Project Description :

The Community-Based Settlement Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project provides grants to 130 communities to rebuild and repair houses and rehabilitate their settlement infrastructure through a community-driven approach.

Supported by this project, communities jointly map and assess the damages in their communities to establish construction needs and to identify housing benefi ciaries. The project fi lls remaining housing gaps in 130 communities. Grant recipients will rebuild about 8,000 houses and repair about 7,000 houses. This is the only project that has supported the rehabilitation of houses. It also provides grants to rebuild community infrastructure based on jointly developed settlement plans. Housing facilitators strive to ensure that the quality of all works is up to standard.


 


Project Name :

Community-Based Settlement Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project

Grant Amount : US$ 85.00 million
Start/ End : October 2005 - February 2010
Geographic Area :
Tsunami affected kecamatans, with an identified priority need.
Partner Agency : The World Bank
Executing Agency : Ministry of Public Works
Funding Recipient : Ministry of Finance (for on-budget funding to BPN)

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Achievement to date:


The community-driven approach used in the project has proved effctive in rebuilding houses within a limited timeframe and resulted in a stronb sense of ownership from the beneficiaries. On average, more than 99% of the targeted houses have been built or rehabilitated. The occupancy rate of rehabilitated houses is 100%, while an increase in occupancy of new houses is evident over the past year and is now at 91%. All 126 targeted villages have completed their Community Settlement Plans (CSPs) and rceived their first installment of funds. Second installments have been disbursed to 120 villages (95%), with 5 villages receiving reward funds for excellent performance. The project has also strengthened capacities for the local communities and local economy through various trainings related to business and technical management. In addition, the project stimulates the local economy throgh job creation and encouraging the support of local businesses.

Result of September 30, 2009 Targets Achievements
Houses Reconstructed 8,004  
Complete
  7,922
Under Construction
  82
Houses Rehabilitated 6,999  
Complete
  6,999
Under Construction
  n/a
Community Settlement Plans 126 126
Short-term Employment Created (Work days)   7,800,535

Challenges:

The delay in the issuance of the DIPA for the local infrastructure program has posed a moajor challenge during this reporting period. The occupancy rate of the new houses, while not yet at a desired level, has increased to over 90%