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1.1 Context at Appraisal
(brief summary of country and sector background, rationale for Bank assistance)

Building on Success: JRF Effectively Respond to Multiple Disasters in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

• The Java Reconstruction Fund (JRF) continues to make significant contributions to the recovery of Java from the earthquakes and tsunami of 2006. JRF projects showcase strong results, reaching housing, infrastructure and livelihoods targets on time and with high quality.

Building on Success: JRF Effectively Respond to Multiple Disasters in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

This compilation presents different cases of post disaster recovery highlighting the role of community. Involvement of community in the overall process of determining what is to be done, how it is to be done, who it is to benefit, and how to implement decisions to ―build back better‖ are emphasized.

The success of small snackfood producers in Terong village, Bantul district, could be replicated as a model to boost sales and livelihood sustainability in Java, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Yogyakarta.

IOM is urging the public to support the recovery of the earthquake-affected snackfood businesses in Terong by shopping at a new store that opened this week in the village, in Yogyakarta Province. The store was launched in a special ceremony with district and provincial

Appeal target (current): CHF 32,388,585 (USD 30,454,986 or EUR 22,616,949);

Appeal coverage: 105%;

Appeal history:

- Preliminary appeal launched on 27 May 2006 for CHF 12,834,000 (USD 10.4 million or EUR 8.2 million) to assist 200,000 beneficiaries for eight months.

- Revised appeal launched on 6 June 2006 for CHF 38,045,439 (USD 31 million or EUR 24 million) to assist 325,000 beneficiaries for 12 months.

- Revised appeal is extended to 31 December 2007 on 6 June 2007.

IOM's new "free tours" have been highly successful as part of the IOM-Java Reconstruction Fund (JRF) Livelihoods Recovery programme. Since starting in January, many foreigners and tourists have joined the tours to the workshops and showrooms of micro- and small enterprises (MSE) in villages surrounding Yogyakarta city.

Shamima Khan, Trust Fund Manager of JRF,

Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 April 2009 to 30 September 2009

Appeal target (current): CHF 32,667,430 (USD 31.68 million or EUR 21.42 million)

Appeal coverage: 105 per cent

Appeal history:

- Preliminary appeal launched on 27 May 2006 for CHF 12,834,000 (USD 10.4 million or EUR 8.2 million) to assist 200,000 beneficiaries for eight months.

- Revised appeal launched on 6 June 2006 for CHF 38,045,439 (USD 31 million or EUR 24 million) to assist 325,000 beneficiaries for 12 months.

- Revised appeal is extended to 31 December

A powerful earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing almost 1,200 people and leaving thousands injured. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday 10:49 local time, close to the city of Padang and triggered landslides across the island trapping thousands under collapsed buildings.

The earthquake comes a day after a previous earthquake (measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale) swept across Samoa triggering