CDRM&CDS’ Project Document for 2015-2020 period has been approved by CDRM&CDS’ partners and donors at Partnership Meeting held in Medan, 13 February 2015. This Project Document arranged based on recommendation from evaluation report for 2009-2014 Project Document.

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Otilina Mendrofa (42), head of Sahabat women group, Nazalou Lolowua village, Nias, tells her story about her harvest progress after assisted by CDRM&CDS:

 “My rice yields at the end of 2013 has really increased. In the past, my 10 acres rice fields only produced 240 jumba (384 kg) rice, but now it produce 300 jumba (480 kg) rice.

I used to plant local variety rice with 2 times of growing season. Now, I plant rice from yielding seed varieties (provided by Agriculture Department), and I could plant rice 3 times a year. My rice harvest is increased, my land is more productive and efficient. Moreover, the rice is softer and taste better. 

In Indonesia, the rights of citizens is guaranteed by constitution. In fact, many citizens do not understand their right and tend to be ignored by local governments. Limited knowledge of communities, is one of the factors that may affect this condition. There is unbalanced power relations between the community and the government.

In Indonesia, a gate is often built as a sign of a village or public places. In Mentawai Island, there are lots of welcoming cate which is usually used to inform the name of the village to the visitors. Never have they built information gate which gives information about disaster alertness. This has motivated Community Resilience Unit (Satlinmas) and CDRM&CDS to build disaster alertness gate in Polaga sub-village.

The villagers in Polaga, Matobe village, strongly supported this idea and participated in gate construction. In that gate, they wrote, “Tarek Tubu Itata’ Ake Pulutokat”, which means alertness eliminates fear.

Focus on the right of assembly and association and the right to education.

CDRM&CDS will provide capacity building to development agencies from 29 districts at the Field Operational Center in Simalingkar in the fields of DRM and community development and empowerment according to their needs identified through Training Need Assessments (TNAs). After building up the organization capacity, CDRM&CDS aspires to extend this training to other national and international development and rights organizations in Indonesia and the South East Asian region to become an international training center, e.g. for AZEECON members.

Focus on the right of assembly and association and the right to education.

CDRM&CDS recognizes that expertise is available within the church diaconal arms and will harness it for the good of all through the center. Church staff trained at the center will become better prepared to provide the social development and empowerment services and facilitation needed with their respective congregations and communities. Expertise from the Center will provide technical support for church projects such as emergency warehouse facility management or the organization of community disaster relief committees.  CDRM&CDS will also provide diaconal departments with relevant information and link them to networking and advocacy opportunities.