Activity

Support for Conflict-affected Communities Project (SCACP)

Provinces Aceh

Program Democracy and Governance (Addressing Conflict and Encouraging Pluralism)

Dates May 2006 - July 2009

Partner International Organization for Migration

Objectives

To translate the formal peace process into tangible benefits through quick and visible development projects in conflict-affected communities

Program Focus

This grant is part of USAID’s commitment to support the Indonesian Government in establishing a sustainable Peace in Aceh and generate momentum for implementation of the Helsinki Peace Agreement of August 2005. The program works in communities in Aceh’s Central highlands that are isolated, severely affected by conflict and receive little attention.

SCACP responds to local demands by delivering community-identified projects that have visible economic and social impact (peace dividends). SCACP also works in close collaboration with local NGOs in the Central Highlands to conduct baseline surveys and community-based facilitation in more than 350 villages in Central Aceh and Bener Meriah districts, as well as the districts of South-East Aceh and Gayo Lues.

To date, 157,000 people in vulnerable communities in the Central Highlands have benefited from the program. SCACP’s approach has directly addressed pervasive damage caused by the conflicts which have plagued the Central highlands over the past ten years – namely decrepit infrastructure, scarce economic opportunity, and social fragmentation.