Hello CIMSA! We would like to introduce you to one of SCORP CIMSA UNAND project named SPORADIST. SPORADIST is a Community Development by SCORP CIMSA UNAND with aim to learn about pre-disaster stage. Let’s check this one out!
Did you know that the disaster in 1982 – 2012 has caused 225,509 people lost and died? The victims were caused by various types of disasters, with the highest number of casualties was earthquake and tsunami, which is 174.101 people. (BNPB, 2012)
In Indonesia there are 28 region areas prone to earthquake and tsunami, and West Sumatra including one of them with score 86 disaster risk index (including high risk class of disaster) (Indonesia Disaster Risk Index (IRBI), 2013). In the last 9 years, West Sumatra was shaken 5 times by large earthquake with scale above 6 on the Richter scale and have took the lives of approximately 1584 casualties. (Data BPBD West Sumatra)
The lack of awareness to prepare disaster which ensures the independence of mobilization of community resources for disaster preparedness is one of the reasons behind the weakness in emergency preparedness and emergency response on facing disaster independent and proactive. (National Plan for Disaster Management 2015 – 2019)
Therefore, SCORP CIMSA UNAND promotes SPORADIST as a pre-disaster mitigation effort, focusing on disaster mitigation. By empowering and establishing the Disaster Management Responsive Team from SMPN 4 Padang, we hope this project can increase knowledge and preparedness of SMPN 4 Padang students in facing earthquake and tsunami, also to prevent the high number of victims due to earthquake and tsunami, and minimize the possibility of refugee rights violation.
SPORADIST also supports The Vision of the 2015 – 2019 Disaster Management Policy that Makes a Tough Nation Dealing with Disaster, 13 points 13.1 SDGs that strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity against hazards related to climate and natural disasters in all countries and CIMSA’s Environment Sustainability.
SPORADIST has implemented with Training, Pre-Intervention and 3 times Intervention.
On Saturday, August 19th 2017, SCORP CIMSA UNAND has completed SPORADIST Training. In this training, SCORP CIMSA UNAND members were given explanations on the Basic of School Disaster by the Prevention and Preparedness Department of BPBD West Sumatra, Mr. Rumainur, SE, and also explanation for the First Emergency Relief by Hippocrates Emergency Team (HET) BEM KM FK UNAND. The training aims to make SCORP CIMSA UNAND members ready and steady to share their knowledge to the candidate of Disaster Management Responsive Team in SMPN 4 Padang.
In the 1st intervention on September 9th 2017, the Candidate of Disaster Management Responsive Team was given explanation about Disaster Mitigation and First Emergency Relief theories by SCORP CIMSA UNAND members. The explanation was given through discussions and quizzes.
After the explanation was provided, in the 2nd Intervention on September 10th 2017, First Emergency Relief Practice and also Capacity Building were held in the form of Leadership, Team Building and Public Speaking materials to the candidates by CIMSA UNAND Trainer and Member SCORP UNAND. The aim of this intervention are to prepare the team with soft skills as a peer educator and to form a solid team in the organization so that it can be the independent team. Activities continued with interesting games to enhance teamwork as well as bonding strategy between potential teams and closer relationship with the Member of SCORP CIMSA UNAND.
Before the last intervention, SCORP CIMSA UNAND members help SPORADIST teams in preparing educational explanation and roleplay to prepare the last intervention. And before this pre- intervention, SCORP CIMSA UNAND members assisted by BPBD West Sumatera Province who has developed SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) Simulation which has discussed to the school. So when the simulation takes place, all participant (include SPORADIST team, classroom administrator and school manager) did the simulation guided by the SOP.
In the last intervention, we do the simulation of the earthquake and tsunami and follows the tsunami’s evacuation route to the temporary evacuation site (Grand Zuri Hotel) guided by SPORADIST Team, SCORP CIMSA UNAND member and school manager. The simulation begins with disaster mitigation explanation by SPORADIST Team, then there was simulation of earthquake & tsunami, and some education from SPORADIST Team about mitigation is given to the classroom administrator. Based on the discussions with BPBD West Sumatra Province, administrators of the class should lead their friends in case of disaster, because they were the closest people to the students in class and always be in the classroom. So it is more effective compared with teachers who teach not only in 1 classroom.
SPORADIST Team also prepared with SPORADIST guideline containing explanation during SPORADIST in progress, it is expected to use as a guide in running the program to be implemented. Furthermore, there will be regular follow up on the SPORADIST team work program directly through the school.
Finally, SPORADIST closed with SPORADIST Team inauguration and keepsake for SMPN 4 Padang as an appreciation for the willingness to do the simulation, and help assisting SPORADIST’s continuity. Hopefully SPORADIST Team will keep going on sharing more knowledge about disaster mitigation, so everybody in SMPN 4 Padang will be pro-active and independent when disaster occurs.