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management and community organising skills for 50 women from North and South 
Aceh in Sabang Island. 

Livelihood 
CARDI and its local partners, Panglima Laot, Muhammadyah and Sue Support Group 
held bi-lateral sessions throughout the week focused on a revision of the 
proposal for livelihood protection and income generation activities, prior to 
its final approval and implementation. 

Resettlement 
CARDI and its local partners, Paska and Birata held a four-day workshop focused 
on the revision of financial and procurement procedures, prior to a monitoring 
and evaluation field trip to the districts of Pidie, Biuren and Aceh Utara next 
week. 

Others 
Peace Brigade International (PBI) travelled to West and South Aceh from 31 
October to 4 November to provide protective accompaniment for their clients. 

3. CENTRAL SULAWESI 

General situation 
CARE reported that villagers in Gimpu and Kulawi villages in Kulawi subdistrict 
(Donggala District) attacked mosques with stones on Sunday (27 Oct). The 
situation is reported to be tense and neighbouring night guards have been put 
in place. 

Health 
IMC conducted four mobile clinics in Tentena this week and treated a total of 
718 patients consisting of 323 women under 15 years (18 pregnant) and 193 
children under 5 years. A total of 12 government health staff also assisted the 
clinics. In addition, 135 children received anti-worm tablets. IMC also 
conducted 3 Intensive Educational Campaign (IEC) sessions for 761 participants 
and topics covered were immunization, diarrhoea and antenatal care. 

Food security 
Mercy Corps funded Yayasan Gema Kasih to distribute Seeds & Tools packages to 
241 conflict affected households in Patiwunga in Poso Pesisir Subdistrict. It 
will allow them to have enough seeds to plant some small crops to supplement 
their food supply. This project will reach 894 individuals during the month of 
November. 

Shelter and non-food 
Mercy Corps funded Yayasan Sahabit Nurani to distribute Non Food Items (NFI) to 
763 households in village of Tokorondo in Poso Pesisir. The NFI package 
consists of one 60 litres water container and one kerosene stove for each 
family, reaching 3,000 beneficiaries. It is hoped that the use of kerosene 
stoves will change household reliance on chopping firewood from the forest. 

Other 
Chief of OCHA Indonesia visited Central Sulawesi from 29 October to 1 November. 
He had meetings with Provincial and District authorities, and visited IDP camps 
and return sites in Poso District. 

Mercy Corps facilitated discussion forums between its partners on 
implementation issues and future plans. This will help develop proactive and 
routine networking among the LNGO partners, which should improve their working 
relationships. 

4. MALUKU 

General Situation 
A local press Siwalima, Thursday (31 Oct.) reported that a new Chief of Police 
for Maluku was sworn in on Tuesday (29 Oct.). A ceremony to welcome the new 
chief Sutrisno and bid Brigadier General Soenarko Danu Ardianto farewell would 
be conducted on 4 November at the Police Headquarters in Ambon City. 

Assessments 
SC UK conducted a school and community assessment in Kariu, Tinitihu and Naira 
villages, Haruku Island on Tuesday (29 Oct.). It also conducted an assessment 
at Ruko IDP Camp in Ambon town on 28 and 29 October for "Creating safe areas 
for children." 

CARDI conducted an assessment from 30 October to 2 November in Waisala, Piru, 
and Kairatu sub district in Seram Island for their community rehabilitation 
programme. 

Population movement 
Approximately 300 Waai IDPs who had sought refuge in Sorong in Papua Province 
returned to Ambon on Monday (28 Oct), as reported by Koran Info on Tuesday (29 
Oct.) and Ambon Ekspres on Thursday (31 Oct.). Vice Governor Paula Renyaan told 
reporters on Monday (28 Oct.) that the Provincial Government could not provide 
barracks (temporary accommodation) for the returnees due to funding 
constraints. She advised that the returnees should go to the location where 
Waai IDPs currently reside in Ambon, e.g. in Passo Area, Larier IDP Camp, Rimba 
Raya IDP Camp, Ambon Island. 

Health 
MSF- B conducted 508 consultations through its mobile clinic programme for IDPs 
in Ambon Island throughout the week. 

IMC conducted 116 consultations in Wamsisi Village in Buru Island. In Seram 
Island, IMC doctors conducted 236 consultations in Taniwel Village, 255 
consultations in Tehoru Village, 18 consultations in Werinama Village, 110 
consultations in Wahai Village, 664 consultations in Kobisonta Village, and 633 
consultations in Masohi Town. Consultations in Buru and Seram Island were 
conducted throughout 24 to 30 October. 

Education 
Mercy Corps with funding from UNDP funded a local partner to rehabilitate 10 
classrooms at the mixed SMU 45 (school name) in Ambon this week. The NGO will 
do the exterior work, USAID/OCP will provide equipment for the interior of the 
school. It also funded a local NGO to rehabilitate three rooms of the school in 
Waetasi village in Kairatu Sub-district this week. 

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