Building Resilience Together Amidst Crisis
YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) assists communities facing disasters, climate change and humanitarian challenges.
YEU Connects Solidarity and Real Action
YEU is a unit of the Christian Foundation for Public Health (YAKKUM), which, since 2001, has focused on disaster emergency response, community-based risk reduction, and climate change adaptation through a participatory approach.
Along with the tagline "Resilient, Inclusive, and Innovative", YEU prioritises humanitarian interests, supports at-risk groups, and actively builds capacity, coordination, and partnerships through national forums and international networks.
Our Concrete Actions
YEU's contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
YEU is committed to supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through collaboration with the government, local communities, and various stakeholders.
Our programmes focus on disaster risk reduction, food security, climate action, and sustainable economic development that favours at-risk groups. With a community-based approach, YEU promotes climate-adaptive agriculture, women's leadership, and humanitarian response innovation to build resilient and inclusive communities.
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
The implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is guided by four priority areas aimed at achieving sustainable disaster risk reduction. Through its various programmes in 2024, YEU contributes to all four priorities.
Understanding Disaster Risk
YEU assists communities in participatory risk mapping and assessment to improve preparedness for high disaster risks in Indonesia through inclusive DRR programmes. Communities, including at-risk groups, are trained to identify risks in their environment and build their capacity by utilising local knowledge.
Strengthening Disaster Management
YEU supports communities in managing resilience funds, implementing local action plans, and encouraging the active participation of at-risk groups in disaster management. This approach helps communities become more resilient and able to partner with other humanitarian actors.
Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience
YEU encourages investment in DRR through community innovation, the implementation of low-cost but effective solutions, and efforts to rescue, prevent losses and recover after disasters. This approach ensures sustainability and effectiveness in risk reduction at the grassroots level.
Improving Preparedness for Strong Response and "Building Back Better" in Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction
YEU applies the principle of Build Back Better in its emergency response activities, including the distribution of humanitarian aid, training for volunteers with disabilities, strengthening technical and logistical capacity, and mainstreaming gender in disaster risk reduction mechanisms. In addition, YEU invests in the development of an early warning system that is inclusive and accessible to all community groups.
Our Impact Traces
Since 2001, YEU has been working with communities to build resilience, strengthen the role of women, and prepare generations to face disasters and climate change.
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