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Community Public Sanitary
Projects
Indonesia
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As
a preventative health care and hygiene measure for the whole community, WJFB
has initiated the first Community Public Sanitation Project in the eastern Jakarta
in the community of Bukit Durita, Indonesia in May 2000. This project improved
both health and sanitation issues in this poor region by providing clean water
for drinking, cooking, and cleaning.
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Most people in the area moved to Bukit Duri in order
to be close to the city in hope that there would be greater opportunity.
Unfortunately, that is very rarely the case. Most people end up in very
low paying labour positions, and many are unemployed as a result of poor
economic conditions.
Although there has
been a manual water pump in the area for the past few years, it does not
provide enough clean water in this over populated area. The people use the
Ciliwung River as a bathroom, for drinking, cleaning and garbage disposal.
As a result of this, many people suffer from water borne diseases such as
diarrhea, intestinal worms, skin fungus scabies, typhus and other skin diseases.
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providing clean water would be the first step to help the people of this
region led the WJFB to plan and implement a public sanitation facility.
The first facility built had three toilets, three bath areas, and a wash
area outside of the building which included three water taps for cleaning
clothes and dishes. Because this area experiences frequent flooding the
water pump was positioned on the roof, and the building was elevated so
the people would still have access to clean water in the event of a flood. |
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Under the supervision of Tri Hita Karana Foundation (World
Job and Food Bank, Indonesia), with the hard working of five (5) workers and
fifteen (15) volunteers from the community, this public facility was completed
in thirteen (13) days (from May 20 to June 1, 2000). This facility allows
the families in this community to use clean water for drinking, bathing and
washing dishes and clothes. Littering at the river is reduced significantly
as a result of education about how to maintain a clean environment.
With the new program being implemented we expect that water borne diseases
will be reduced as clean water is available and more widely used.
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The families in the
area pay Rp 1,000 every month for somebody to clean and keep up the building.
This ensures project sustainability so that community will be able to use
the facility for years to come.
“With small efforts, we make a big impact on the society”
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Two months after successfully completion of the first project, WJFB built
the second facility in the adjacent community with 156 families. The
third project started in early September and benefited three communities
with 70 families. After a fourth project was completed a total of 7 communities
and approximately 1000 people were given access to clean water. A fifth
sanitation project is currently underway, and will include 2 bathrooms,
2 toilets and one outdoor washing place.
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A man showers using the facility.
Chart 1
The use of water from the river before having the manual pump.
Chart 2
Diseases occurred
during the use of water from river.
Notes:
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Itchiness, caused
by:
- washing their clothes
in the river
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never using sandals/shoes whenever they walk outside the
house
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using the river water to bath
after urinating
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take a bath not regularly and properly (i.e.
once a day)
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Dengue, although
there were not a lot of records of people suffered from this, some of them
got the dengue, especially when the plague attacked Jakarta.
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Diarrhea, caused
by:
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using the river water to wash their
dishes
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never washing their hands before eating.
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eating food that is not hygienic
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improper garbage disposal
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feeding the children with hands that
are not clean
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Intestinal worms,
usually attack the children, caused by:
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not wearing underwear while playing
around i.e. on the ground
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eating improper food contagious with
worms egg
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not washing their hands before eating
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Skin fungus diseases,
caused by:
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using dirty water from the river to
wash their clothes
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using dirty water for bathing
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not taking a bath regularly
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high humidity of the area
Chart 3
The use of water from the river after having the manual pump.
Chart 4
There is no significant development, as you can see from the below graphic.
The peoples daily habits related to hygiene of their bodies as well as the environment
and the floods that often cause these.
Chart
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The use of water from the river
after having the public sanitation facility in 2000.
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