Press Release

USAID Partners to Dedicate More Funds for Housing

Banda Aceh | Thursday, April 20, 2006

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the American International Group (AIG) announced their agreement today to jointly fund additional housing construction in Aceh. Working through CHF International, in the villages of Pulot and Gle Jong located in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, USAID and AIG are each providing $700,000 in support for housing construction.

The additional funds will focus efforts on the construction of 150 homes in Pulot and Gle Jong villages, along with community mapping, water supply, sanitation, livelihoods, and other planning activities designed to compliment and add value to the housing infrastructure in these targeted villages.

William M. Frej, USAID Mission Director, stated, “Public-private partnerships ensure that funding expands our impact, and that we are able to address more effectively such critical issues as housing.” The last census completed by BRR in December 2005 put the number of people living in tents at about 67,000. Decreasing this number is a priority.

AIG raised its share of $700,000 through its worldwide employee-funded Disaster Relief Fund. The United States Government, through USAID, has committed US$10 million to construct housing to resettle survivors of the December 26, 2004 tsunami, particularly along its signature project, the 240 kilometer Banda Aceh to Meulaboh Road corridor.

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Mitra USAID Berikan Dana Tambahan Untuk Pembangunan Rumah Di Sepanjang Pantai Barat Aceh

Hari ini, Badan Pemerintah Amerika Serikat untuk Pembangunan Internasional (USAID) dan American International Group (AIG) mengumumkan perjanjian pendanaan bersama untuk melakukan pembangunan rumah tambahan di Aceh. Melalui CHF International, USAID dan AIG masing-masing akan menyalurkan bantuan sebesar 700.000 dolar A.S. untuk membangun perumahan di desa Pulot dan Gle Jong di Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Dana tambahan ini akan difokuskan pada upaya-upaya pembangunan 150 rumah tambahan di desa Pulot dan Gle Jong, disertai dengan pemetaan masyarakat, penyediaan air, sanitasi, mata pencaharian, serta kegiatan perencanaan lain yang dirancang untuk melengkapi dan memberi nilai tambah pada infrastruktur perumahan di desa-desa tersebut.

William M. Frej, Direktur USAID menyatakan, “Kemitraan antara sektor publik dan swasta memastikan bahwa upaya pendanaan akan memperluas usaha yang kami lakukan dan bahwa kami mampu menjawab berbagai isu penting secara lebih efektif seperti masalah perumahan. “Sensus terakhir yang dilakukan oleh BRR pada Desember 2005 menunjukkan bahwa jumlah orang yang tinggal di tenda-tenda sebesar 67.000 orang. Penurunan jumlah ini menjadi sebuah prioritas.”

AIG mengumpulkan dana sebesar 700.000 dolar A.S. melalui Dana Penanggulangan Bencana yang diperoleh berkat kontribusi para pegawainya di seluruh dunia. Pemerintah A.S., melalui USAID, telah memberikan dana sebesar 10 juta dolar A.S. untuk membangun perumahan bagi para korban bencana tsunami yang terjadi pada 26 Desember 2004, terutama di jalan sepanjang 240 kilometer yang menghubungkan Banda Aceh dan Meulaboh, yang menjadi proyek utama.

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