Community Disaster Management and Permaculture Relief Aid in Aceh – Petra Schneider of IDEP Foundation, Bali

Petra Schneider explains how permaculture has been proven in post-tsunami Aceh and post-conflict Timor as a strategy following community-based disaster management

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Petra Schneider of IDEP Foundation, Bali, Indonesia, describes the history of the foundation doing post-tsunami disaster relief and permaculture aid. She explains the start of the trainer-the-trainer network with Robyn Francis, and its origins in post-tsunami work done by Steve Cran and Ego Lamos and the evolution of the Aceh-wide permaculture networks.

Yayasan IDEP is an Indonesian non-profit NGO (Non-Governmental Organization). Innovative and effective, IDEP encourages program sharing with other grass roots projects through media and curriculum development.

We are committed to developing self-sustainability and directly empowering local communities to improve their own situations. We believe that permanent results can be achieved through local empowerment.

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IDEP achieves its goals by:

• Introducing sustainable living solutions for households, businesses, schools & communitie
• Introducing innovative approaches to environmental education into local school
• Working directly with local communities at the grass roots level to pilot test projects
• Developing models for micro credit cooperative programs
• Constructing working demonstrations of small-scale organic food productio
• Constructing demonstrations of appropriate technology for waste management and wastewater treatment
• Developing eco-literacy through community based development media & curriculums
• Sharing knowledge gained and media through local NGO networks
• Conducting media training & supporting local NGO partners with their programs

Since the Bali Bombing tragedy in October 2002, the rapid decline of Bali’s economic stability has brought harsh focus to the un-sustainability of an economy primarily based on tourism. Yayasan IDEP is addressing increased requests for support from local communities to continue and expand its programs.

In 2003 IDEP launched a Community Based Crisis Response Program that will help local Indonesian communities to be more prepared for and to better manage disasters.

At IDEP we are extremely grateful for the support we have received from our international and local advisors, overseas voluntary programs, volunteer support and financial assistance received from these and local supporters of our programs. Thank you, we could never have achieved so much without you.

IDEP’s website is an on line resource center for local NGOs & communities to easily access and download information in support of their local project planning & development.

Source: IDEP Foundation