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CHF International in Indonesia is widelyrecognized as one of the most successful construction NGOs in post-disaster settings. Since 2005, CHF’s expertise has helped shape a multi-million dollar program that is revitalizing dozens of devastated communities and economies in Aceh and Jogjakarta through high quality, communitybased infrastructure construction.

Since 2005, CHF has been a leader in providing immediate relief and long-term rehabilitation in some of Indonesia’s hardest-hit regions in recent years: post-tsunami Aceh, post-earthquake Yogyakarta, and flood-prone Jakarta. With more than 55 years of experience in relief and development throughout the world, CHF’s operations in Indonesia are pioneering new methods to enhance a community’s disaster prevention and response capacity by conducting activities that are:...

Water & Sanitation
CHF International’s programs in Indonesia are bringing to bear 55 years of worldwide experience in implementing innovative, sustainable, and environmentally sound water and sanitation systems in post-tsunami Aceh and post-earthquake Java.

CHF Experience in Solar Technology

CHF has expertise at every level of developing solar-powered community water systems in Indonesia. To date in Indonesia, this has involved the development of 14 community-owned and managed water system that are exceeding all expectations by delivering pumped water at a fraction of the cost—and at rates well in excess of minimum daily requirements (in some cases as much as 100 liters per capita per day). These include systems that operate independent of the public electric grid and only during daylight hours (unless a companion battery is also installed), as well as systems that allow for easy switching between solar and grid power sources—and thus provide 24-hour a day power should a community so desire. Such systems have been installed in communities in Aceh, Yogyakarta and Central Java, and in all cases are exceeding CHF and community expectations. 

 Working together to develop Healthy Traditional Markets in Aceh Province

Many people in Indonesia want to buy fresh, safe and affordable fruits, vegetables, chicken, meat, fish and seafood in their local community. In Aceh province, government officials, local authorities, suppliers, vendors and customers are working together on an exciting new initiative, “Healthy Markets” improving the traditional market facilities and promoting good practices to ensure that customer needs are met, that there is compliance with public health standards, and that the local food businesses prosper. These settings are an Ideal venue for dissemination of health promotion messages to vendors and customers.

Combating Avian Influenza

Live bird markets and the poultry supply chain have been recognized as high-risk sites for transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 virus (HPAI) among poultry and from birds to humans. Preventing this transmission, and reducing the possibility of a global influenza pandemic, is a significant public health priority throughout Southeast Asia. 

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AMCHAM Focus

Louis O'Brien is CHF International's Country Director for Indonesia. A senior development advisor with more than 20 years of experience in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East, he has overseen emergency response programming in Aceh, Yogyakarta and Jakarta, and the transition of such programs to longer term development. (Source AMCHAM Sep-Desember 2007)

New Homes for New Beginnings

On March 14, 2008, CHF International formally handed over three earthquake-resistant prototype houses for three families who had lost their homes due to the May 2006 earthquake. The construction of these homes in Pasung, Wedi-Klaten District, is one part of a larger program that is funded by AusAID in order to help revitalize the lives and livelihoods of earthquake-affected families in Jogjakarta and Central Java.