JAKARTA–Forum Masyarakat Sipil untuk Keadilan Iklim (CSF/Civil Society for Climate Justice) akan menggelar Sarasehan Iklim bagi petani dan nelayan, di Jakarta, pada 2 dan 11 November 2009. CSF merupakan forum dari 30 LSM antara lain Walhi, Jatam, ICEL, Huma, AMAN (Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara) dan KPSHK (Kelompok Pengelola Sistem Hutan Kemasyarakatan).
Sarasehan Iklim merupakan ajang dialog interaktif antara pengambil kebijakan dengan petani dan nelayan yang terkena dampak perubahan iklim. Dalam sarasehan yang akan dihadiri pemangku kepentingan perubahan iklim di Indonesia itu, petani dan nelayan akan menyampaikan kesaksian tentang pengalaman kehidupan sehari-hari yang semakin sulit karena perubahan iklim. CSF akan menghadirkan 9 perwakilan nelayan dan petani sebagai hasil studi kasus CSF dan Oxfam GB di beberapa tempat di Indonesia seperti Indramayu, Pati, NTT, dan Lampung.
Sedangkan pemangku kepentingan yang direncanakan hadir yaitu dari DNPI (Dewan Nasional Perubahan Iklim), Departemen Pertanian, Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan, Departemen Kesehatan, Bappenas sampai dengan anggota DPR.
Arriving at STN 2 School in Sungai Limau yesterday there was a hum of excitement as children chatted to each other, waiting for the special activities planned to mark this year’s Global Handwashing Day to begin.
Lessons had started back up at the school the day before, and despite having to abandon some of the classrooms that were no longer safe to enter, teachers and students alike were delighted to be back. Many schools I visited in this area, a couple of hours drive north of Padang, were completely destroyed when the earthquake hit. It’s a sign of people’s determination to get on with their lives that those that have been worst affected have simply moved outside, holding lessons inside tents or in the open air.
At STN 2, more than 400 children from three different schools had gathered together for a series of events Oxfam staff had stayed up all night planning. With many water and sanitation facilities here badly damaged by the earthquake, we’ve been particularly concerned about preventing the spread of diseases such as diarrhoea and tetanus. Washing hands with soap can reduce the risk of disease by up to 50 per cent, so finding a special way to mark Global Handwashing Day was a huge priority for our staff.
Kicking the day off with series of speeches and sing-a-longs, attention soon moved across to the schoolyard as children enthusiastically gathered round three life-size games of snakes and ladders. Rolling giant dice and walking across the board, they were able to climb a ladder every time they landed on a square showing safe hygiene practices, and fell down a snake for every time they forgot to wash their hands or store their water properly. Each roll that resulted in a climb up the ladder brought about a wave of contagious applause.
Across the yard, another source of much curiosity were the Oxfam buckets that have been set up for the handwashing demonstrations. Specially designed to help store and transport water, we’re already planning distributions of these to help communities who lost their containers and other belongings in the quake.
As the games came to an end, children crowded round as staff demonstrated the best way to wash your hands using the buckets as props. Everyone queued up to have a turn, expertly lathering up the soap and thoroughly scrubbing between their fingers and up their arms.
Ten-year-old Muraini laughed as she and her friends showed me their newly clean hands after a visit to the tapstand. “I wash my hands everyday,” she said proudly. “We’re having lots of fun learning about handwashing and playing games. My house collapsed when the earthquake hit so now we’re staying in a tent. We started back at school yesterday and I’m really happy to be here and to see all my friends again.”
Muriani with her goodie bags. Credit: Oxfam/Laura Eldon
After hanging out special ‘goodie bags’ of soap, paper and pencils, as the activities died down, my colleagues loaded up the buckets and tapstands as the activities died down, in preparation for the distributions that Oxfam has planned later in the week. A big focus of our work will be making sure that schoolchildren have access to clean water and toilets so that pupils like Muriani and her friends can continue the process of getting their lives back to normal.
Anjungan Oxfam di Pameran Kesetiakawanan Sosial Nasional (KSN Expo)
Dalam Pameran Kesetiakawanan Sosial Nasional (KSN Expo) yang diselenggarakan oleh Departemen Sosial Republik Indonesia, Oxfam GB turut hadir untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai kerja-kerja kami dalam bidang kemanusiaan, penghidupan masyarakat, dan perubahan untuk masyarakat yang rentan terhadap gejolak krisis dan bencana.
Pada anjungan Oxfam yang sederhana ini, pengunjung dapat memperoleh informasi tentang perkembangan kerja-kerja Oxfam GB sekaligus juga material-material sehubungan dengan kesiapsiagaan terhadap bencana (dalam bentuk komik dan poster), kegiatan-kegiatan Oxfam GB, dan kisah-kisah anggota masyarakat yang menerima manfaat program-program Oxfam.
Anjungan Oxfam terbuka sejak 22 hingga 24 Oktober 2009, pukul 10.00-17.00, di Hall B, Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) Senayan.
Anjungan Oxfam di Pameran Kesetiakawanan Sosial Nasional (KSN Expo)
Pengunjung anak-anak tengah membuka-buka komik Kesiagaan Bencana yang diterbitkan Masyarakat Penanggulangan Bencana Indonesia (MPBI) dan Oxfam GB
The Premier of “The Age of Stupid” documentary in Jakarta was foiled by an unexpected heavy rain. Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) now plans to hold other public screenings in Indonesia. Here is Rully Prayoga, GCCA Indonesia Coordinator, explaining the importance of the documentary, few hours before the premier screening that was foiled by heavy rain on 17 October 2009.
Sarasehan Iklim
6 dan 11 November 2009,
09.00 s/d selesai
Hotel Harris
JL. Dr. Saharjo No.191,
Jakarta.
Bagaimana petani, nelayan maupun masyarakat di perkotaan, khususnya yang paling rentan, menyikapi masalah-masalah terkait dengan iklim dan perubahan iklim?
Oxfam GB Indonesia Country Director explains overall situation and Oxfam Response on West Sumatera Earthquake. http://bit.ly/CmZiA2 months ago
Improvised Water Tank truck delivered 7000 ltr potable water to earth quake affected villages in Padangalai, Padang Pariaman on 7 October. 2 months ago
