Indonesia

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CARE’s work in Indonesia

CARE has worked in Indonesia since 1967, initially in food distribution, small infrastructure projects, health, environment, water and sanitation. In the wake of a series of shocks in the late 1990s, we redirected our focus towards emergency programming. When the 2004 tsunami hit, we were one of the first international aid agencies to respond, providing people with desperately needed food, water and shelter. Today our work in Indonesia focuses on disaster risk reduction and emergency response, natural resource management and responding to climate change, health and livelihoods. We also work on child rights and support at-risk youth.

Preparing for disasters

Indonesia is a disaster-prone region, suffering from recurrent shocks such as earthquakes, drought and internal conflict. We have developed extensive emergency planning programmes, which ensure communities are able to respond to and recover from disasters in the immediate aftermath and in the longer term. When a disaster strikes, we provide immediate relief such as shelter, emergency food supplies, medical care, sanitation and water purification kits to guard against outbreaks of waterborne diseases. After the emergency phase has passed, we work with communities to rebuild their lives in the long term.