1. Newsletter Date
Project Nr. 416-025-1014 ZG
Reporting Period: Dec. 1st, 2011 – May 31st, 2012
Narrative & Finance Report
YAYASAB SOSIAL BINA SEJAHTERA CILACAP
TABLE OF CONTENT page PROJECT NO. 416-025/1014 ZG 2011-2012(3)
I GENERAL INFORMATION 2 Recapitulation of Work Performance Infrastructure
Project Roads & Dykes YSBS - Misereor 1992 - 2012(3)
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PRE PROJECT 4 120 120
100 102 107
80 78 Total
60 63 61 73
II INPUT 4 40
20 10
0
416 - 025/051 - ZG
1639 - 1998 - 1999
416 - 025/ 051 A EG
416 - 025/051 D ZG
416 - 025/051 E ZG
416 - 025/1007 ZG -
416 - 025/1010 ZG -
416 - 025/1014 ZG -
2692 - 2002 - 2005
2111 - 2000 - 2001
191 - 1992 - 1993
416 - 025/051 ZG
III IMPLEMENTING PROJECT 4
121 - 1994 - 1998
2010 - 2012(3)
2006 - 2008
2008 - 2009
Project Location
1 Road 4
2 Canals 5
3 Dykes 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
4 Drainage Projects 5
IV OUT PUTS 6
PHYSICAL 6
NON PHYSICAL 6
V OUTCOME 7
1 Roads 7
2 Canals, Drainage Channels, 7
Dykes
VI IMPACTS 7
VII FINANCIAL REPORT 8
VIII CONCLUSION 11
NARRATIVE REPORT
Published by
YAYASAN SOSIAL BINA SEJAHTERA CILACAP
www.ysbs.or.id Gedung AMN Lt 4. Jl. Kendeng 308, Cilacap 53223. Jawa Tengah—Indonesia
Tel /Fax: +62-282-507 000 4. E-Mail: ysbscilacap@yahoo.com . www.ysbs.or.id
Prepared by Stephanus Mulyadi

2. i. General Information
1 Name of the partner organization YAYASAN SOSIAL BINA SEJAHTERA
Gedung AMN Lt. 4, Jl. Kendeng 307 Cilacap
Jawa Tengah – Indonesia
Tel. /Fax. +62-282-5070004
e-Mail: ysbscilacap@yahoo.com website: www.ysbs.or.id
2 Project title Protecting reclaimed land and land use for smallholder farming
in marginal coastal area affect by flooding around Cilacap,
Central Java
3 Project Number 416-025-1014 ZG
4 Reporting Period Dec. 1st, 2011 – May 31st, 2012
5 Total Budget 790.000,00 Euro
6 Donor Agency Misereor - Germany
We report on our efforts in the Cilacap Area to procure land for the Peo-
ple’s livelihood.
On the island of Nusakambangan, which is a prison island with 7
prison’s and covers 12.000 Hcts. , of which 4.000 Hcts of forest has
been destroyed by illegal logging over the years and in one area – Solok
Jero - + 250 very poor farmers moved it to make a living from the denuded
hillsides. The Dept. of Justice intended to move these people forcibly from
the land but through connections we were able to convince their head peo-
ple that the denuded land could only be returned to native forest with the
help of the farmers, as if someone planted saplings and left them untended
they would soon be smothered by weeds. With a win-win solution – the
farmers be allowed to plant corn, peas, rice etc. and saplings among their
crops - they could look after both crops and saplings. Also they would be
allowed to plant 30% fruit trees that they would continue to harvest into the
future and then 70% native trees for restoration of the eco-system.
They would also protect the forest from illegal loggers and the
fauna from unwanted hunters. In recent months this group has planted
170.000 trees and plant 130.000 more shortly. On two occasions, working
with the forest rangers, they apprehend two groups of illegal loggers with
their chain saws etc. and these are now in jail in Cilacap.
Last week we held a meeting of farmers, forest rangers, dept. of
correction people etc. and 25 farmers whose lands now totally covered in
trees, will begin planting another 25 hcts.
We have two other groups who planted 310.000 fast grow-
ing trees and we are dialoging on the future of this venture as we wish to
harvest these and replace them with Native and fruit trees. Misereor Pro-
jects helps in a small way with foot paths, culverts etc. as part of the Com-
munity Building Small Projects Section of the Program.
In another area of + 2.000 hcts. which was “sea” + 300 yrs. ago –
then with sedimentation became mangrove forest and further sedimenta-
tion became wet lands and we built river and sea dykes and it became rice
land but as the area was uninhabited (uninhabitable) the land is still con-
trolled by the Forestry Dept. and the tenant farmers pay a small rent.
However at the moment we support the “FREE FARMERS UNION” to
procure rights for this land.
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3. i. General Information
In what was the sea villages the sea was divided up into I believe Stephanus gave you a copy of one stu-
family fishing area and as the process of sedimentation con- dents thesis (Sulistiono – U.G.M.) on Social Capital created
tinues and becomes “appeared land” and with our road and by our program and a comparison with an 8 billion dollar
reclamation program the fishermen have initial rights to Gov. program I also have a copy of a German girl – Ju-
this land. The Asia Development Bank funded the dredg- dith’s – thesis on inter faith dialogue and the Misereor pro-
ing of 7.000.000 mts3 of Sediment and we convinced them gram and I believe you will get a copy when she has de-
to put this disposal mud behind our dykes and hence this fended the thesis. “SOCIAL CAPITAL” is the secular term
land is now + 1½ mts. above sea level and safe from cli- for community and the bishops conference here declared
mate change increase in sea levels for + 50yrs. “Internally Basic Christian Communities and Externally
Basic Human Communities”.
This sedimentation process continues with still many
thousands of hectares to become rice lands and needs
dykes/road base, hard surfacing, irrigation canals etc. and
we would hope to walk with these people in their transition
period.
Because of our credibility we are dialoguing with local
government, local people and an Australian Chinese Com-
pany to dredge part of the lagoon for “free” to ensure fish Another development here was on Sat. may 26th I was
stocks in the lagoon and sea into the future. There is iron given the “MA”ARIF AWARD”. This man was head of the
sand and maybe rare earths under the mud. Muhamadiyah organization (some 30million members). He
We continue to work with the “FREE FARMERS UN- is for inclusive religion and pluralism. All the National pa-
ION” in other areas of the Regency where we open up the pers ran the story and Misereor was mentioned by some.
area with hard surfaced roads. We will send you a copy of the English Jakarta Post Arti-
We enclose drawings of sedimentation expansion in one cle. Also there has been 2T.V. programs on national T.V.
desa and also stages in road building which takes time due and another planned and I believe the first two are on
to the nature of the area – lots of “MUD”. We continue to U.Tube. Some of the quotes are not totally correct but this
collaborate with Gajah Mada University as a Laboratory for very commonly happens. E.g. the quote from the new Tes-
the Post Graduate Management of Infrastructure and Com- tament is “meek and humble of heart!! Also “God loves us
munity Development Faculty and when Stephanus . was as we are” This Misereor Program in no small way is the
with you in Aachen Prof.Dr. Usman Sunyoto, his staff, and reason for the Award. Of our programs the greatest impact
10 students spent 3days with us, visiting and studying pro- is this infrastructure program as a portal to dialogue, good
jects and on June 8th we discuss an assessment they will governance, community building, growth in self esteem
do on the Misereor Program and on June 15th we attend a etc., has the most impact as it positively affects the lives of
presentation by the students who visited here on what they + 300.000 people in the remotest areas and the main road
learned from our program. to Jakarta was one of our projects some years ago.
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4. Pre Project
II. INPUT III. Implementing Input
1. The projects continue wih the same A. Road
procedures i.e. the people a village
experience a need for canal, a dyke, a
road or the hard surfacing of a dirt road.
The villagers gather, discuss and debate
ending with a decision to ask the help of
Y.S.B.S.
2. The procedure to obtain a project is set
by the Regency Government: a) Village
Meeting, b) Agreed by Village Chief and
Council, c) Agreement of Kecamatan
Office (Sub.Regency), d) Regency
Planning Board, e) Technical Review by
Public Works Dept. or Relevant Gov.
Beureucracy.
3. Letters of Recomendation to YSBS from
the above offices 1. In this period we have implemented projects – Road, dykes
and canal’s in the following 30 villages: Rungkang, Sidane-
4. YSBS field personnel visit the project site gara, Randu, Jayagiri, Ciwuni, Sidamukti, Wanadadi, Kalibu-
an assess compatibility with YSBS lus, Gocea, Cibaok, Caruy, Bojongmeros, Matenggeng,
criteria Gadog, Danasri, Jowitan, Ciptosari, Wadas jontor, Kalen-
5. Discussion with stake holders and pring, Bulutawan, Igirtugel, Pelindukan, Cibuaya, Cikadu,
approval from all concerned bodies Kaliwungu, Sekarmayang, Kalenaren, Gurameh, Belut, Bo-
jong.
6. Meeting to discuss logistics – location of
depo-material, drop off locations, billeting 2. The amount of materials we quarried and moved was 15.303
of drivers, etc. Addres of Project Holder cubic meters of rocks and 3.900 cubic meters of earth.
responsible for receiving and checking 3. With these materials the villagers built 15.459 metres of
materials – quality – volume – etc. hard surfaced road and repaired 1.680 metres of road need-
Discussion as to Voluntary inputs, special ing rehabilitation. With the earth movement they built 936
needs and circumstances of each area, meters of dykes and canals.
etc.
4. The villagers worked on 14 small community building projects
7. Agreement on the rights and duties of where we provided some small amounts of materials – which
each component. was 241 cubic meters of rocks, five cubic meters of sand and
8. Cost of various inputs eg. Rocks at the 13.000 red bricks – these were used to build path ways,
quarry gravel and sand at the river, culverts, small bridges, village meeting places, toilets, etc.
movement of earth for earth works. Agree 5. The local peoples inputs were all the labour which was vol-
on prices. untary and on these occasions the women cooked meals for
9. Permission from Villages, whose roads the workers, paid for by the wealthier people in the villages
will be used to reach project location and who did not take part in the physical work .
agreement to repair the damage that may 6. Our programs were the hard surfacing with big rocks
be caused. and these are being covered with gravel and compacted with
10. Maps provided to project sites, phone a government Road Roller and some have been bitumened
numbers addreses etc,. to YSBS staff with bitumen supplied by a big oil refinery in Cilacap and
and Vice versa. some concreted with cement supplied by the Government.
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5. III. Implementing Input IV. OUT PUTS
B. Canals
1. Three villages built canals Pelindukan, Bugel
and Penikel so that when the rivers were in full
flood the waters carried in mud and raised the
wet lands so that rice could be planted and
this was very successful as the soil was
very fertile – top soil from mountain slopes –
and produced very high yields of Padi –
rice still on stalks and easily stored for future
use – up to 8 tons per hectare. With an input of
70 – 80 million rupiahs per canal produced rice
worth 1.6 billion rupiah per canal.
2. There canals will be increased so that more
wet lands can become rice fields and help food
security for the area as well as increase family
incomes.
3. The staff and students from Gajah Mada Uni-
versity were very impressed with this program
and will continue to monitor progress.
C. Dykes
1. Two villages built dykes – Bringkeng and Ka-
libener to stop rivers overflowing their banks
and drowning the rice crop.
2. The rivers run through the rice fields as it is a
flood plain and constant attention must be given
to these dykes.
3. The mud to raise the dykes is taken from the
bottom of the river, keeping the depth. of the
river constant.
D. Drainage projects
1. The drains were dug in two villages Pahonjean
and Bendakulon – an area where five rivers
meet and flood almost every year.
2. The drains were lined with rocks and the villag-
ers bought cement and sand to keep the rocks
in place.
3. All the work done making the drains was done
with voluntary labour (Gotong Royong)
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6. IV. OUT PUTS
PHYSICAL
1. 15.459 meters of road hard surfaced by us and 1.680 meters
rehabilitated and these roads are being further enhanced by
a government program. Due to the nature of the terrain – sedi-
mentation – the input of our rocks is most important to stop sub-
sidence and break up of the roads. The compaction caused by
our trucks further help the strength of the roads.
2. The drains opened up + 400 hcts. of wetlands become rice fields
producing over 1.000 tons of rice for the area.
3. The dykes ensured flood waters did not inundate the rice fields.
4. The drainage program helped rain water reach the rivers more
quickly and avoid flooding.
NON PHYSICAL
1. Social capital (community). We have passed on the thesis of a
student from Program Management of Infrastructur and
Community Development (MICD) Gajah Mada University Post
Graduate Yogyakarta and the findings seem to be – that by our
“non intrusive” approach at the beginnings of the project and
hence tottaly controlled and decided upon by vilagers, that this
gives them stronger sense of owning the project. The
Government intervention from the start of the program which has
its strenghts – e.g. more definite gender contribution, but the
villagers sense of owning he project is lessened. The greater
voluntary input in our program also seems to be more conducive
to a positive atmosphere as the project is implemented.
2. Acces to Markets – increased income – many people have
begun making red bricks from the sediment in the rivers and the
dyke roads make it possible to carry these to markets e.g. the
interviewed of Stephanus Mulyadi with a woman whose husband
was crippled from falling of a coconut tree. She earned IDR 30
for placing the mud in a cast until it sets and she could make ±
IDR 60.000 a day doing this – which is 50% more than
craftsman earns.(plus access yang sudah ada dalam laporan
terdahulu)
3. A German Girl – Judit Miryam Edelmann has wrote her thesis on
YSBS inter faith Dialog and after Defend the thesis, she will give
a copy to Misereor. On May 26th I was awarded the “MAARIF’
AWARD for our Pluralistic approach to Social Work
(Muhamadiyah Movement). Also being able to include radical
groups (FPI) in our programms.
4. Welcoming “Extreamist” that reject violence
5. Strenghtening the hold of villagers on reclaimed land (± 2000
hectares).
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7. V. OUTCOME
1. Roads d. We are looking for funds from Ireland to buy a large
water pump so we can produce rice in the dry sea-
a. What were dirt roads and almost impassible in the wet son (June to December).
season are now all weather roads and access for all
human activities made easier. e. The number of farm labors increased dramatically –
needed to plough, plant, weed, fertilize, spray and
b. Transportation between villages and to the main road is
harvest the rice crop.
much easier.
f. Increase in Family income dramatic
c. Land prices adjacent to the road increase by 50%
which compensates for the sacrificing of land to make g. Access of hand tractors and rice harvesters and rice
the roads. mills make for more productive results.
d. Various economic activities have appeared small h. The road side is also used as a place for drying rice
shops, eating places, bike repairs, rice milling and mak- and hence safer storage.
ing red bricks.
i. Drains lessen impact of flooding and dykes stop river
e. Small vehicles and motor bikes can safely reach their overflow and sea water inundation.
destination and replacing spare parts less frequent..
f. Children can get to school on time and the journey to VI. IMPACTS
school is less tiring. 1. Gajah Mada University Post Graduate Faculty of
g. Prices of agricultural products increased as traders Management of Infrastructur and Community
come direct to the farmers to purchase produce. Development (MICD), Prof. Sunyoto Usman, his staff
and 10 students spent 3 days with us and visited
h. An increase in Social Capital and Social cohesion villages, interviewed people, etc. and are analyzing
brought about by the community effort to build the road their findings at a presentation on Thursday June 14th,
– strengthening the cultural “GOTONG ROYONG” spirit. and some board members and YSBS staff members
are invited and will report on findings. Findings: (see
i. Increase in village security with increased activities of
MICD Report)
locals.
2. The National TV station Metro TV spent a week
j. Many of the roads are also dykes and strengthened by filming our progess and we hope to get copies of the
the hard surfacing – also raised 25cms. programs aired and will send them to you. We also
k. Villages no longer isolated from development – electric- got a commitment from the Producer to do a program
ity poles – water irrigation in drains dug out to provide on the “Death Penalty” in the hope of changing
soil for the road. attitudes somewhat.
3. All the National Newspapers wrote articels on our
l. Transport costs of farm produce decreased work here and we send you a cpoy of the English
m. Increase income makes it possible for families to pay Newspaper report: The Jakarta Post.
school fees. 4. Becuse of the influence of our programms we are
introducing an Australian/Chinese Company with local
2. Canals, drainage channels, dykes. Gov. with the possibility of dredging the lagoon and
outlet for “free”. The sediment contains “iron sand”
a. Areas that were wet lands are now rice fields.
etc., and they can sell this to cover their costs.
b. Example in Pelindukan Village 97hcts in 2010 is now 5. The above will “normalize” shore to take it more
500hcts of rice field in 2012 conducive for fish and shrimp to spawn affecting the
c. Production of unhulled rice in 2010 was 582tons and lagoon and open sea fish catches for the better.
now in 2012 – 3.000 tons. 6. “VIVAT INTERNATIONAL” used our program with
ilegal farmers on Nusakambangan Island as a “Best
Practice” approach to be emulated in other areas, etc.
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8. VII. FINANCIAL REPORT
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9. VII. FINANCIAL REPORT
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10. VII. FINANCIAL REPORT
IV. CONCLUSION
The process of writing this report has involved many elements under Yayasan Sosial Bina Sejahtera, that were the staff
of BPH, all project Staff including the field officer, government officer in the level of village, sub district and district, com-
munity leaders, religious leaders, direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project’s outcomes.
The information collected by observe method, direct interview, discussion with the religious and community leaders, also
direct visit to the fields.
To support the success of this project, many parties involving, those were project staff, the foreman, local government,
religious and community leaders, also the representation of beneficiaries of the project.
Cilacap, 26 June 2012
Fr. Charlie Burrows, OMI
Diretor
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