there to facilitate the reborn of Dalail Khairat in
those respective communities.
In April, ACPP provided banners and other materials needed for The Anniversary of Muhammad
Prophet, as this has been celebrated every year and becoming holiday for people to have religious
and traditional activities. Banners were used as media for public announcement of the holiday, and
materials were used to support the implementation of contest for children group and religious
preaching. The support was provided to all working areas.
In June, ACPP in Aceh Besar Coastal facilitated community in Seubon Ayon Village to conduct
Henna Painting training on June 27. The purpose of the training is to re-establish community
activity through cultural activities to regain the sense of normalcy, which needed by the community
in the process of recovery. The training focus on women groups living in the village. The training is
planned to be facilitated in nine sessions of training in every Wednesday, started from June 27. The
first session was attended by 16 trainees, while the second session was attended by 22 participants
conducted in the same place.
From May to June, ACPP had a simultaneously meeting and discussion with men group in Barrack
Teurebeuh of Jantho, which highlighted the need for men, specifically the young and middle adult
to have back routines that were usually conducted before the tsunami. The need was to have
Rapai Dabus, a traditional music played by groups of male. Psychosocial highlighted the need, since
it was hard to find involvement from the male group because of financial reason where men have
to work to finance their family. By this success, the activity will be treated as entry point for
psychosocial to get more involvement from the young and middle adult to participate in the
following psychosocial activities facilitated within respective community.
1.1.2

Distribution of community kits

The activity is completed in the first year, as stated in the Logical Framework4 (Dec2006 revision)
and Working Plan of 2007 (November 2006 revision)5.
1.1.3

Rehabilitate local community centers

In May, ACPP facilitated a rehabilitation of a community centre in Rima Keunerem Village, which
functions as a place for community to hold cultural and recreational, and also religious activities. In
this regard, ACPP provided construction materials while the operational of the rehabilitation was
conducted by surrounding community. ACPP provided a minimum assistance for the rehabilitation,
while the biggest portion of the fund was provided by the community itself. The proposal was a
recommendation from the Area-Office of Aceh Besar Coastal.
In May, ACPP worked together with appointed CR/PSM (Community Representatives) conducted
an assessment on local community needs regarding rehabilitation of local community centre in Di
Tengoh sub-village of Lampulo. In Di Pulo sub-village, ACPP staff has done the needs assessment
and during May undergoing further mapping to identify the possibilities to cooperate with other
parties concerned with the development of the centre.
ACPP facilitated a focus group of discussion with youth in the area. The conclusion from the
discussion is a need for ACPP to facilitate the rehabilitation of sport field to support positive
activities for the youth in the Barrack of Saree. The existing field is terribly damaged. ACPP
provided the materials, while the implementation of the rehabilitation was conducted by the
community.
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ANNEX IX.
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1.1.4

Promote traditional communication mechanisms: libraries, information board, etc

In May, ACPP conducted an assessment on the needs for community library in several working
villages identified.
To get assistance from regional library office, a meeting with the regional office representative was
held on June 4, 2007. Some conclusions and recommendations were addressed during the meeting,
and it would be followed up by ACPP immediately after having baseline survey. The survey is
planned to be conducted in July to August6.
Output 1.2: Approximately 50 community facilitators are trained and community
needs of women and children addressed by facilitators
Activities:
1.2.1

Collaborate with local NGO on building capacity of community representatives

ACPP had discussed the possibility of getting assistance from local NGO on capacity building for
community representatives. Local NGOs that met were Pulih, CMC, and some other individual
experts in the field of capacity building. At the mean time, psychosocial is still focused on getting
the provision from local NGO, even that a more adequate facility could only be provided by a
national level NGO. Aside from the NGO, psychosocial had also discussed the possibility with the
Provincial Ministry of Social, but no conclusion has been made so far.
1.2.2

Train and support community representatives integrating gender mainstreaming approach

The status is on-hold; this will be discussed with Gender Unit of CARE
1.2.3

Mobilize, recruit and train community representatives into specific psychosocial approach

In February, ACPP held meeting with community in its 18 working areas of Banda Aceh and Aceh
Besar to announce its new and revised workplan for 2007. In average, the meeting was attended
by 40 participants. On the meeting, ACPP explained projects outputs and outcomes achieved
from the previous year, and explain 2007 workplan and changes within the project which caused
revision of the workplan for the following year. At the same time, ACPP disseminated information
on the plan for recruitment of Community Representative from the respective community. ACPP
has clearly informed the community about the purpose of the recruitment and how they are going
to be part of the project. According to the report made during February, psychosocial observed
that people were very enthusiastic to join the recruitment and that the process was conducted
democratically and transparent. During the announcement, ACPP intensively informed the
community about the importance of gender balance in the process of recruitment, and this was
highlighted by the community where women were encouraged to join the recruitment.
In March, ACPP selected 39 candidates out of hundred of candidates applied. For the
administration and financial matter, ACPP was assisted by CARE Human Resources Division in
coordination with The Provincial Ministry of Man Power.
In May, selected 38 Community Representatives joined its first training on Basic Psychosocial
Training, which was held on May 21-23. One candidate was unable to attend the training and no
further explanation has been reported. To further achieved an ideal number of community

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representative in all working areas, ACPP made another assessment and announcement to the
community in the following months.
As planned, with assistance from CARE Human Resource Department and in coordination with
Provincial Ministry of Man Power and Provincial Ministry of Social Welfare - ACPP recruited 38
Community Representatives. In May 21-23rd, 38 representatives had three day workshop facilitated
by ACPP which focused on Community Base Psychosocial Training. The training was aimed at
increasing basic knowledge and information about definitions, role and responsibilities of
Community Social Worker, and how they are functions in their respective community. In detail,
the workshop was facilitated by 13 facilitators from ACPP and three professional trainers coming
from Provincial Ministry of Social of NAD. Since there were 15 working villages under facilitation
of ACPP, 2 or 3 people were representing each village attended the workshop. The workshop was
part of psychosocial commitment to address the needs of capacity building for community
representative, as stated in the project outcome. The output has a target to train a number of 50
community representatives representing 30 villages, and it is going to be further achieved by
conducting further recruitment in future. The identification has been conducted, and hopefully will
be done in August where 12 other representatives will be in place for the same training.
In June, Second group were still being identified. The first group has already signed an agreement
with outsource company of Kuta Sago in assistance from CARE HR.
Outcome 2: More active and effective coping is promoted and implemented for both
immediate and long term stressors through community level resilience building
activities.
Output 2.1: Community, youth groups, vulnerable groups, self-help groups are
supported and strengthened
Activities:
2.1.1

Support or establish self-help group

In February, ACPP facilitated discussion about Child Development for a counseling group of
women in Rima Keunerem village of Aceh Besar Coastal. The group was established as a forum for
women to share problems and learn from others experiences in dealing with adversities as they
must live in a completely different environment due to Earthquake and Tsunami. During sessions
of implementation, ACPP opened a discussion on child development and the needs for women to
pay more attention to their child in their new environment and shared information about how to
take after their children in accordance to child development stages. Observation made during
process of the discussion showed that members of the group were helping each other in solving
others problems shared in the discussion. A number of 15 women attended the discussion.
In March, ACPP supported a group of women in Barrack Pramuka with Listening Community, an
alternative media for community to listen others experiences in dealing with problems and
difficulties. This was inspired by an opera drama in radio series, where people were invited to
release a long term hidden feelings and encouraged participants to express their feelings in front of
the group. This activity has became a means for people with stress and ill-feelings to communicate
better with the other member of the community and provide them options to problem solving
based on each own experiences.
ACPP has supported a group of women under organization named PKK (Pemberdayaan dan
Kesejahteraan Keluarga) in Rima Keunerem Village, to hold a competition in June 2007. The
purpose of the competition was to promote standard facilitation for each PKK in delivering health

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and welfare services for its community and to promote larger participation and networking among
villagers of all villages to have sense of belonging and ownerships to the programme offered by
PKK in each villages. 25 villages were invited and more than 600 beneficiaries participated on the
event. This competition held on collaboration between ACPP and PKK as the proposal was
coming directly from PKK at the village level and the District PKK joined as a jury in the
competition.
In June, ACPP provided support to a self help group of women named Srikandi in Barrack
Teurebeuh of Jantho by facilitating cake baking training. This effort was also applied for self help
group of women named Kembang Seroja in Barrack BBI of Saree, where likely 50 participants
attended the training. ACPP in Aceh Besar Inland, together with Youth group in Barrack BBI are
now rehabilitating sport field for Volley Ball, which in the future will be used for Youth to have
sport and other positive activities while living in Barrack/resettlement.
ACPP in Banda Aceh provided support to self help group of women in Di Tengoh and Di Sayang
sub-village with cake baking training. In Di Tengoh village the training was slightly not on-schedule,
where it supposed to be delivered early of June but it was conducted on June 24th, taken place in
Gechiks host of Lampulo, and it was attended by 52 participants. In Di Sayang sub-village, the
training was conducted two times of June 17th and 20th. In total, number of participant attended
the training was 50. ACPP in Banda Aceh had also facilitated training on making bride curtain for
self help group of women in the respective location. The training was conducted three times in
June; in June 5th, 12th, and 26th, where each session was attended by 17 participants. These three
were sequent with certain module. A declining number of participants were significantly
considered, and this has been discussed by the team and community representatives working in
the respective village. In Tibang, ACPP facilitated also the same training with three sessions were
successfully conducted. In the first session of June 7th, 30 participants were recorded, while in the
second session of June 14th number of participant reached only 21 participants, and in the third
session of June 21st a number of 30 participants were recorded. In Deah Raya village, for the first
session in June 4th a number of only 13 participants were recorded, while in the second session of
June 7th the number of participants was significantly reduced into only 7 people, and in the third
session of June 10th the number was decreasing reached only 10 participants. In average, the total
numbers of participants attending the training specifically in Deah Raya village reach only 10
beneficiaries. According to staff working on the area, the reason of declining was because of many
of them have to work or at least looking for job and some miscommunications between CR and
community happened at that time. As we know, that Lampulo village is a crowded one and that
was why ACPP divided working areas into four sub-villages. Lots of new people coming to the
village and stayed there, and the situation were diluted. ACPP has addressed the problem and tried
to outreaching each of members of the group to gather again.
ACPP facilitated a reading and literacy training for women in the Barrack of Teurebeuh of Jantho.
The training was proposed by the group that ACPP requested to provide the trainer and reading
materials. Reading was considered important as reading will help people to understand their
environment and getting more information by reading any printed materials available. The first
training was attended by 14 participants. The next training was attended by only 3 beneficiaries,
and last was attended by only 3. Participants were coming from age between 30-60 years old.
Psychosocial identified that problems emerged since most of elders living in Barrack had moved to
new location and some of them had to work in the farm. ACPP has reviewed the situation and
discussed the solution with area CR. The same problem has also applied in Barrack of Saree,
where only 9 beneficiaries were able to attend the training, where the variety of age ranging from
25 to 50 years old. ACPP has tried to outreach more participants, but current situation of
participant of the need to work has pushed the training continued with the only participant left.
Other problem was that some of the participants felt embarrassed with the fact that they can not
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participate in the training, but it seems that ACPP should be more patient and carefully maintain
relation with the trainees left. In the social context, this kind of problem is natural, that additional
intervention to other factors should be delivered. Onward, ACPP has a plan to not only
outreaching the most vulnerable groups, but also individual and/or group who has influence to
others and encourage them to encourage others, that in the end will create a conducive
environment for the vulnerable to participate in any training that ACPP provides.
2.1.2

Identify outreach support for vulnerable individuals

In March, ACPP provided counseling for three people in Rima Keunerem village. The counselees
were identified to experience considerable stress and disturbances in their lives.
To have a better measure about how an intervention should be carried on, ACPP of all areas are
now gathering data on a more precisely accurate and concise data based on thorough assessment
about profile of each respective community in each area. This is including an assessment about
numbers of vulnerable groups exist in the area. The assessment was expected to be concluded in
July 2007.
2.1.3

Organize youth and non-formal education

In March, ACPP organized youth in Kueh to form group of youth and established sport activity of
volley ball for the youth in the community. The activity has been regularly conducted on every
Friday and Sunday, where in every exercise an average number of 17 youth participated.
In April, ACPP organized youth to maintain sport activity, exercising with volley ball, a very
popular sport for people in Kueh village. ACPP provided a professional coach to train youth on
how to perform skillful volley ball technique. A number of 20 youth were participated in the
training conducted two times per-week, on every Friday and Sunday afternoon. All participants
were male.
In March, ACPP facilitated group of youth in Lamcok, Kueh, and Nusa villages with training on how
to make hammock. The training has been proposed by the youth living in Lamcok, Kueh, and Nusa
village. The training was held four times in a month, where in average a number of youth
participated in the training; 15 youth in Lamcok, 14 youth in Kueh, and 10 youth in Nusa. The
training has been used as a media for the youth to have positive activity and lately became a peer
group where problem sharing and discussion were opened on the floor.
2.1.4

Design, organize and structure activities for children

In February, ACPP facilitated training to make handicraft for children group in Tengku Di Sayang of
Lampulo village. Four trainings had been facilitated where children were taught different skills in
each session. In average, there were 20 children joined each session and so the total number of
beneficiaries participated in the trainings were 80 children. Some of the participants were lately
becoming trainers, giving training to other children in the respective village.
In March, ACPP facilitated trainings to make handicraft for children living in Lampulo, Seubon
Ayon, and Kueh, Lamcok, and Nusa village. The training was conducted in four sessions where in
each session different styles of crafts were taught. In average the total number of children
participated in the training were 20 in Kueh; 25 in Nusa; 26 in Di Pulo; 20 in Lamcok; and 30 in
Seubon Ayon. Different with those five villages, in Lamtamot children were facilitated with coloring
where children were taught on how to draw a picture and how to beautifully color the picture.
This coloring activity was aimed at promoting color sensing to children with age from two to four
years old.

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In April, ACPP continued its facilitation for children in Seubon Ayon, Kueh, Lamcok, and Nusa
village on training to make handicrafts. 12 sessions have done, started from March, where each
session was attended by: 37 children in Seubon Ayon; 45 children in Kueh; 25 children in Lamcok;
and 30 children in Nusa village. The training was concluded at the end of the month.
In May 16, in Lampulo, ACPP facilitated training for children from all villages in the area to make
handicrafts which aimed to support and strengthening children as vulnerable group to have
structure activities in coping with their existing problems. ACPP staff were also providing games
and entertaining psycho education to the children, which focused on self resiliency and social
cohesiveness among them. Four trainings were provided; on May 2nd, material given was learning
English and playing Seven Up, participated by 26 children; on May 9th, children were trained to
free drawing and playing Police Man catch a Thief, participated by 24 children; on May 23rd
children were trained on how to present telling-story, folding papers, and a game called Stunned
by Electricity, participated by 31 children; and last on May 30th children in respective village were
trained on painting and drawing, where children participating in the training was 38 beneficiaries. In
May, psychosocial team in Lembah Seulawah facilitated training for children in Barrack by providing
materials for handicraft training. The training were participated by children with age ranging from 8
to 15 years old. There were before, youth had no structured activities and played naturally like
swimming on the river and other spontaneous activities in the field.
During June, children in Barrack of Lamtamot were facilitated with handicraft activities which have
been conducted since May 2007. Children coming from 8-15 years old were participated in the
activity.
2.1.5

Promote small scale projects for womens artisan groups, music and theatre groups

Based on assessment conducted in February, In March ACPP facilitated training on Cake Baking for
self help group of women in Lamcok and Naga Umbang village, while training on embroidery was
facilitated for group of women in Rima Keunerem. A number of 38 women have been recorded
during the implementation of Cake Baking training in Lamcok village, while a number of 35 women
participated in the training in Naga Umbang village. In Rima Keunerem, a number of 28 women
participated in the training. Trainings were held in four sessions on every Monday in Rima
Keunerem, Wednesday in Lamcok, and on every Thursday in Naga Umbang.
Embroidery training in Dusun Malahayati of Lampulo: ACPP documented that community in
Malahayati were facilitated to have training on embroidery, where in each meeting was participated
by an average of 40 beneficiaries.
In April, ACPP continued its facilitation to groups of women in Lamcok and Naga Umbang village
on Cake Baking. Since it was started in March, eight meetings have been held and in average
number of women participating in the training was 75 for Lamcok and Naga Umbang. In Rima
Keunerem, embroidery training was continued and extended to Wednesday. Two meeting
conducted in each week, with number of people participating reach 28 people in each meeting.
ACPP Team of staff in Banda Aceh was identifying the needs for womens artisan groups in the
area. For that purpose, the staff will cooperate with existing Community Representatives in the
area. A focus group of discussion was held in June, facilitated by Community Representatives in
each village.
Output 2.2: Training material and tools develop by the Project are effective and
accessible to partner organizations and local communities

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Activities:
2.2.1

Develop and disseminate training material and appropriate communication tools

ACPP multiplied copies of materials and modules of training presented in the Community Base
Psychosocial Training and widely disseminated to Community Representatives of 38 beneficiaries
for reading material during training in May.
2.2.2

Collaborate with local NGOs for dissemination of appropriate communication material

Psychosocial continued its collaboration with INFO ACEH, a local NGO focus on publication and
information, in publishing HABA ACEH tabloid as an alternative media to support public
awareness on Health and Psychosocial issues. HABA ACEH has been produced four times for the
period of 2007 up to June. The content of each edition was developed by Health Sector and the
others cross sector within CARE such as HAP (Human Accountability Program)/Gender and
Communication Unit.
The first edition of year 2007 was published in March, outlined the importance of Developing a
healthy and reliable society as the main topic. Specific and more elaborated topics promoted
were; the importance of Vitamin A, intestinal helminth infection, Avian Flu, and breastfeeding for
baby. Within the first edition of March, psychosocial also announced the plan for recruitment of
Community Representative to the community, and provided special column for counseling on
general psychological problems. There was also an interview with the Head of Barrack Pramuka of
Jantho, a story telling about barrack living community.
The second edition of year 2007 was published in April, outlined the importance of Living in
Harmony as the main topic. Specific and elaborated topics were; a friendly housing complex,
sharing community to a better future, An Introduction to POS IBU (Centre of Mother Education),
A Profile of CAREs Humanitarian Accountability, an article about Avian Flu how to recognize
the disease, profile of AIR RAHMAT - a purification water provided by CARE, and saving for the
well-being of all. A column for counseling was kept provided.
The third edition of year 2007 was published in May, outlined Women and Rights as the main
topic. Specific and elaborated contents were; Celebrating Life contemplation about seeing life in
a positive ways, an interview with community health worker based in Teuladan village, interviews
with prominent individuals working on Women issues, an article about future city for survivor of
Tsunami, counseling column for community on general psychological issues, an article about
personality of women, and tips on how to deserve good and healthy meals for baby.
The forth edition of year 2007 was published in June, outlined the importance of A Simple but
Healthy Living as the main topic. Specific and elaborated contents were; sub-topic about
Togetherness dan unpretentiousness, an article about being healthy with simple ways, a profile
about characters of healthy society, an interview with barrack inhabitant of Ladong village, a trick
to promote income generating for inhabitants living in barracks, a tips for keeping a healthy way to
family, a column for counseling on general psychological issues, and an article about inner beauty.
Total exemplar in each edition was 7,000 and distributed to Health Division working areas of 77
villages/locations in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar districts. CARE has not only distributing the
publication, but also utilizing it as the content for discussion in the community. Another strategy
for empowerment of the content was facilitated through Road Shows in a collaboration work with
INFO ACEH. The road show was filled with exposures and simulations of each theme presented
in the publication, facilitated by each project contributing to HABA ACEH production. A unique
way of distributing and empowering the content of the publication was shown by INTHAN

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project, where a discussion among mothers was held in the Centre of Mothers Education (COME)
and/ POSYANDU (Integrated Health Post in village level), inviting mothers who came with their
children for regular health check. Every moment is important, and a content full discussion reaches
to a number of solutions.
Outcome 3: Enhance preparedness among survivors to cope with recurrent disaster.
From January to June, ACPP has not done any activity related to the Outcome 3. Changes in
CARE management and the completion of BEUDOH program has lead ACPP to revise its plan in
delivering preparedness among survivors to cope with recurrent disaster. Same suggestion has also
been recommended by the external evaluation that ACPP needs to revise its logical framework
due to changes on the actual condition, within CARE and community at large.
Output 3.1: Communities are trained and actively engage in disaster reduction
activities
Activities:
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3

Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct disaster risk reduction activities

Develop community based disaster management reduction material for information and
communication, as well as awareness raising
Train Communities into disaster reduction awareness and prevention activities

Outcome 4: Project management support is effectively provided to ensure smooth

running of the Project
Output 4.1: ACPP is efficient and effective
Activities:
4.1.1

Liaise with donors, collaborate with CAREs sectors, network with local and Int. NGOs

Collaboration with Human Resources and Provincial Ministry of Man Power on the recruitment of
CR
From January to June, ACPP were intensively having coordination meeting with CARE Human
Resources (HR) division to substantiate and address financial and administrative matters on the
plan for the recruitment of ACPPs Community Representatives (CR). The process was expected
to be delivered in accordance with CAREs rules and procedures related to contract and payment
for outsourcing working under project, and implemented as regulated by local procedures and
regulations. To accomplish the goal, ACPP also coordinating with the Provincial Ministry of Man
Power, especially in term of getting official recommendation for the outsourcing of the CR.
Through the CARE Procurement procedure, Kuta Sagoe has been appointed as the outsourcing
company to take care of Financial and Administrative matter, through open and transparent
bidding process. Kuta Sagoe is now in-charged for the payment of honor and the organization of
CR collaborating with CARE Human Resources and Financial Division.
In May, ACPP had a meeting with the representative from DINAS SOSIAL discussing further
requirements needed by the government to integrating CAREs community representatives into
government structure. The representative informed that there were specific trainings needs to be
provided in order to have a professional community worker with adequate knowledge on
community assistances. To address the needs, ACPP kept following contact with DINAS SOSIAL
in detailing the plan for prerequisite trainings that will be provided by DINAS SOSIAL.

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Structural Changes in CARE Management

In February, CARE management released a new policy to revise its structure. The revision was to
re-appointed and settled staffs in three Area-offices of Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar Coastal (Lhok
Nga), and Aceh Besar Inland (Jantho). All psychosocial staffs were assigned on those area-offices,
except Manager and Project Assistant. The assignment has affected the way Aceh Community
ACPP worked, since Psychosocial staffs have always been working in group and the distribution of
tasks was assigned in a collective manner. This new situation directly pushed staffs to work in a
small group and even forced them to work on individual basis. Unfortunately, each of staffs has
different strengths and weaknesses that used to be solved by collective work. Until the new
project manager was appointed in the early of May, the staff perceived to have moderate efforts
for the project by following the revised work plan of 2007.
Collaboration with Psychosocial Working Group on Child Legal Protection
From February to May, ACPP joined serial coordination meeting facilitated by Psychosocial
Working Group in Aceh on the advocacy for Child Legal Protection in Aceh. ACPP has becoming
member of the Working Group since 2006, and has intensively contributed to the sub-working
group focused on the drafting. ACPP highlighted the importance of the regulation to provide
protection needed by the children and the legal framework that in the future will be used as
reference for the community in dealing with children issues. The process has so far continued and
a working draft has been submitted to the government to be endorsed to the local parliament.
Collaboration with the Regional Office of Library
In March, ACPP had a meeting with The Regional Office for Library to follow up the assessment
about the needs to support the establishment of community library in psychosocial working areas.
As an official agenda, the meeting has facilitated common understanding about the importance of
community library for children and youth, and outlined the importance of making collaboration
between CARE and The Regional Office to the implementation and future maintenance of
communitys library in each sites. Nusa, Seubon Ayon, Naga Umbang, Barrack Pramuka, and
Lampulo have been identified to have the needs for community library. In June, ACPP conducted
further assessment to get a more integrated data on the current needs of each site.
Coordination with CARE projects on basic provision for respective community
Due to rehabilitation of houses conducted by the Shelter Division, CARE management assigned
ACPP in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar Coastal and other projects identified to help Shelter Division
to assess communitys housing of Type 45 New and socialize the needs for retrofitting, since
CARE found that the type has problems within the structure. Task has been assigned to team was
to meet with member of community living in that specific type and informed the plan of
reallocation until the houses are fixed. Not only that, the team was also responsible to ensure the
administration processed in a timely manner, including the payment.
In May, during assessment in Aceh Besar Inland, ACPP had information from the community
regarding difficulties in getting safe water, which caused further problems for vulnerable groups in
the area like women and children. For this matter, the psychosocial team in the area has already
coordinated with respective project and area coordinator to address the problem. Project
Manager has also informed the problem to other project managers in Health Division in the
coordination meeting, which regularly conducted in the division. The specific problem was exists in
Barrack of Lamtamot in Jantho.

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Coordination meeting with BRR

ACPP attended a coordination meeting with other organization working in Social Sectors,
facilitated by BRR (Special Body for Aceh Reconstruction and Rehabilitation) in May 29. The BRR
were reviewing the possibilities to cooperate with ACPP on some specific issues regarding
refugees and psychosocial needs and intervention. ACPP agreed to share inputs and
recommendations to BRR and other organizations attended the meeting. ACPP is keeping in touch
with The BRR Social Directorate until now.
4.1.2

Carry out Program Management

Regular Monitoring and Evaluation

In January, ACPP conducted an evaluation of handicraft and henna painting activities in Lamcok and
Lampulo village. The evaluation was attended by 38 participants and facilitated by ACPP, resulted
in satisfactory scale. All participants stated that by participating in the trainings, they were not only
getting more skills that will provide them to have alternative income but has also provided them
space for the group to gather and interact with other member of community, that indirectly
helped them to reduce daily stress which sometimes occurred. During the implementation of the
trainings, psychosocial inserted focus group discussion for the group to share one to another
about life, problems, and learned practical way out by taking examples from other members
experiences and common best practices.
In February, ACPP held a focus group discussion in Seubon Ayon village to evaluate the
implementation of Handicraft training provided to the community. Feedback received from the
community was that trainings has provided them opportunity to learn new things and skills to
make Acehnesse Craft, which at the end of the training enable them to produce self hand-made
handicraft to be sold to the market. Participants were very proud with the results and felt happily
that they were expecting more assistance from Aceh Community ACPP to learn more skills and
practical information to deal with daily needs. During training, ACPP monitored that trainings were
utilized as media for people to meet, gather, and have discussion about their daily life and
problems within, and it helped them to reduce stress and encourage each of them to be stronger
by supporting each other. Same responds have been replied through interviews made prior to the
discussion.
ACPP Area Extension
As planned, In March Aceh Community ACPP expanded its working area to four new villages
located in Deah Raya, Tibang, Barrack Kemuning, and Barrack Lamtamot. Deah Raya and Tibang
are located in Banda Aceh district. Barrack Kemuning and Lamtamot are located in Aceh Besar
Inland of Jantho. After officially became new working areas, ACPP conducted an assessment in
Deah Raya, Tibang, Barrack Kemuning, and Lamtamot. The assessment was aimed at identifying
psychosocial problems and profile of the community living in those villages.
Vulnerability Assessment in each working areas
In order to support and to strengthen social and traditional tighten among society in four subvillages of Tuan Di Pulo, Tengku Disayang, Tengku Di Tengoh, and Malahayati, and also two other
villages of Tibang and Deah Raya, In May ACPP team of staff in Banda Aceh conducted an
assessment through existing structure in the respective villages. The focus of the assessment was
to identify potentials/social capacity exists in the community, possible projected activities, and
current condition of PKK as already established institution, post Tsunami. Some PKKs were
identified inactive due to lack of assets and minimum participation. To address the problems,

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ACPP made a plan to rebuild the community through the re-establishment of PKK as the medium
for community to engage in community activities and networking to each other.
In May, together with respective Community Representatives - the ACPP team of staff in Banda
Aceh were conducting an assessment to identify problems faced by youth in the area. The
assessment has so far proceeded, and in June a focus group of discussion was held inviting
representatives from youth groups in the area. ACPP in Aceh Besar Inland Sub-Office conducted
also an assessment on the issue of youth in the area, assisted by Community Representatives
working in respective villages.
To have a better measure about how an intervention should be carried on, ACPP of all areas are
now gathering data on a more precisely accurate and concise data based on thorough assessment
about profile of each respective community in each area. This is including an assessment about
facilities of sports, libraries, and centre; and outreaching the most vulnerable groups in the
community of Widower, Orphan, Children and Youth, Disable, and Elderly Groups. The
assessment was expected to be done in July 20077.
Revision of Job Description for staff
The changes in the structure of Project Staff have caused differentiation among staffs regarding
duties, tasks, and responsibilities; therefore ACPP has made new job description for the staff to
carry out. To have a clear guidance in working with the new structure of CARE Management,
ACPP revised staffs job description, where jobs were clustered based on logical framework
approach used in the project and formed based on each function and workload analysis. The
revision had been delivered to all of the staff and submitted to the HR Division of CARE to be
documented.
4.1.3

Implementing Gender mainstreaming strategy

ACPP staff is always aware the importance of Gender within the implementation of all activities in
the project, at least by comparing the number of participant with gender composition. The needs
for training of Gender Perspective for the staff, CR, and community in ACPP working areas are
now being identified, and for the start this will be integrated into regular monitoring and evaluation
form for the staff to be used in their regular monitoring and evaluation activities. Specific training
on Gender will be further discussed with Gender Unit of CARE Management.
4.1.4

Organize needs assessment, trainings, study tour, workshop, etc

Training has been provided to CR in May, delivering basic psychosocial training provided by ACPP
and The Provincial Ministry of Social Welfare. See 1.2.3
4.1.5

Identify Consultants, etc

In April, ACPP had a visit from external evaluator coming from Canada. ACPP accompanied the
evaluator to visit four villages of Lamcok, Rima Keunerem, Kueh, and Naga Umbang in Lhok Nga
area8. The visit was filled with discussion, with the staff and also member of the community
participating in psychosocial activities conducted during the visit. All staffs coming from three suboffices were gathered to have focus group of discussion with the external evaluator. The results of
the visit has been reported and delivered to the project in May. The external evaluator
recommended some important notes about current analysis and further changes required in the
7
8

SEE ANNEX VII

SEE ANNEX VI

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project. Following recommendation from the external evaluator, ACPP made simple assessment
during May and June as the new manager joined the post; in-depth assessment with the staff, rapid
assessment with the community in all areas, and thorough observation from many sources of
information like NGO and BRR. ACPP found similar facts and findings as reported by the external
evaluator, that many communities have achieved considerable progress in re-establishing
structures and patterns of community life as livelihoods, education facilities and governance
structures have been re-built. But changes happened, especially when a severe disaster or
emergency has hit a society, the society surely changes. People have new experiences and perhaps
trauma that has changed them, the society as such has been rebuilt physically and socially. This can
make people feel astray, but it can also become a new start for the society, a new start to
something even better than before. Some communities reorganize and find new spirit and soul.
Others failed with problems that immobilize the community. Leaders are lost and new leaders
selected. Psychosocial intervention therefore is becoming more relevant. Hence, in the long-term
phase consolidation, replication, and scaling-up of the most useful programs should be pursued
with the necessary adaptations to the various situations, as this has also been recommended by the
external evaluator9.
Since May, ACPP has reviewed the needs of consultancy to help project to meet the proposed
output and outcomes, specifically for the provision of trainings on vulnerability for the staff and CR
in their assistances work on the field. ACPP has met PULIH, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL,
ERM, RTA, HUDA, IMPACT, and several other NGOs working on vulnerability issues.
4. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Up to June 2007, ACPP has spent 35.33% of the budget which is under compare to what had been
projected in the first place. Up to June, actually we have committed a number of fund of EURO
56.872 allocated as direct programmatic spent for the payment of CR, Capacity Building, and
Recreational/cultural activities makes the burn rate after commitment becomes 40.22%. By having
a more focus and specific target groups covers 65.90% of the population10, where four or five
groups will be assisted in each village/site, then more activities is possible to conduct. As we begin
to revise our workplan, hopefully we can spend the rest of the budget for the benefit of the
community in our working areas, and to maximize projects achievements in term of budget and
programmatic.
Our projection for the next following months will be to optimize the use of funds available in the
project, by scaling up intervention and expanding the target groups in all working areas that we
assist. We predict that, since more funds are allocated as non-trauma counseling budget item line
whereas by intensifying activities and assistances more funds are needed in trauma counseling
budget item line, then some reallocation of funds might be proposed in the following months. The
reallocation of related fund will be communicated as we finalized the revision of logical framework
and the workplan.
5. CHALLENGES
Based on recommendation from the external evaluators and inherent with internal assessment
during May to June, ACPP has identified several challenges need to be followed up in order to
create positive environment and to achieve goals and outcomes of the project. Several challenges
identified are:
1.

One challenge now faced by the program is the need to adapt programming to the
changing needs and priorities of target communities. Having been implemented nearly 28

SEE ANNEX I
ANNEX VII.

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2.

3.

months ago, there is a need to transition the project from having an emergency phase
focus to one which incorporates a stronger community development basis. In the period
since the tsunami struck in 2004, many communities have achieved considerable progress
in re-establishing structures and patterns of community life as livelihoods, education
facilities and governance structures have been re-built. In this regard, the aim of the
project might be shifted from mitigating the immediate psychosocial impacts of the disaster
to strengthening the capacity of communities to promote psychosocial health and wellbeing, in part by reducing underlying conditions and vulnerabilities which reduce peoples
capacity to effectively cope and manage all types of problems and difficulties. A community
resiliency module is therefore proposed as one method to promote long-term health and
well-being by strengthening community ownership of activities and facilitating ongoing
access to knowledge, information and resources.
From a programmatic perspective, there are a number of recommendations which may be
considered. Attention might be given to the development of a life skills curriculum for
youth, while more explicit psychosocial activities may be implemented for children. From a
monitoring and evaluation perspective, it is suggested that activities be more precisely
tracked, particularly in regard to the inclusion of more vulnerable children and adults in
program activities11. Consideration might be given to a number of actions which may
strengthen the program. Foremost among these recommendations is placing a stronger
focus on more vulnerable persons, for example, orphaned children and youth, disabled and
older persons. Although vulnerable persons have been identified as part of the community
profiles completed by CARE, interviews with staff indicate that activities have been aimed
at the community at large without specifically targeting more vulnerable persons.
Several trainings12 have been provided to the staff13 that has equipped the staff in doing
their work on the field. Farther, to get in touch with the following target of the project,
the staff should be provided with specific trainings on vulnerabilities that needed before
meeting with the groups. Traumatic events do not affect everyone the same way. Different
groups of people have strengths and areas in which they are vulnerable. Effective
psychosocial programming allows for accommodation of these particular characteristics so
that the whole community can benefit. By understanding the common themes for each
group, we can better understand the vulnerabilities within each group. Each group has
different needs, styles, and therefore specific approaches are required in order to be able
to address each problem, and at the end will provide the right analysis of types of
assistances and services delivered to the groups. To address the challenges, ACPP has met
several organizations working with vulnerabilities issues and several soft commitments
have been agreed upon. ERM has scheduled training for trainers on child pedagogy in
September, and ACPP is invited to join the training. Handicap International has also given
commitment to provide training on disability for the staff, which hopefully can be done in
August or September of 2007. To address vulnerabilities of other groups of women,
elderly, and youth groups, ACPP has met PULIH to provide training on Women and
IMPACT on Youth and Life-skills. Cooperation with other organization is also being
identified to fulfill all trainings needed by the staff and CR. Trainings are aimed at
increasing staff knowledge and skills as with the increasing of activities and number of
beneficiaries. At the beginning, ACPP projected a number of 30% to be the target of
intervention, but further assessment conducted in July evidenced that up to 65% of the
community were identified to be the most vulnerable group that needs attention and
intervention.

11
To promote inclusion of the most vulnerable groups in the activity, ACPP has conducted an assessment to find out number of the
groups in each site. For details, see ANNEX VII
12
Introduction to psychosocial intervention, Community needs assessment, Family, Friends and communities as social support
resources for children, Drama and theater as a mean of communication, Handicraft training, Technical Capacity Building for staff,
Monitoring and Evaluation workshop, and Facilitation skills for community discussion.
13
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4.

5.

6.

ACPP has been implementing for more than 28 months, but data of activities were not
centralized and difficult to track. Previous monthly report has not integrate the M&E
practices where it is very difficult to track lessons learned and best practices from the
implementation of the activity. Qualitative monitoring that has been conducted by the
team in the past time has evidenced the need for quantitative measure, since qualitative
could only describe on how activity was implemented, but unable to show how it is
performed in meeting the programmatic and budget indicators. To address the challenge,
ACPP is now planning to develop baseline data to be used as a benchmark for project
success indicators and hopefully will be completed by the end of August. Integrating the
M&E into its Project Cycle Management, this will conduct by collaborating with the M&E
Unit where in August the integration of monitoring and evaluation concept into the PCM
should be started. ACPP is developing a user friendly form to be used by the staff in
regular monitoring activities and reporting.
ACPP is under spent14; where most of the activities conducted and funds spent during Jan
to Jun 2007 were mostly focus on achieving Outcome number I. Facilitating the reestablishment of communal activities and structures. By challenging the project to begin
promoting a long term coping mechanism and creating a more conducive environment to
the sustainability of the project, huge tasks are waiting. As we begin to revising workplan
and logical framework, it is expected that funds allocated for programmatic support will be
spent effective and efficiently.
Sustainability of the project, once ACPP completes its project in August 2008. ACPP has
designed new strategy to ensure the sustainability of the project, by designing reduction of
fund to activities and invited community involvement and participation in form of; money,
assets, man power, ideas, and presence. This will be integrated with ACPP new monitoring
and evaluation working paper and 2007-2008 working plan. Lastly, encourage the
integration within other CARE projects running until August 2008.

6. OPPORTUNITIES
1.

2.

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Currently, CARE had received funding for the implementation of a youth centre in Banda
Aceh. The centre is meant to serve as an accessible site for youth to seek a range of
services including health information, life skills education, peer support and counseling.
Collaboration between the planned youth centre and the ACPP would have substantial
benefit to both programs. This would not only provide for a coordinated approach to the
development and implementation of life skills and other education/training activities, but
enhance both the availability and range of activities to youth in general. A coordinated
delivery approach might not only allow for a number of youth centre activities to be
offered in the more remote sites where the Community Psychosocial Support Program is now
operating, but may also provide opportunities for youth from these sites to attend
trainings or special events organized by the centre. Consideration might also be given to
the organization of special events amongst the various youth groups supported by CARE,
for example, a youth celebration day. Finally, exchange visits between communities could
provide youth groups important opportunities to share information and lessons learned
from their experiences, while also adding to their quality of life. The integration among
CARE projects can also be a positive way for projects to gain more knowledge and
information, and provide more information to the community.
ACPP baseline survey has been conducted in July, where more information are gathered
explaining about profile of each community in each site. The baseline data is the only data
that exist, that should be widely disseminated to other projects within CARE and to the
Government, and/or other NGO working in the same site. The data will be used as
benchmark and reference to include the more vulnerable groups into activity. For the

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start, every monthly report will be based on the baseline to see the effectiveness of
outreaching and mobilization effort of the staff and CR in each site. See ANNEX V
ACPP is still having one more year to organize its project in order to achieve Goals and
Outcomes of the project. With the recommendations provided by external evaluation and
be further implied with the revision of the logical framework and workplan, it is expected
that proposed Goals and Outcomes could be optimized that in the end will harvest
positive changes in the community. By looking at the budget left until 200815, ACPP has
quite capacity to modify the desired changes within the community by providing access to
related psychosocial skills and information to both; the vulnerable groups and community
at large as the supporting system.
Community in ACPP working areas are committed to work together with ACPP to
continue the implementation of the project, with assistance from Community
Representatives who coming from each respective community. CRs are part of future
investment for ACPP, and are potentials that need to be developed since most of CRs are
prominent people that have influence to surrounding. Trainings provided by ACPP to CR
will enhance their capacity to assist and to understand the community in a completely
different point of view, led to positive changes within the respective environment.

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