Restroring Livelihood for Tsunami-affected (RLT)

TEUNOM, ACEH JAYA

(Donor: ADRA Canada)

The aim of this project is to reduce poverty and vulnerability to some of the poorest households in Teunom, Aceh Jaya.

ADRA hopes that through this project, it will increase their income through livestock rising such as cows and chickens, increase responsibility among men or head of household to take care of family needs, and empowerment of women. The project will utilize different approaches such as livelihood trainings, establishing cow banks & chickens pass on program. The livelihood trainings will focus on chicken & cattle raising, organic farming using animal manure, production of biogas using the animal manure or an alternative source of energy, different food production using animal products, business management, and environmental hygiene.

Cow Bank Program

ADRA Indonesia handed over a cow symbolically to one of the beneficiaries (represented by one of the village heads).

From 40 local cows lended by ADRA, within a year (May 2010 - April 2011), there were 19 calves born. The beneficiaries were taking care of the cows and breeding them with new hope after 6 years of slow post-disaster development. For them it was like a "yesterday's" disaster.

One of ADRA staffs conducted livestock training.

Chicken Pass-on Program

A veterinarian from Aceh Jaya Regency Agriculture & Livestock Office gave a training on chicken vaccination.

Thank you ADRA Canada for your continued support!

By: Jelome L. Selda, Program Director

(with revision)