COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Indonesia

Give2Asia is partnering with trusted nonprofit organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donate online to support local relief efforts in Indonesia. 

SITUATION UPDATE: September 2022 

According to official data released at the beginning of this month, Indonesia recorded as many as 3,616 new daily Covid-19 cases, mostly found on Java Island. Jakarta Province has contributed to 1,500 confirmed cases, followed by West Java and Banten Provinces, as the combined population in these provinces comprises 27% of the total population in the Country. Since the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia in early 2020, these Provinces have been in the top three ranks of confirmed Covid-19 cases.  

The Government is now focusing its vaccination program on vulnerable groups, including the elderly, people with disabilities (PWDs), and people with acute health conditions. The Indonesian Government targeted as many as 21 million vulnerable people to receive three doses of Covid-19 vaccines. However, recent data shows that the number of elderlies receiving full vaccination shots is less than 70%. It became one of the Government’s concerns, and communities are encouraged to accompany their elders to health facilities for vaccine shots. The government also aims to accelerate the Program to achieve herd immunity and continue opening up the Country to more visitors. Currently, the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been given to healthcare workers. Further, Covid-19 clusters were at the schools and affected many students. However, Officials continue to allow offline classes with communities advised to strictly follow new-normal health protocols. 

Current Needs 

Give2Asia’s disaster response program funds both immediate needs and long-term recovery. Currently, our funding priorities in Indonesia include: 

• Vaccination and vaccine-booster programs, especially for vulnerable groups 
• Economic recovery program 
• Awareness raising for Covid-19 mitigation and prevention

FEATURED PARTNERS (partial list)

Our local NGO partners in Indonesia include: 

Project HOPE 

Project HOPE is global health and humanitarian organization operating in more than 25 countries. Some of the work Project Hope in Indonesia has been conducted are Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Training programs implemented in 25 hospitals in 7 regions; Mental Health and Resiliency Training; COVID-19 Response and Preparedness Training; and the distribution of PPEs.

Project HOPE is well positioned to continue response efforts focused on COVID-19 prevention and treatment, including expansion of healthcare workers and frontline personnel training, scale-up of COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, PPE and supply distribution, infection prevention and control activities, and hygiene promotion. The immediate needs are:

• Providing essential PPEs and medical equipment (oxygen concentrators, high flow nasal cannula, testing supplies, etc.)
• Training to FHWs on Infection Prevention Controls
• Public Awareness Raising on prevention and vaccines
• Mental Health and Resiliency of Healthcare Workers

Human Initiative

Human Initiative is a Indonesian charitable organization engaged in sustainable development and relief assistance programs. They provide relief assistance in the form of food, clothing, shelter, health services and educational facilities, and implementation of sustainable development projects. Their COVID-19 activities include providing:

• Food and vitamins for health workers
• Mobile Labs PCR BSL-2
• Ambulances
• Medical equipment
• Medical supplies
• Respirators for hospitals
• Hygiene kits
• Food ration distributions to low-income families

IDEP Foundation

Yayasan IDEP is an Organization based in Bali, which focuses on Emergency Response, DRR, Sustainable Development, and Media Development. Since the start of the pandemic, IDEP Foundation has been supporting communities in Bali on:

• Sanitation packages for COVID-19 Task Force working at the community level
• Sanitation packages for FHWs and families
• Food rations for to women-headed households and to communities in nine Districts of Bali
• Awareness-raising on COVID-19 prevention

Lentera Kesehatan Nusantara (LKN)

LKN Foundation manages several health projects focused on community empowerment and advocacy. To address the current Covid-19 crisis, LKN is providing:

• Cash donation support for informal workers
• Mental health care
• Medical equipment to hospitals within the LKNU network
• Capacity building and equipment support to frontline healthcare workers

East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP)

Yayasan Ekoturisme Indonesia, known as The East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP), is a non-profit organization helping the thousands of people who live in abject poverty without water, sanitation, roads, schools, health facilities, and electricity in East Bali. In response to COVID-19, EBPP is providing:

• Food distribution for malnourished children
• Drinking water distribution
• PPE distribution
• Online physiotherapy for the disabled
• Hygiene kit distribution

HOW TO GIVE 

Click the “Donate Online” button above to make a credit card donation. For large gifts (via check, bank transfer, stock, or cryptocurrency) or corporate giving opportunities, please contact our international giving team.

PROGRESS REPORT

Give2Asia recently published a progress report on COVID-19 relief efforts from January 2020 to July 2021. You can also read our previous report.

Photos courtesy of Dedy Istanto