1. Helping flood victims in Each year when
KAMPUNG MELAYU it floods he’s on
hand to help the
official neigh-
borhood unit
organization
(RW 11) with
evacuations,
aftermath,
cleanup and
finding outside
help.
Community organizer and
professional storyteller
Ardy Ferdianto grew up in
Kp Melayu.

2. Two weeks ago, Pak Ardy taught us why angry birds are angry
(deforestation) at a special activity at his old elementary school
where he and Sister Healy were co-presenters.
• The high-water
water mark is
visible on the
wall, high above
presenter’s head
• It was the first
day back to
school after a
forced two-week
flood break.

3. school : SD Perguruan
Rakyat 2
address: Jl Kampung Melayu
Kecil I/ 38 Bukit Duri,
Tebet
more background:
Straits Times (Feb. 5)
Russell & Eileen’s blog (Jan. 27)

4. here’s what the area near the school
looked like late last month

5. My visit yesterday showed tons of mud have been removed and
things look much better. Obviously, as the water retreats the people
of RW 11 have been advancing.
Before After

6. but the [50 or
so ] families
here aren’t out
of the woods
yet . . . until
March
sometime

7. clean-up is
ongoing, since people
live here – even though
water levels could jump
any moment.
Evacuation line

8. 5 Feb. 2013

9. How can we
help as ward?
1) A taxi-load of clothing
donated by the members has
already been distributed here
and very gratefully received
2) The school has asked for help
with water-damaged
bookshelves
3) About 25% of the playground
is still covered with mud
4) Mud is clogging some of the
streets and alleyways near the
school
5) Free health assistance would
be welcome (e.g., skin << preliminary , for
diseases) discussion

10. at the school . . .

11. Unfortunately, these
water-damaged
wooden bookshelves
are one of the few
pieces of furniture in
the classroom and the
only place to store
books.
I’ve heard two ideas so far:
•fix the shelves
•replace them with plastic ones
that won’t fall apart again the
next time it floods

12. on the street . .
<< 5 Feb.
2013
Cleanup ongoing – as the
water recedes, new areas have 2 be
cleaned.

13. What’s required?
People
Equipment
(food/water/tools)
Date
Service
PLUS, we’d
project:
have to count
shovel mud,
on Ardy and
clean, fix
his crew for
things
training and
direction!!

14. Dates
I’ve proposed to Ardy and crew as follows
(tentative):
• Initial work : 9 Feb. (9:00 am—1:00 pm)
– Do as much work as possible, but with less
people, knowledge
• Final work: 16 Feb. (9:00 am– 1:00 pm)
– More people, better idea of how to do the work;
ideally some of the same people from last project
come back to help lead individual work teams

15. People
• Try to make this as open as possible, with due regard
for safety (open to all properly suited (boots, gloves,
etc) youth and adults (consult Sister Healy on safety)
• Including Aldy’s friends at ASEAN secretariat (Mega)
and Sampoerna Foundation (Elena) who began helping
long before we did and have recently distributed
buckets, mops, etc. as well as donating a brand-new jet
pump.
• Missionaries and members
• Expect to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the flood
victims themselves

16. Equipment: food & water
• For the initial
project, perhaps it matters
less; however Pak Ardi
specifically inquired
whether we can bring food
for the people who would
be working
• My guess is that the more
food we bring, the more
workers we’d have, since
this would draw /enable
more people from the
neighborhood to join

17. Equip: the jet pump
1) The jet pump (pictured)
sucks water out of the river
and blasts mud out of the
gutter << secret weapon??
2) I need to confirm with
people who donated the
jet pump, but apparently
hoses are needed.
Got
it
Need
more

18. Equip: tools, supplies & replacements
• In general, there won’t be any work for
anyone who doesn’t come properly
dressed with all their own tools
• Naturally, there are different ways to
allocate costs, including purchasing
some or all of the equipment together
and/or letting members source their
own
• Next slide reflects prices we were
quoted yesterday at Jatinegara market.
These are just barely high enough
quality for us to use once or twice, then
donate. I doubt Carrefour (or others)
can beat these prices, but we should
check.

19. Equip: tools Steel-toe
boot (from
Kenari
Must have item:
Mas) rp
rp 25,000 ea
130,000 ea
Rp
Basic 275,000
boot: ea
65,000

20. Tools – costs (cont)
• Mop -- rp 20,000 ea
• Short-handled, square scoop shovel – rp
60,000 ea
• Small hand rake – rp 30,000
• Gloves (plastic) – rp 25,000
• Empty bags to fill with mud/dirt
• Etc

21. Supplies/replacements (the shelves)
Notes about shelving problem in the school
• I’m not sure what the best solution is (plan to
ask my carpenter friend)
• Yet it may be worth putting our heads
together since it seems doable (depending on
budget)
• Seems like it would make a big dif. to the kids
• Kind of hedge our bets in case mud removal
is harder than we thought : )

22. Thanks
for your
input!