My Works with DRR-A

After finishing my Master's Degree in 2010, I came back to UNDP in Aceh, Indonesia, to work in disaster risk reduction field again with Disaster Risk Reduction Aceh (DRR-A) Project. My team consists of me and my two wonderful colleagues, Fahmi Yunus and Muhammad Fuadi. We are in charge of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Public Awareness and Education. Here are the lists of the news featuring our public awareness and education works and/or quotes from my speeches or training in 2011 - 2012:
International Media/Humanitarian Websites:
7.3 Earthquake Hits Indonesia Again, But This Time Residents Are Better Prepared - Christian Science Monitor. This news was then also published in PreventionWeb and ReliefWeb.
Earthquake Preparedness Works, Indonesians Show - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Website.

National Media
Journalists Set To Teach Aceh How To Reduce Disaster Risks - The Jakarta Globe. This news is then also aggregated by PreventionWeb, at the following link.
Trik Menulis Bencana, Jangan Cuma Data (Tricks to Write About Disaster: Do Not Only Present Data) - Tempo - a report from our seminar on disaster journalism.

In Local Media (all news are in Bahasa):
UNDP: Tinggi Potensi Gempa di Aceh (UNDP: Earthquake Risk Is High in Aceh) - Tribun News
Aparat Pemerintah Dilatih Siaga Bencana (Government Apparatus Were Trained in Disaster Preparedness) - Aceh Kita
Aparat Meulaboh Siap Siaga Hadapi Bencana (The Government Apparatus in  Meulaboh Are Prepared for Disaster) - The Globe Journal
Peran Media dalam Pengurangan Risiko Bencana (Media Roles in Disaster Risk Reduction) - The Globe Journal

UNDP ERTR Report

The Annual Report of United Nations Development Programme Emergency Response and Transitional Recovery (UNDP - ERTR) included a section on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit's activities. On page 52, there is a picture of myself introducing the Stop Disasters Game to the children of Banda Aceh. Here is the link:

Report on DRR Unit's Activity.

Aku menemukan laporan tentang kegiatan unit pengurangan risiko bencana di buku laporan kegiatan badan pembangunan PBB. Di halaman 52 terdapat fotoku yang sedang mengajari anak-anak di Banda Aceh untuk memainkan modul dalam Stop Disasters Game. Laporan tersebut juga memaparkan kegiatan-kegiatan pengurangan risiko bencana yang kami lakukan.

Berikut tautannya:
Report of DRR Unit's Activity

The Fruitful Duties...

flying with UNHAS, on the way for a mission in Nias

The most fruitful and rewarding work experience has been my works with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Aceh. I worked with a wonderful team led by a very smart girl, Malikah Amril, whom I respect so much, a great mentor, Robin Willison, and wonderful colleagues. These are some publications in UNDP Newsletters on those exciting duties.

Pengalaman kerja yang paling berwarna dan terasa sangat bermakna adalah pekerjaanku di Badan Pembangunan PBB (UNDP) di Aceh. Aku bekerja dalam tim yang luar biasa, yang dipimpin seorang perempuan cerdas, Mbak Malikah Amril, mentor yang hebat, Robin Willison, dan teman-teman yang luar biasa. Berikut adalah publikasi di Newsletter UNDP tentang beberapa pekerjaan yang kulakukan di sana...

• March 2007, Turning Up The Volume to Disaster Risk Reduction (page 8)
• May 2007, Reaching A Milestone in Disaster Risk Reduction (page 7)
• September 2007, Back to School with Disaster Risk Reduction (page 4)
• November 2007, Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School (page 9)

World Vision Documents

I found my name in the World Vision Asia-Pacific documents. Back some months ago, my colleagues and I in the UNDP DRR Team were interviewed by the Asia-Pacific Disaster Monitor publisher to provide some insights and information for World Vision's report and disaster fact sheet. Those documents are good resources for those who would like to learn more about DRR issues in the region:

Asia - Pacific Disaster Monitor Factsheets

Planet Prepare, Asia - Pacific Disaster Report

Aku menemukan namaku di dokumen World Vision Asia-Pacific, karena Tim Pengurangan Risiko Bencana merupakan salah satu narasumber dalam penyusunan laporan dan lembaran fakta WV. Dokumen yang disusun WV ini sangat menarik karena memberikan gambaran tentang kondisi pengurangan risiko bencana di wilayah Asia-Pasifik.

Asia - Pacific Disaster Monitor Factsheets
Planet Prepare, Asia - Pacific Disaster Report

Disaster Risk Reduction Works

UNDP DRR Team at Rebuilt Tsunami Ground Zero, Ulee Lheue, Aceh

Working in Post Tsunami Aceh as a Liaison Associate for Disaster Risk Reduction Project involved me into related news by local media. Not all of them are published online, however these are some of the news that I could track online:

Bekerja di Aceh Pasca Tsunami sebagai Liaison Associate untuk Pengurangan Risiko Bencana membuat aku masuk dalam berbagai berita di media lokal. Tidak semuanya bisa terlacak di internet, namun berikut adalah beberapa catatan yang bisa kutemukan online:

• Aceh Recovery Forum
• Antara