INDONESIA, Sano Nggoang Village, Flores Island - January 2011
Community health clinic in support of a 939-acre existing no-take forest reserve and the creation of a new 74-acre no-take forest reserve for a minimum duration of 10 years
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Sano Nggoang, located on the southwest coast of Flores Island, is one of 27 villages located around the 63,738-acre Mbeliling Forest. This “protected” forest was first established under Dutch rule and then expanded by the Indonesian government in 1991. The Mbeliling Forest consists of two types of tropical rainforest ecosystems and is rich in limited-range bird life and endemic bird species, and serves as a critical watershed area for nearly 33,000 people who live in the area. Sano Nggoang Village suffers from virtually no form of medical care. There is a decrepit building that serves as a health post with a medic allotted to the area, who stays in a different village and visits Sano Nggoang about once a month due to lack of facilities in the village. The closest clinic is located in the village of Werang, about a two to three hour drive, and public transportation is only available twice a week on very bad roads. Malaria is common, and health care for children and pre-natal women is severely lacking. In exchange for the village’s commitment to conservation of an existing 939 acres of Mbeliling Forest and the creation of new 74-acre community forest as a no-take zone for a minimum duration of 10 years, Seacology is funding construction of a new community health clinic. Local NGO Burung Indonesia has drafted a Nature Protection agreement with the involvement of all 27 villages around the Mbeliling Forest in their local dialect to encompass rules and sanctions of the protected forest. Seacology partnered with Burung on two other successful projects around the Mbeliling Forest, at Cunca Lolos and Benteng Dewa Villages. *
UPDATE June 2011 - According to project contact Umbu Randja Pati, the project development committee has conducted a survey of the procurement of red bricks. Based on survey results, the red brick maker will send 9,500 pieces of red brick to the site next week. Concrete and wood delivery has been delayed because the road into the village is currently in very bad condition due to rain.
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